The New York Times is still the gold standard of publishers. Its embrace of native advertising is an important step in legitimizing this modernized version of the advertorial. Importantly, the Times is also looking to impose far more rigid standards that are currently used throughout the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2013-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Like the rest of the publishing world, associations went through a traumatic period in 2009. Five years later, the industry is trending upward in the midst of a recovery. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2013-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Allison & Busby has secured a first novel about the publishing world from Judith Flanders,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Allegations of stockpiling and best-seller list manipulation have rocked the publishing world in South Korea as publishers combat decreasing book sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Plympton—a startup publisher of serialized digital fiction—was created as 'a nimble alternative to the major publishers and online markets,' as the founders explain. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
A week ago, Salon.com published an interview with the novelist Jeffrey Eugenides titled, “Jeffrey Eugenides: I don’t know why Jodi Picoult is belly-aching.” Eugenides was asked a question about gender bias in the publishing world (a topic about which Picoult, along with other novelists like... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2012-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The price-fixing case turns out well for Amazon but unsettles many others in the industry.Publishing insiders worry that a decisive court ruling benefiting retailer Amazon.com Inc. will undermine an industry already struggling with the transition to ebooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Many in the publishing world were convinced that Ms. Knox's story would be a huge best seller, overcoming concerns that she may not be a sympathetic figure to some of the public. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Digital editions, the oft-dubbed Wild West of the publishing world, may be charted in the near future. Many publishers are investing large amounts of time and resources to navigating user behavior in tablet editions of magazines, and this data is being used in a variety of ways. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
It's been two years since PW took the first snapshot of the publishing world on Twitter. In May 2009 we looked at the followings 16 imprints and publishers had on the social networking site. At the time, a lot of imprints weren't even on Twitter, and we thought the word "twittering" was an... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Is the time ripe to place a bet on a brighter and profitable future for the grand dame of the publishing world? Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2011-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Each year the publishing world seems to become enamored with a new strategy that will redefine the industry. In 2011, that's marketing services. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2011-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
There may not be a ton of enthusiasm in the publishing world for Apple's new policy for subscription services--particularly when it comes to giving Cupertino a... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2011-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]