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 postings suggest a significant global push. Maria Bamford and Jonathan Katz are taping episodes of "Bedtime Stories," a show in which comedians rewrite fairy tales, according to their manager Bruce Smith.Entertainment plays a crucial role in Amazon's effort to push beyond its core business of selling books, laundry detergent and televisions online. The Seattle-based company's original films and TV shows have won critical acclaim and helped increase the appeal of its $99-a-year Prime service, which includes delivery discounts along with video and music streaming. Audible has more than 250,000 audio programs including books and plays, with downloads available for iPhones, Androids and other smartphone systems. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
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YouTube book recommendation series the National Shelf Service has announced a series of World Book Night broadcasts, to feature a bedtime reading hour with poet and author Joseph Coelho. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-21 10:36:13 UTC ]
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Amazon’s focus on essential items due to the coronavirus crisis has led to significant sales losses for several religion publishers, and many houses are looking to alternate sales channels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Facing what it called "a significant decline in advertising revenues" as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Meredith Corp. says it's implementing sweeping pay cuts across 60% of its approximately 5,000 employees, suspending quarterly dividends and withdrawing the 2020 fiscal outlook it... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-04-20 17:45:12 UTC ]
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Frankfurter Buchmesse opens Frankfurt Audio submissions and the UK's International Booker Prize postpones its winner announcement. The post Frankfurt Audio Puts Out 2020 Call; International Booker Postpones Naming Winner appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-04-20 15:35:08 UTC ]
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Oneworld has appointed Penguin Press' Cecilia Stein as senior commissioning editor for non-fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-19 19:07:27 UTC ]
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From Turkey, South Africa, Sweden, China, Germany, Israel, Spain, Brazil, and Argentina, this year's free books from Amazon Crossing arrive amid frontier-defying contagion. The post Amazon Crossing Rolls Out Its 2020 Free World Book Day Translations appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-04-17 03:09:44 UTC ]
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Amazon is to close six of its warehouses in France, after a court ruling stopped the delivery of non-essential items during the pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-15 21:29:21 UTC ]
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Read "Attack on Titan," "Somali & the Forest Spirit," "Fire Force," "Arte" and more with Mangamo, a new mobile manga subscription service. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-04-15 13:00:12 UTC ]
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Some publishers already reeling from lost revenue as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic are about to take another hit. Amazon says it will soon drastically reduce the commission rates of its affiliate marketing program—the cut of sales it rewards to participating websites that drive customers to... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-04-15 01:15:20 UTC ]
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Beth O'Leary's The Flatshare (Quercus) has risen a level to top the Amazon Charts' Most-Sold: Fiction chart, gazumping David Walliams' Slime (HarperCollins Children's) for the number one. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-14 22:54:06 UTC ]
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An updating list of online treats from bibliophiles including JK Rowling, Simon Armitage and Lynda La Plante to entertain locked-down children and adults • The best arts and entertainment during self-isolationGruffalo artist Axel Scheffler has put out a free new picture book explaining the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-04-09 11:04:32 UTC ]
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David Walliams' Slime (HarperCollins Children's) has ended the reign of Hilary Mantel's The Mirror and the Light (Fourth Estate) in the Amazon Charts' Most-Sold: Fiction number one spot, as Mrs Hinch's The Little Book of Lists (Michael Joseph) sweeps into the Most-Sold: Non-Fiction top spot. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-08 01:38:42 UTC ]
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Amazon, which has lately has been prioritising household essentials and medical supplies, has said it is now also prioritising products where there is "strong customer demand" – including children's books and educational titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-07 10:59:19 UTC ]
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Charity Libraries Connected has launched Libraries From Home, a page on its website rounding up remote services libraries across the country are delivering during the coronavirus crisis. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-07 01:22:20 UTC ]
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TV supports a complex ecosystem of planning, negotiation, reporting and measurement. As digital content merges with television, leading engineers and experts are tackling the significant challenge of bringing those same skill sets to the video landscape. The post Bridging the TV-digital divide... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2020-04-06 20:23:15 UTC ]
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The bookselling website Hive has reinstated its home delivery service following the re-opening of Gardners.com. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-06 09:35:20 UTC ]
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Sphere non-fiction has promoted senior editor Emily Barrett to editorial director and recruited Michael O'Mara's Fiona Rose to the team. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-05 17:56:57 UTC ]
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CILIP, the UK's library and information association, has announced the launch of the National Shelf Service, a new daily Youtube broadcast featuring book recommendations from professional librarians. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-03 12:56:42 UTC ]
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Hilary Mantel's The Mirror and the Light (Fourth Estate) has held the Amazon Charts' Most-Sold: Fiction number one, as Adam Kay's This is Going to Hurt bounces back up into the Most-Sold: Non-Fiction top spot. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-02 03:13:55 UTC ]
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