We surveyed authors, editors, and booksellers on the current state of middle grade reading and what might bring readers back to books as a source of fun. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
The rise of artificial intelligence in our media and entertainment industries has raised a lot of concerns about programs like Open Al’s text-to-video maker Sora replacing the artistic endeavors and aspirations of humans. If those AI made movies are anything like a new brand film about the Toys... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-06-25 21:47:30 UTC ]
At a GlanceExpert's Rating ProsEasy to useSupports 12 simultaneous devicesDecent for streamingConsInterface feels outdatedSmall list of available serversPricey for the features offeredOur VerdictStrongVPN doesn’t have the largest server list, nor does it offer a very extensive feature set.... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2023-09-13 14:30:00 UTC ]
The PubWest 2021 conference opened with a discussion on new digital marketing efforts while Gibbs Smith's Brad Farmer and Nicole Sullivan of Denver's BookBar shared observations about the current state of publishing and bookselling. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
You would expect the recent coronavirus crisis to have helped digital entertainment, but with reading it is still led by the traditional hardback and softback formats. However, the pandemic is helping to dethrone physical books, as people are more cautious about going out. While paper books... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2020-11-11 10:35:53 UTC ]
In an email to National Book Critics Circle members from the organization's v-p of membership, Richard Z. Santos, the NBCC provided an update on the current state of its board of directors and issues pertaining to the potential removal of one member. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Starting a new job can be tough under any circumstances. But starting a new job just weeks before one of the biggest global crises in modern history is nearly unthinkable. Yet, for Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc., that was his reality. Omelianuk spent nearly 12 years as the top editor... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2020-06-04 18:52:38 UTC ]
[caption id="attachment_171791" align="alignright" width="300"] The Apollo 13 crew onboard the USS Iwo Jima after splashdown in the South Pacific Ocean.[/caption] You will be familiar, I suppose, with Apollo 13—if not the phenomenal movie, perhaps the unfortunate outer-space incident that... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2019-10-01 15:35:11 UTC ]
Five years after a report into the trade that induced many measures to change the publishing industry, a new text will assess the current state of play. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
'PW' speaks with DonorsChoose.org founder Charles Best about his charity’s mission and the current state of public education funding. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a new book about the decline of journalism, stockbroking analyst Lorna Tilbian examines the potential of an alternative source of income for publishers Stockbroking media analysts are dispassionate observers of the industry. One of the most respected of their number is Lorna Tilbian, now head... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Literary agent Jenny Bent discusses the current state of foreign rights deals and how she has been so successful growing her business worldwide The post Literary Agent Jenny Bent on Foreign Rights and Comp Titles appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nobody knows what the future of the media industry will look like - we can only extrapolate from its current state and hope nothing too disruptive ruins our bets in the meantime. To help us make those bets, TheMediaBriefing recently hosted the ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week, we’re reading about the cookbooks of Laurie Colwin and Paula Wolfert, the life of a restaurant sous chef, the current state of craft brewing, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The current state of the newspaper industry is unsettled at best: more than two hundred newspapers have either folded or stopped publishing their print editions since 2007. Even the most acclaimed newspapers in the country are downsizing their new ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]