Amazon Prime subscribers now have free ebooks, magazines and more with Prime Reading

If you have been looking for one more reason to become an Amazon Prime subscriber, the newly launched Prime Reading feature could just be the clincher. Prime Reading gives US subscribers access to a library of free Kindle ebooks, magazines, comics and other publications completely free of charge. At the moment Amazon is proclaiming there are "over a thousand popular books", but there is also the promise of exclusive content. In addition to books, Prime Reading provides access to "a rotating selection of fresh, full issues of top magazines". Amazon is quick to point out that a Kindle device is… [Continue Reading] Continue reading at 'Betanews'

[ Betanews | 2016-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meredith Corp. agreed to sell Fortune magazine and its related businesses for $150 million, furthering the company’s efforts to shed the news-focused brands it acquired in buying Time Inc. The buyer... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2018-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After Protest, Booksellers Are Victorious Against Amazon Subsidiary

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[ The New York Times | 2018-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Enthusiast and shelter magazine issues attracted the highest relative audiences for the month, per new data from GfK MRI. The post Autoweek and Veranda Edge Royals Among May’s Top-Performing Print Magazines appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Speculation swirled yesterday that Amazon intends to select two sites for its second headquarters, splitting the new HQ2 between Crystal City, Virginia, and the Long Island City section of Queens, New York. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Brightest Minds in Magazine Media Named to the Folio: 100

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[ Folio Magazine | 2018-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The New York Times | 2018-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2018-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Struggling with the right solution to a thorny problem’: In a platform era, magazines struggle to right their ad sales structure

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[ Digiday | 2018-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Profits Soar Again, Despite Disappointing Sales

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2018-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2018-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon is opening a new 90,000 sq ft corporate office in Manchester next year, for 600 fresh employees, along with boosting its development centres in Edinburgh and Cambridge. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This October, new titles coming from mind-body-spirit, religion, and occult publishers can help readers get into the spirit of Halloween. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2018-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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