The organization formerly known as the Online Publishers Association (OPA) has announced a new name, Digital Content Next, a rebrand that signals a renewed focus on defining and confronting critical, big picture issues that its members face when crea ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins has started using Digimarc Corp.’s watermarking system for ebooks to provide an extra layer of security to the sale of HC’s digital content. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Media giant to create two companies, one of which will focus on broadcasting and digital content and the other on publishingGannett, the publisher of USA Today, is to take full ownership of the auto website Cars.com and spin off its publishing assets into a publicly traded company as it focuses... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The newer, flatter design puts Kindle, Fire, and Prime categories front and center.Amazon has unveiled a new homepage design to select users, placing a new emphasis on the retail giant's biggest brands: the Kindle ebook platform, its Fire lineup of tablets and smartphones, and the Prime... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
You’d be forgiven for thinking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos wants to compete with other phone makers with his company’s new Fire smartphone. But forget the multiple cameras and pretty 3-D-like effects, the device is really about selling more stuff.The Fire comes with close ties to Amazon’s online... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fortune and Money magazines each rolled out their own websites Sunday, ending a long partnership with CNNMoney.com under which their digital content had been subsumed in the larger site.The collaboration is coming to an end because the magazines' and CNN's family is splitting up: Time Warner is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tinicum, a private equity firm with investments in media and e-commerce, has purchased a majority stake in F+W, A Content + eCommerce Company, an old media content company that has transformed itself into a digital content and retailing platform. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Humble Bundle, the online venture that distributes bundles of digital content for a price decided by the consumer, is releasing its third bundle of ebooks, including a self-produced DRM-free audiobook of Cory Doctorow's novel "Homeland." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Takeaway: Zucker-Scharff has built a ‘narrative map’ of CFO’s content to better match audience preferences with digital content. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wiley CEO Stephen Smith says that over 50% of the company's revenue comes from digital content and services. Prior to his appearance in Frankfurt, Smith discusses the company's reinvention. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More and more association and b-to-b publishers are trying to link their digital content with events. It's a way to connect with an audience after they leave the showfloor, while providing one-stop, multichannel sponsorships for advertisers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Richard Mollet, chief executive of The Publishers Association, has welcomed the "clarity... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
In his last column, Brian Kenney did a good and fair job of outlining the Douglas County Libraries ebook model, in which we host and manage our own digital content. Yet, his conclusion was a little puzzling. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
At a time when many independent booksellers both here and abroad are beginning to gain traction selling Kobo ebooks, other retailers are eyeing the secondary market for ebooks and other digital content. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Created by the founders of BookSurge, the print-on-demand vendor acquired by Amazon, BiblioBoard is a new app and e-publishing platform that offers a library of public domain content bundled into subject category anthologies. The BiblioBoard app offers these BiblioLife anthologies at different... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The romance with the printed word shows no signs of abating. Despite the rapid growth in ebook sales in recent years, print book output in 2011 grew by 6%, to 347,178 titles, compared to the prior year. The preliminary numbers released Tuesday by bibliographic database Bowker are "the most... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2012-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google said Wednesday that customers can now charge more types of Android content to their cell phone bill, including music, movies, books and apps. Google is partnered with a number of carriers globally, including T-Mobile in the U.S., with Sprint coming soon. Continue reading >> [ Source: AllThingsD | 2012-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
NEW YORK CITY– April 11, 2012 - Peecho (http://www.peecho.com), a free service that allows anyone to sell their digital content as a physical product, and Issuu (http://www.issuu.com), a leading global digital publishing platform that deliv ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tampa, Fla. — February 28, 2012 — SAXOTECH, a leader in content management, circulation and advertising technology, today announced GateHouse Media, Inc. (GateHouse Media) has selected the SAXOTECH Mediaware Center and SAXOTECH On ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Book publishers know that their business is changing, and quickly. Whether its online publishing through the Web, downloadable ebooks, or app development, digital content and the technology that supports it is the newest path to sales growth and customer satisfaction. In todays book content... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]