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 ]
Zed Books’ Facebook page was removed after it became the victim of hacking, the publisher now believes. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
It seems that our love affair with ebooks could be turning sour. For the first time since digital book sales were recorded, the number of ebooks sold in the UK dropped in 2015. The drop could be partly explained by the fact that we seem to be reading less in recent years. While sales of printed... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Activision Blizzard is set to conquer a new frontier: Facebook's live video feature. The world's largest video game publisher announced improvements it plans to implement to its various esports platforms, most notably a push to broadcast esports to t... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
With publishers under pressure to distribute their content directly onto social media platforms, the nagging question for many is whether their brands are diluted by being disconnected from their source. New research from Digital Content Next found that 57 percent of the time, people are aware... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Feel-good publisher Little Things has built an audience of 50 million users a month thanks to Facebook -- and it's profitable. CEO Joe Speiser joined the Digiday Podcast to discuss how the publisher grew out of its roots as a pet-food retailer, why he's not too worried about being overly reliant... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers are starting to see the results of Facebook Instant Articles, which launched widely last month, giving them a way to post fast-loading content directly to the social network. One publisher, on background, shared a week’s worth of data that showed the reach of Instant Articles versus... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook's main news section, called Trending, has never been so buzzy thanks to a political web it allegedly weaved itself, with many critics crawling to the surface in the last five days. The digital giant has been bashed by right-wing pundits and other media watchers since Gizmodo... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Adult colouring book craze and 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland helped revival in traditional publishing last yearSales of printed books have grown for the first time in four years, lifted by the adult colouring book craze and 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland, as ebooks suffered... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
There's something to be said about a printed book. It's easy to read outdoors, you can lend it to a friend and, unlike a top-end Kindle, it doesn't spell disaster if you lose it. E-readers have their place, but today The Publishers Association (PA) h... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Activision Blizzard Inc. wants to make eSports mainstream by bringing the video game competitions not to TV, but rather to the world’s largest social media company. The Santa Monica video game-maker’s Media Networks unit announced Thursday a trio of plans intended to increase awareness of eSports... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Unit sales of ebooks published by traditional publishers fell 13% in 2015 compared to 2014, said Kempton Mooney of Nielsen during a Thursday panel aimed at examining different publishing markets. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
World’s largest computer game publisher also hopes broadcasts on Twitch and Instagram will help take e-sports mainstreamThe world’s largest computer game publisher, Activision Blizzard, is hoping to use Facebook’s live video to turn e-sports into a mainstream attraction, and make the people who... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
It’s been two months since Facebook rolled out its five new emoji reactions (love, sad, wow, etc.), to let people express more than just that they “liked” something. NewsWhip looked at their use across 20 publishers over the past two weeks and found that Fox News got the most reactions... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rakuten Kobo CEO Michael Tamblyn notes that readers over the age of 50 drive ebook sales, though they still love their print titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
To lure more users and advertising dollars, Facebook has increasingly assumed the role of a news organization by curating and publishing articles -- and to great effect. Four in 10 U.S. adults now get their news from the social media giant. But with recent accusations that Facebook suppressed... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
BEA's' Director of International Affairs Rüdiger Wishenbart's new Global Ebook Report cites continental Europe's ebooks "stalling even earlier" than in US, UK. The post As BEA Opens: A New Global Ebook Report on a Mercurial World Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
First quarter financial reports from three of the country's largest trade publishers revealed a continuing decline in ebook sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The social network is becoming a news and content network, thanks to your content. The post Facebook as a Publishing Platform Isn’t Good For Publishers appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2016-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Goodreads is offering its members a marketing and promotional tool that allows them to giveaway up to a 100 Kindle ebooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]