Facebook first announced its so-called Instant Articles last May, serving up news articles quickly for mobile consumption. However, the list of publishers was super limited, but that's about to change. Starting in April, the social network will open... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2016-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Satirical comic insists ‘we’re not going to tone anything down’ after social network removes its page ‘in error’Facebook has apologised for blocking Viz magazine’s brand page in “error”.The frequently foul-mouthed comic, a parody of titles such as The Beano and Dandy, took to Twitter on Monday... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Profane parody of tabloids and comics tweeted that Facebook had hidden its Facebook page and threatened it with deletion The frequently foul-mouthed comic Viz has had its brand page blocked by Facebook.The almost 40-year-old Viz, a parody of titles like Beano but with frequently risque language... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
That number should ramp up quickly as Facebook expands the Anthology program ahead of this year's Digital Content NewFronts, adding Brit & Co, Complex Media, Conde Nast, Discovery Communications, NowThis, PopSugar and Refinery29."The selection of these new partners gets to the crux of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2016-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
An artist flea market. An exhibition that explores the nature of the color black. And a show devoted to the legacy of an iconic California woodworker. Plus: New paintings, art inspired by rats and a talk about the Blaxicans of Los Angeles. Here are six events not to miss this week: “Noir: The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Germany will soon finalize fixed prices for ebooks, but questions remain about how this will affect various sales models and ebook adoption rates. The post Fixed Prices for Ebooks in Germany: At What Cost? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google and Visual Editions created a new kind of interactive mobile book. The post Google’s New Interactive E-Books Would Be Impossible to Print appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2016-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google has launched a new digital-only bookstore "for books that cannot be printed". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dominique Raccah's popular Put Me In the Story line of personalized kids' books from Sourcebooks is picked up by Barnes & Noble. The post Sourcebooks’ ‘Put Me In the Story’: B&N Puts It In the Stores appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Profiling an Internet phenomenon and its quirky creator, a few months into its existence.Facebook turned 12 today. It's been part of everyday life for long enough that an infinite number of articles have been published about its phenomenal success and the vision of its inventor and CEO, Mark... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Even as the European Commission anticipates proposals for overhauling the EU's common VAT system, Italy joins several other member-nations in sharply lowering VAT on ebooks. The post Italy Lowers Ebook VAT to Buoy Digital Publishing Industry appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers that are scouring for more readers are digging into the audiences of rival sites. Through what some people call "social syndication," The Daily Dot, Bustle, Mental Floss and others are partnering up to cross-post articles in each other's Facebook pages. Often, this means teaming up... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-books are just digital recreations of what you can get on paper. Wouldn't it be better if they took advantage of internet-connected mobile devices to tell new stories? Google, at least, wants to give this a shot. It just launched Editions At Play,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2016-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Research by the Bookseller shows that sales for the ‘big five’ UK publishers dropped in 2015Ebook sales for the UK’s five biggest publishers fell in 2015, according to a new report in the Bookseller, collectively declining 2.4%, to 47.9m units. It is the first drop in numbers of books sold in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is taking more of a "survey says" approach to what users will see in their news feeds. In a blog post published today, Facebook software engineers Cheng Zhang and Si Chen explained that the Menlo Park, Calif.-based company's traditional ways of determining what shows up in feeds—likes,... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
What do you want from a website dedicated to the future of the book industry? I'll tell you what I don't. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook knows everything about you, from who your friends and family are to what you like and where you’ve been. It even knows the posts you draft but never publish. Combine all that information with the power of the like button, which signals to Facebook that a post should be shared more... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-books are making a big difference to the reading habits of young children, particularly boys Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2016-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Late last week, The Guardian published an interview with a survivor of Obama's first drone strike, which occurred in tribal Pakistan on his third day as president. It detailed the impact the attack had and raised concerns over the civilian damage the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2016-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Social logins remain an easy way for brands and publishers to get people to register to use their sites and apps in order to collect more information about those people -- who opt-in to share that information -- and do things like customize the articles or products they're shown.Not... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]