Among the revelations from Condé Nast's virtual NewFronts presentation last week was the launch of a dedicated podcast network, including seven new audio series tied to various brands in its portfolio. One of those, "The Pitchfork Review," debuts next week, comprising a weekly series hosted by Pitchfork editor-in-chief Puja Patel and featuring "intimate conversations" with the music publication's editors about new releases and news and trends impacting the industry. "I’ve been extremely eager for us to get a podcast going since I first landed here," says Patel, the former editor-in-chief of Spin, who joined Pitchfork as EIC late in 2018. "It feels to me that Pitchfork should be a listening experience. Given that we are a music publication, it only makes sense. But I think what we are trying to get across with the podcast is really a kind of augmented, behind-the-curtain look at what happens with the site, across features, across reviews, and across some of the myth-making of how [album] scores happen, as well." If the podcast's title sounds familiar, it's because it's the same as the title of Pitchfork's highly produced but relatively short lived quarterly print edition, which was discontinued after 11 issues in 2017. But despite the name, the regularly scheduled frequency and the in-depth discussion, Patel says it's not simply a matter of applying the print magazine format to a new medium. "It definitely has more urgency to it," Patel tells Folio:. "It’s pointedly... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 04/03/2011 - 09:12 National Reading Group Day is among the new features designed to boost the importance of indie retailers during this years Independent Booksellers Week. The Booksellers Association has just announced that the annual IBW will... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AT&T is the current broadband network used by the Amazon reader. The Kindle 3G can hold up to 3,500 books and is sold at the retail price of $189. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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By Tim Conneally, Betanews Amazon on Monday pre-released a software update for Kindle e-readers running the 3.0 software which updates the interface for magazines and newspapers, adds a quick review section at the end of each book, and adds page numbers that match Kindle books with their print... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2011-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams The Publishers Association [PA] has attacked the culture secretary's decision to allow communications watchdog Ofcom to "delay" the Digital Economy Act. Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced yesterday [1st February] that Ofcom is to assess whether the Act's... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Eleven Waterstone's stores will close by the end of this week. The outlets are spread across the UK and are mostly in locations where more than one Waterstone's store currently exists. Staff at the affected Waterstone's stores have now entered into a period of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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