The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that lending of ebooks and physical books should be treated the same. Publishers immediately objected to the decision, fearing unrestricted ebook lending would cut into revenues. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
All hope is not lost in the war on ad blocking. Publishers in Europe report making cautious headway, with a variety of measures taken by publishers, combined with still-low mobile ad blocking rates, slowing the overall growth in ad blocking users. The open question is whether ad blocking will... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
In June 1975, ahead of the previous European Union referendum on whether the United Kingdom should remain in the European Economic Community, publisher George Weidenfeld argued that the “close connections between British and European publishers and retail organisations” would be “valuable to the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google's highly anticipated open-source code Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) has rolled out globally. Its core premise: to speed up page-load times on the mobile Web. Publishers across the pond, in Europe and beyond, have all been frantically AMP-coding article pages, and many are now running all... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2016-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
For the longest time, marketers believed that bigger was better. Bigger ad formats, bigger ad sizes and bigger animations drove ever-larger and more intrusive ad design. That is, until ad blockers arrived on the scene. Now consumers are protesting and showing their dissatisfaction by using... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google has launched its €150m (£109m) fund for European publishers to tap to develop new digital news projects, with large-scale grants needing approval from a council includingTelegraph chief Murdoch MacLennan. Google ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Internet giant says funding will have ‘no strings attached’, with larger grants needing approval from a council including the Telegraph’s Murdoch MacLennanGoogle has launched its €150m (£109m) fund for European publishers to tap to develop new digital news projects, with large-scale grants... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The International Publishers Association and the Federation of European Publishers has released a report of VAT rates on books and ebooks around the world. The post VAT Rates on Books and Ebooks Around the World appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Google will give €150 million (US$163 million) to European publishers and digital journalism startups in the next three years as part of a wider package that aims to support the news sector.The Internet giant has had a difficult relationship with publishers in many countries in Europe over using... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Digital News Initiative is likely to be seen as an attempt for Google to improve its image after recently being accused of anti-competitive behaviourGoogle is to admit to making mistakes in working with news organisations as it announces a new digital partnership with eight European... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Federation of European Publishers has launched a petition to promote the importance of copyright. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
While European publishers have a rather contentious relationship with Google News, U.S. publishers have no such qualms and are more than happy to be indexed by the search giant’s crawlers. And starting today with the launch of the ... Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2014-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The International Publishers’ Association (IPA) and the Federation of European Publishers (... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Federation of European Publishers captured photos of more than 150 MEPs and heads of European publishers and writers associations posing with their favorite books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Open Road Media has signed publishing partnerships with five new European publishers, with plans... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
European publishers are looking into the opportunities a free trade agreement between the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
EU regulators have hinted that they are open to a deal with European publishers over the agency... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
European publishers have added their voice to the chorus of criticism of Apples plans for iPad newspaper subscriptions. Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2011-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]