As we approach the start of a new year, the inevitable "best of" lists are starting to crop up. Never one to miss a trick, Google has released its own top five lists for 2017. The lists cover the US, and there are a few obvious names taking the top spots -- Super Mario Run is unsurprisingly... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2017-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lonely Planet, the world's number one guidebook publisher, has not only printed over 145 million guidebooks covering 95% of the world’s destinations, Lonely Planet has created content in over fourteen languages, including everything from magazines and TV shows to children’s books, cookbooks,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mark Millar is a well-known name in the world of comics, which is why today's announcement is such a big deal. Netflix has revealed that it's acquired Millarworld, Millar's comic book empire, and will be creating original movies and TV shows from the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2017-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Reading app Amazon Rapids has extended its offering with Signature Stories, a feature which introduces stories from its TV shows. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Through this Saturday, sink the 16GB Fire Tablet bundle's already discounted price to just $59.99 using the code FIREBUNDLE at checkout -- a significant deal considering its typical $107.97 value. The bundle includes the latest 16GB Fire 7" Tablet with special offers ($69.99), Amazon cover... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2017-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
When Kazuki Takahashi’s manga “Yu-Gi-Oh” debuted in 1996, it spawned a mammoth franchise that includes the iconic Duel Monsters card game, TV shows, video games and character merchandise. The fourth feature, “Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions,” was released in Japan in 2016 to mark its 20th... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2017-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
For years, Microsoft has sold movies, TV shows, and music, in addition to apps—but not ebooks. A leaked Windows 10 build, however, shows Microsoft plans to shore up that gap in an upcoming release. The leaked build obtained by MSPowerUser reveals a dedicated section of the Windows Store where... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Today only, if you bundle together Amazon's Fire Tablet and Tap, you'll save $80 on the two. The bundle includes the Fire Tablet with 7" Display, Wi-Fi, and 16 GB of storage, and Amazon Tap, the Alexa-Enabled Portable Bluetooth Speaker. With the Fire tablet from Amazon you can enjoy millions of... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2016-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
First it was Tesco, now it's Sainsbury's. The British supermarket will soon be closing its streaming and digital storefront services, called Entertainment on Demand collectively. These covered eBooks, music, movies and TV shows, and digital magazines... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2016-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble ceded another battle in the ongoing war with Amazon over digital hearts and minds.The company will end the dedicated Nook app and video store on March 15, which was where you could purchase content for Nook-branded hardware, according to a report in diginomica.Nook digital... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2016-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Officials at Hoopla say inclusion of Ingram's CoreSource titles will significantly broaden their catalog of more than 400,000 movies, TV shows, music albums, ebooks, audiobooks and comics. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon.com Inc. is ramping up its investment in podcasts and other radio-style shows to expand the types of programming it offers via Audible, the audio book company it acquired in 2008.Audible has recruited well-known comedians, along with radio and podcast producers for the initiative, and job... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2016-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mimicking the model popularized by streaming television, Harlequin is releasing all eight parts of its new Tough Justice digital serial today. The hope is that readers will binge-read the series, as they binge-watch certain TV shows. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The subscription model is changing how consumers get music, movies and TV shows, and now a number of services are trying the model on digital comics. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon Prime is a good deal to begin with, bringing two day free shipping, video streaming of movies and TV shows, as well as original content, music streaming and even a Kindle lending library for those books you've been meaning to read. For all of that you pay an annual fee of $99, which is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Betanews | 2015-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon UK has extended Prime Now, which allows customers to receive goods within one hour of purchasing, to Birmingham and the surrounding areas. From today (6th August), shoppers in Birmingham, and towns such as Lichfield, Cannock and Tamworth, can benefit from the super-fast delivery times if... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is looking for aspiring writers of children’s films and TV shows for its new writing forum. The competition is part of the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Forum, a long-running initiative which was created to give a platform to undiscovered... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
It wasn't terribly long ago when credible food photographers and chefs really only wanted to be found in magazines like Bon Appétit and Food & Wine. But thanks to the explosion of mobile photography over the past few years, more and more culinary pros are showing off their best pics every... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2015-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wal-Mart Stores' planned competitor to the Amazon Prime service will have a price advantage, but catching up with its e-commerce rival won't be easy.Wal-Mart announced plans yesterday to give online customers unlimited free shipping for $50 a year, half the cost of Prime. What it lacks is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2015-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Facebook's tentacles are reaching deeper into the publishing ecosystem. One of its newest tools, interest targeting, lets publishers target their content on Facebook to fans of niche communities like sports or TV shows. The tool is showing results for publishers like The New York Times, which is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Digiday | 2015-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]