The dark, freezing woods of Sweden are the perfect breeding ground for terrifying tales of naughty children who get what they deserve. This week, Simogo -- the developer of beautifully macabre game Year Walk, and mysterious narrative experiences De... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2015-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The German digital literary scene boasts a new bestseller list: the Tolino Ebook Bestseller List. Tolino, a German bookseller alliance, is Germany’s counterpart to Amazon. The post Move Over, Kindle Charts: Tolino Launches Ebook Bestseller List appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Think of video piracy, and talk of BitTorrent probably isn’t far away. While torrented movies and TV shows account for a large proportion of pirated material, it is far from being the end of the story. Even sites as seemingly innocuous as Facebook can be part of the problem. The social network... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2015-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
From user-made clips to content from big media properties, video is all over Facebook (and more people than ever are using the social network). Along with that trend comes the problem of piracy: plenty of video publishers are seeing their work dist... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2015-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
A snapshot of today’s educational ebook market, and where influencers think it is heading. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
E-books are not the only game in town when it comes to digital content used by students in the classroom and school library. Here’s a sampling of new products lauded by educators. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook is improving its technology to better identify videos uploaded to its site without the permission of copyright holders. The move comes amid an explosion in the amount of video viewed on Facebook, posted by regular users, publishers and advertisers alike. Alongside the uptick in video... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2015-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Through a specially developed app, $250 million in popular ebooks from major publishers will be made available to children in need. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train (Transworld) is Amazon.co.uk’s biggest selling ebook of 2015 so far, the retailer has revealed. The list of top 20 ebooks of the year is dominated by female authors, with E L James’ Fifty Shades of Grey companion novel, Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as told by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new personal assistant called Facebook M allows you to buy things by chatting with a Faceless assistant in Messenger.In March, Facebook quietly revealed a major play. Their Messenger platform, with 700 million users, would be updated to allow you to buy things right in the chat window. Looking... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2015-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sounding like a character from a James Bond movie, M is Facebook's personal digital assistant. Ready to compete with the likes of Cortana, M will live inside Facebook Messenger and take artificial intelligence a step further. Rather than just helping you to find information or create calendar... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2015-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook’s new virtual assistant, M, can make restaurant reservations, buy a birthday present for your spouse, or book a weekend getaway. The post Facebook Launches M, Its Bold Answer to Siri and Cortana appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2015-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Paula Hawkins’ bestseller leads a crop of psychological thrillers, in a top 20 dominated by womenDark psychological thrillers dominate the list of the year’s bestselling ebooks unveiled by Amazon, with MP Nadine Dorries making it into a line-up composed almost entirely of female writers.The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
In anticipation of Sunday's debut of "Fear the Walking Dead," AMC released the first three minutes of the pilot on the show's Facebook page. Serving as a companion series to the most-watched show in cable television history, "The Walking Dead," the new series opens with an unsettling look at one... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2015-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kik, a chat app that claims 40% of U.S. teenagers as users, announced a $50-million investment Tuesday from Chinese tech company Tencent that values the start-up at $1 billion. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2015-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the partnership, Hotels.com customers who book a minimum two-night stay in select U.S. destinations will have the opportunity to download one of seven free ebooks from S&S. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The new service, called Watchable, will reportedly bring content from Vox, BuzzFeed, and other publishers to Xfinity boxes.Comcast is currently working on a new digital video platform called "Watchable," with plans to launch later this year with some major partners. According to Business... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2015-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Facebook apology on Thursday did not prevent Nick Kyrgios from being fined by the ATP for an "insulting remark" he made a day before during a Rogers Cup match against Stan Wawrinka. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2015-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hummingbird Digital Media is the latest company to try to develop a system that will allow booksellers to sell ebooks and digital audio directly to consumers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers are not doing enough to adapt to the mobile era. The biggest mistake, Breaking News gm Cory Bergman says, is not investing enough in mobile talent -- and not allowing for the inevitable mistakes in trying to figure out what works. Instead, there's a propensity for publishers to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2015-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]