A new survey conducted by the Green Book Alliance found that a reduction in business travel has gained popularity as a way for publishing companies to reduce their carbon footprint, while the use of carbon offsets and recycled paper has declined. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
The CEOs of Meta, Snap, Discord, X and TikTok testified at a high-stakes Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on child exploitation online. During the hearing, Mark Zuckerberg, Evan Spiegel, Jason Citron, Linda Yaccarino and Shou Chew spent nearly four hours being grilled by lawmakers about their... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-02-01 13:31:01 UTC ]
Anne Curtin, director, corporate marketing, BlueConic Amid deprecating cookies and rising consumer expectations for privacy, first-party data represents the future for media and publishing companies that want to build stronger customer relationships, gain a competitive advantage and drive... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2023-10-10 13:57:25 UTC ]
The 11th iteration of University Press Week highlights 'pressing social conversations' and 'vital scholarship,' among other things. The post University Press Week: A Total 158 Campus Publishing Companies appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-11-14 20:15:56 UTC ]
The failure of a recent bid to merge two large publishing companies shines a light on a central issue of cultural powerDespite a rise in self-publishing, commercial publishers are still the main gatekeepers of what arrives on our bookshelves. As such, they have great cultural and – if a book... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-11-04 18:25:28 UTC ]
Book piracy in France has taken a hit, with court action led by the SNE and 12 publishing companies against 'Z-Library.' The post French Publishers Cheer a Court’s Order to Block a Book Piracy Site appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-09-19 20:26:31 UTC ]
ITA is proud to showcase 16 Italian publishing companies in its Italian Pavilion. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
Legend Times is to move all of its publishing companies from Booksource to Macmillan Distribution (MDL). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2022-01-20 13:14:03 UTC ]
Paul Von Drasek, who worked in the sales departments at a number of publishing companies over the course of his 40-year career, died on May 16 at age 71. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
Pandemic Dispatches Elena Poniatowska In this column that originally appeared in La Jornada, Elena Poniatowska considers the role of editors and talks with Diego Rabasa, founder of publisher Sexto Piso. Already precarious, the pandemic lockdown has made... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2020-06-03 21:05:48 UTC ]
Cultural Cross Sections Elena Poniatowska In this column that originally appeared in La Jornada, Elena Poniatowska considers the role of editors and talks with Diego Rabasa, founder of publisher Sexto Piso. Already precarious, the pandemic lockdown has... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2020-06-03 21:05:48 UTC ]
In recent weeks, with much of the world under orders to stay at home, many members of the public have been twitchy about people breaking the rules. In New Zealand, a police website crashed under the weight of civilians signing on to report violators—part of what Time magazine referred to, in a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-04-29 12:07:12 UTC ]
Today marks the fifth week we have recognized publishers that, despite difficult challenges and uncertainty, have prioritized their community as much as, if not more than, their own business interests. We continue to be inspired by all of the gestures we’ve seen from around the industry, and we... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2020-04-24 15:33:49 UTC ]
For publishing companies to survive a global crisis like the one we're in, Rich Antoniello's formula is 'brand, plus brains, plus balance sheet." He would know, having stewarded Complex through the 2008 financial crisis as CEO, the role he still holds now. But compared to that, the downturn... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2020-03-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
Publishers will continue to look beyond their legacy business models in the coming years, and lean on technologies to not only improve their operations, but also their products. This idea was the thesis of a recent survey we conducted with a representative sample of leaders from across our... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2020-02-06 15:59:25 UTC ]
In the modern media environment, publishers need a formula for success that they can depend on—not just for today, but one that will allow them to adapt for the trends of tomorrow. That means embracing three key ingredients that every publisher needs to ensure future-readiness, regardless of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2019-11-19 17:38:05 UTC ]
With the cooperation of some 80 percent of Italy's publishing companies, the new Fondazione LIA program is establishing accessibility standards for books. The post Fondazione LIA Rolls Out Accessible Publishing Program for Italy appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-11-19 11:30:18 UTC ]
Change 'may be neither necessary nor useful,' Richard Charkin says, in contemplating the coming year for publishing companies. Skip the strategy meeting. The post Richard Charkin: Don’ts for Publishers in 2019 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Today’s consumers expect access to content, whenever and however they want, putting media and publishing companies under extreme pressure to meet this demand cost-effectively. Faced with diminishing revenues from traditional advertising and subscriptions they must find new ways to drive revenue... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2018-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the run-up to this spring's Bologna Children's Book Fair, a total 30 children's publishing companies are nominated for Best Children's Publisher of the Year, an awards program turning six years old this year. The post Bologna’s Top Five 2018 Children’s Publishing Companies from Six World... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]