Is Free Basics an altruistic effort to connect the world to opportunities, or a neocolonial race to control and capitalize on new markets?Today, Mark Zuckerberg published a lengthy opinion article in The Times Of India defending his attempt to connect millions of people to the Internet via a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2015-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
News UK’s chief marketing officer Chris Duncan wasn’t previously a fan of publishing directly to platforms like Facebook. In previous interviews with media, he called Facebook’s launch of Instant Articles, and the g ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook’s scheme for speedy news stories has finally come to Android. With select publishers you’ll now see a lightning bolt icon in the top corner, which denotes that article is stored on Facebook’s servers and will load rapidly.This feature, as is often the case, first debuted on the... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2015-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
In "considering the hard-won lessons of the academic publishing journey," our FutureBook 2015 programme this month was organised by Bookseller editor Philip Jones to place new and robust emphasis on the scholarly sector. Today, Taylor & Francis' Michael Strang surveys this in a thoughtful... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pottermore has commissioned graphic designer Olly Moss to redesign the front covers of the Harry Potter ebooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
We’re excited to announce that everyone who uses the Facebook for Android app can now read thousands of Instant Articles every day in News Feed from publishers worldwide. Combined with our recent launch of Instant Articles to everyone on Fa ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Another 13 U.K. publishers are signed up to start using Facebook’s Instant Articles, including The Daily Telegraph, The Mirror, The Daily Mail and The Economist, Sky News, sports site 90min.com and The Sun. The BBC and ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Books by Bill Bryson, Paula Hawkins and John Green are among the shortlist for Sainsbury’s ebook of the year 2015 award. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
"Pretty great, right?" You have to forgive us for our pride in this year's inaugural BookTech Showcase and FutureBook Award. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is updating its policies for Instant Articles, per a rep with the company, which could mean up to 40 percent more ads for publishers on the platform. Starting today, publishers utilizing Instant Articles will be able to place an ad every 350 words instead of every 500 words, according... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been ordered to depose in an intellectual property dispute between Oculus and ZeniMax Media, as he has "unique knowledge" of his decision to buy and his valuation of the wearable virtual reality technology company. ZeniMax sued Oculus in May 2014 for exploiting... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2015-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookseller's conference FutureBook 2015 was a timely reminder for the publishing industry that its digital transformation has barely begun, that it has a whole universe of possibilities to explore, and that its careful progression may yet turn into an unsightly stumble. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Shrinking publisher market share in digital books has given the “illusion” of an ebook plateau, but there is a “huge, untracked shadow industry” of self-published titles growing faster, The FutureBook Conference has heard. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is changing the advertising policies for its Instant Articles platform, after publishers said restrictions made it too hard for them to generate revenue from content they posted to the social network’s new feature. & ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Futurebook is Europe's biggest publishing conference bringing together leading thinkers in publishing, retail, editorial, writing, marketing and tech, along with speakers from other industries. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The FutureBook Conference celebrated its fifth anniversary with a line-up including rapper Akala, the leaders of some of UK publishing's biggest companies, and the first BookTech Showcase. The use of data and the increase in mobile users were major themes of the event, which also saw the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookseller's Futurebook conference in London last Friday focused on the growing importance of security, mobile readers and open access. The post Talk of Security, Mobile and “Open” Dominate UK’s Futurebook Confab appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publisher wants to cut 225 jobs from Warwickshire warehouse, where books are distributed, owing to decline in demandReaders’ preference for ebooks has been blamed for 225 potential job losses after publisher Penguin Random House announced cuts that leave staff facing an anxious Christmas.The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
European data protection authorities want Facebook to stop using cookies to track people who don't have a Facebook account.As part of a case brought by the Belgian Privacy Commission, a Brussels court ordered Facebook in an interim ruling not to track people in Belgium using its "datr" cookie... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2015-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The UK's Futurebook conference showcased numerous new digital publishing initiatives, including a OwnIt! and a new app featuring Agatha Christie's iconic characters. The post Publishing Innovation from the UK’s Futurebook Conference appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]