Sourcebooks announced this morning that it has made a significant addition to its trade division, buying Dr. Thomas W. Phelan's bestselling 13-book line of parenting titles, 1-2-3 Magic. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
A number of big bestsellers helped to offset 'weaker' ebook sales in the third quarter, Pearson reported. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
In May, Facebook started testing its Instant Articles feature, allowing select news publishers to publish full stories directly on Facebook’s mobile apps. Today, Facebook announced that it had started rolling out Instant Articles to everyone using Facebook’s iOS app. Because Instant Articles can... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2015-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Brands are just starting to play with Facebook's full-screen mobile ads, but Wendy's social marketers already seem to be having lots of fun with the new format. The fast-food chain is running a campaign that uses a combination of photos, videos and GIFs to show how each layer of its hamburgers... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2015-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookseller and The Sunday Times are to run weekly ebook bestseller charts, with data supplied by all of the main trade publishers to The Bookseller. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing is more sinned against than sinning. You won’t find it hard to find someone somewhere having a pop at the business of books, pointing out its failings while ignoring its successes. It comes with the territory: that shock of the new and frustration with the traditional. As journalist... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers are in danger of becoming dumb content in the smart pipes of platforms like Facebook and Twitter. The quest for smoother user experience seems to pose actually visiting a publisher’s site as friction. With content consumption bei ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Eight book tech companies, 15 digital books, 10 marketing/publicity campaigns, seven platforms and 15 individuals from within the book business will go head to head for the coveted FutureBook Awards. The shortlists display excellence and innovation with the winners announced at the FutureBook... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Timed to coincide with Spirit Day, Facebook's Research and Data Science division has published a report outlining how increasing numbers of US users that identify as lesbian, gay, bi or transexual have come out on the social network this year. "Not... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is moving into YouTube’s turf, and that could be good for video publishers. Facebook announced earlier this week that it’s testing a new video section on its mobile app, which would ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook said today its replacing the useless Messenger section with a Videos tab on its mobile app. The stream, dedicated to YouTube's bread-and-butter, will serve videos from friends, publishers, pages the user likes and ads. Facebook also confirmed its testing a floating video box, a new... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2015-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple’s ebook division will no longer be overseen by a court-appointed monitor after the US Justice Department ruled that the company had made improvements to its antitrust compliance program. Despite the positive outcome for Apple, the Justice Department was critical of the company’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2015-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
In programming this year’s FutureBook Conference (4th December), I’ve had the privilege of discussing publishing’s digital future with numerous people from across the sector. The conversations, all done for the purposes of background, have informed both the direction of the conference and my... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The FutureBook Awards stand for innovation and achievement They are a reflection of what publishers are working on today but also a foretaste of tomorrow’s publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Three years ago, the Department of Justice brought Apple, and major publishers, to book for trying to maintain the prices at which ebooks could be sold. As part of its punishment, the firm had to suffer the presence of a court-approved monitor, Mi... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2015-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is looking to sell retailers on selling more products through Facebook.After rolling out its "buy" button and adding e-commerce shops to companies' Facebook pages, the social network plans to start testing two new ways for merchants to market their wares on the social network, including... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2015-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook wants marketers to see it as more than a branding platform. So, it's announcing two new tests today to that should pique retailers' interests—speedy landing pages and a new section that curates shoppable products. Back in June, Facebook started testing full-screen mobile ads with... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2015-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-book lending in libraries has its challenges, but as the explosion of new players, platforms, and service providers in the field suggests, it is on the upswing. How do you choose which ebook lending service is best for your library? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-book subscription services have been the subject of intense interest in North American publishing, especially with the failure of Oyster last month and the growing pains of rival service Scribd over the summer. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
While Facebook's video ad service is still in its infancy -- about 18 months old -- it's already prefered by marketers over YouTube, according to a recent study published by RBC Capital Markets in partnership with Ad Age.Of the 1,000 advertising professionals surveyed, about 11% felt Facebook... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]