Amazon is discontinuing its print textbook rental program, and will phase out print and digital magazine and newspaper subscriptions as well, though some magazines and newspapers will remain available through Kindle Unlimited. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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A number of new developments and new technologies suggest that custom textbook publishing is on the cusp of a boom not seen since the early 1990s. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Moritz Loew, VP-sales and marketing at Time Inc. and a key architect of Time.com's ambitious redesign this year, is leaving the company, Ad Age has learned. His last day is Friday.A veteran of the digital media world, Mr. Loew led U.S. ad sales for Time magazine in both print and digital. Jed... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One of publishing's nastiest, most high-profile conflicts, the monthslong standoff between Amazon.com and Hachette Book Group, is ending. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary agent Andrew Wylie has said he believes the era of publishers cowering and giving in to Amazon is at an end, comparing the online retail giant to terror group ISIS. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media companies have been streamlining their businesses by cleaving off underperforming print units from more lucrative TV, film and digital businesses. Just this year, Time Warner spun off magazine division Time Inc., Tribune Company split apart its TV and newspaper businesses and Gannett... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Whether we like it or not, Amazon nearly always launches its new products and services in the US first. It happened with its Fire-branded tablets, set-top box and smartphone. The same can be said for its all-you-can-read ebook service, Kindle... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2014-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Medium now has Substance. The popular publishing platform recently started hosting Substance, a new student publication at Mt. San Antonio College that doubles as a totally reinvented version of The Mountaineer campus newspaper. It is the first ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Most of America’s magazines are based in New York City, which houses media giants like Conde Nast and Time Inc. But it always struck Douglas McGray, a journalist who has contributed to the New York Times Magazine and the New Yorker, as a bi ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Seattle giant has started selling print books in Brazil, demanding good metadata and creating better customer service. This move could raise the bar for the rest of the Brazilian book industry. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boku, a mobile payments company that works with Facebook and Sony, thinks text messaging can help magazine publishers boost their subscription revenue.If nothing else, it might cut down on the number of subscription notices -- otherwise known as "blow in" cards -- tucked inside magazines.The San... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If Amazon believes in readers and Hachette believes in authors as much as they say, it's imperative they end their fight as soon as possible, argues Tanja Tuma. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of the hundreds of paid-for weekly and monthly titles fell 4.4% compared with previous six months, according to latest healthcheck Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Company magazine is to cease print publication. Its owner, Hearst Magazines, is to turn it into a digital-only publication from October 2014.The final print issue of the monthly magazine, which was launched in 1978, will go on sale on 5 September. Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon introduced a $9.99- a-month service for unlimited Kindle ebook downloads, letting customers devour books like they binge on TV services like Netflix and Amazon Prime.Kindle Unlimited includes more than 600,000 Kindle books and thousands of audiobooks from Audible Inc., Amazon said today... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon entered the ebook subscription market Friday by launching Kindle Unlimited, a Netflix-like subscription service for ebooks available for $9.99 a month. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2014-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon will likely introduce an ebook subscription service, Kindle Unlimited, in the near future. Subscribers will have access to over 600,000 ebooks and audiobooks for $9.99 per month. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The $9.99 monthly service offers access to more than 600,000 books and audiobooks.Now the go-to place for electronics, groceries, and pretty much everything else, Amazon's e-commerce empire was built atop books. The site hasn't forgotten about its roots--it is reportedly testing an ebook and... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon is quietly testing its own subscription ebook service, Kindle Unlimited, which will reportedly cost $9.99 per month and include over 600,000 titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon appears to be testing an ebook and audiobook subscription programme in the US called... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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But remember: All-you-can-eat subscriptions are only appetizing if there's delicious stuff in the buffet. Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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