In the UK, Nielsen's ISBN program has stepped into the digital age with what it describes as sure-footed grace. In the US, an internationally placed STM content platform is bought by a customer. The post International Industry Notes: Shopping at Nielsen, Wiley’s Purchase appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The former chairman of Faber & Faber was a loyal friend to those he published and a sworn enemy of boredomArtists require solitude to get anything done, but that is not all they need. As they work, they might like to believe that they are outside the market, in a private dreaming space. But... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Declaring that 'the current copyright framework is unfit for the digital age,' the chief of the Europe's research libraries organization speaks out against "neighboring rights,' related rights, for publishers. The post European Research Libraries Say ‘Neighboring Rights’ Oppose Open Science... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
At its April 15 conference, the Supreme Court declined to take up Authors Guild v. Google, effectively ending one of the defining copyright battles of the digital age. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The decision ends one of the publishing industry's defining legal dramas of the digital age. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
'The power of the book and the importance of the author haven’t changed at all,' the Baroness Gail Rebuck tells London Book Fair's Quantum Conference. And she warns against a 'civil war' in publishing. The post Gail Rebuck: ‘The Power of the Book’ in the Digital Age appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Folio: chats with Brett Anderson, Robb Report editor-in-chief, about the growing affluent audience and maintaining a successful print title in the digital age. The post The Folio: Q&A: Talking Luxury Publishing with Robb Report Editor Brett Anderson appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2016-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Oren Teicher, CEO of American Booksellers Association, and three booksellers discuss how low-cost of technology has enhanced the indie bookselling business. The post How Independent Bookstores Are Thriving in the Digital Age appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors Guild executives say that the case represents an opportunity for the Supreme Court to clarify fair use for the digital age. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Print cookbooks "aren’t searchable, they take up lots of space, they can’t easily be wiped clean, and they are not easy to share with others," writes Matthew Cockerill. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
John Pettigrew argues editors, those who turn mediocre books into great ones, are even more important in the digital age of content proliferation. The post Why the End of Editors in Digital Publishing is a Mistake appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
After 35 years on the market, 'The Power of Positive Thinking' and other bestselling books by Dr. Peale are now expected to make an impact on a new generation of readers in the digital age. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
News Corporation announced Wednesday that it was buying Unruly, a video ad technology company, in a deal worth up to $176 million that underscores the publishing company’s continued push to remake itself for the digital age. Fou ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
David Remnick, the longtime editor of The New Yorker, recently recounted a meeting during the early days of online publishing when the veteran sports essayist Roger Angell said he would always “want to be able to describe, in English, how t ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google's new initiative will pay news outlets to dig into digital journalism.American tech companies have set their sights on the news business. A month after Facebook announced that it wants news outlets to publish content within Facebook, and a mere day after Snapchat poached acclaimed CNN... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Just before the London Book Fair, Spain-based Dosdoce.com released an English-language version of its latest report, “New Business Models in the Digital Age.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Spain-based Dosdoce.com this week released an English language version of its 2014 report “New Business Models in the Digital Age.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
It has become a rite of passage for new authors in the digital age to obsessively check Amazon to track book sales and tweet positive reviews in the hopes of picking up new readers. But for one author, whose book was on the New York Times best-sellers list for three weeks, this isn’t possible.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2015-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Books unveils a clever interactive site, inspired by the iPod's clicking wheel, to accompany the release of 80 classic e-books.Penguin Books turns 80 this year. To celebrate its birthday, the British imprint of the world's largest publishing house is releasing a new series of 80 books,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2015-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Charlie Hebdo is printing 7 million copies of its "survivor's issue," published one week after terrorists attacked the magazine's Paris office Jan. 7, killing 12 people. To print the additional copies, Charlie Hebdo, which usually puts out 60,000 copies per issue, received financial help from... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2015-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]