For CNN, messaging apps represent as big an opportunity as mobile has for publishers with ambitious international ambition. The publisher was one of the first to set up a Facebook Messenger chatbot last month, and it's already learned a lot. People are spending an average of two minutes with the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Trade bodies representing publishers and booksellers in Europe have welcomed the fact that new European Commission rules on geo-blocking do not apply to ebooks, for the time being. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Almost a year after Facebook rolled out its Canvas ad unit at Cannes, the social network is releasing data about the mobile product, which allows for entire campaigns to be built inside of it. Ford, Target, Nike, Samsung, Little Caesars, Apple, Procter & Gamble and L'Oreal are among the... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2016-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google is adding Android app support to Chrome OS, but your Chromebook might not get it. Despite Google’s promise of a five-year lifespan for Chromebooks, most Chromebooks released more than two years ago will be left out.Check Google’s list Google published a list of Chromebooks, Chromeboxes,... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2016-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones is to stop selling ebooks from its website and instead divert customers to Kobo’s reading platform for digital sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Twisted is looking for Facebook food fame. After launching six weeks ago, the London-based food page is getting 220 million views on its videos, according to Tubular Labs. But there are many successful food publishers on Facebook. To differentiate, Twisted looks for oddball combinations like... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Windows 10 has native support for PDF, but if ePub is your preferred reading format then you’ll still need to find a third-party viewer. Bibliovore is a good-looking eBook reader and manager app for Windows 8.1 and later. The app imports individual ePub and PDF files, and can also scan and open... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookseller Waterstones is to stop selling digital books and will instead divert customers to Japanese ebook company Kobo. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Sheldon Blau has filed a class action suit alleging that the publisher is paying improper royalty rates on digital sales. But S&S says they have never published a digital edition of Blau's title. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Waterstones is well and truly getting back to basics today, as it has dropped ebooks and audiobooks from its online store. The digital libraries of Waterstones customers will remain accessible until June 13th, with Kobo taking over the following day... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Cinemax's upcoming show Outcast will debut on Facebook Live in Europe and Africa tonight. Outcast is an adaptation of The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman's comic book series of the same name. Dealing with the supernatural and demonic possession,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children's ebook subscription service Epic, based in Redwood City, Calif., is one company that is bucking the naysaying trends. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Goodreads is introducing Goodreads Deals to the US market, a digital marketing tool that will alert site members when an ebook on their 'want to read' list is available at a discount. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
As Facebook has taken on the mantle of content distributor, news publisher and story curator, the world's biggest social media company has ventured into the territory of traditional media companies. Such moves have helped Facebook attract users and advertising dollars -- but they have also... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
As Facebook has taken on the mantle of content distributor, news publisher and story curator, the world's biggest social media company has ventured into the territory of traditional media companies. Such moves have helped Facebook attract users and advertising dollars -- but they have also... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2016-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Observations from the IMAG 2016 conference in San Francisco. The post Distrust Abounds in the Facebook-Publisher Relationship appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2016-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
'The reason we want to start selling ebooks direct into ASEAN,' says Monsoon's Philip Tatham, is because it's a major and rare territory still without heavy competition from major ebook retailers. The post Asia’s Potential Monsoon of Ebook Sales: Philip Tatham on ASEAN appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
BuzzFeed landed the biggest "get" for a Facebook Live interview in the young channel's history by nabbing a sit-down with President Barack Obama. Yet less than two minutes into the broadcast, the online publisher's video feed stalled and some 35,000 Facebook viewers were left with nothing to... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2016-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Goodreads Deals will offer "significant" discounts on selected ebooks keyed to the books listed in members' bookshelves Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a major expansion of the Facebook Audience Network, Facebook is now extending its capabilities by adding pre-roll, mid-roll and post-roll video ads for brands advertising on third-party publishers websites and apps. Third-party publishers such as USA Today Sports Media Group and Daily Mail... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2016-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]