Andrew Kidd reveals Alexi reading app

Former Aitken Alexander m.d. Andrew Kidd has launched Alexi, a book recommendation app giving “people a new channel of discovery”. The app is currently in beta, but users of the full version of the app, available in late autumn, will be able to read books recommended by authors including Ali Smith and A S Byatt within Alexi itself. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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MJ reveals Keyes redesign

The new novel from bestselling novelist Marian Keyes, The Mystery of Mercy Close, is being... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What's Behind Amazon's Kindle App Tweak?

Today Amazon announced that it's improving the code behind its Kindle app for iOS and Android to allow support for graphic novels and children's illustrated comics. The iOS app is also being polished to alow better searches of your library of downloaded titles and to better fit the iPad's... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2012-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sony launches web store for e-Books, Android app also gets refresh

Sony has decided to join the web-based shopping party, launching an online reader store for its e-inked devices and companion apps. Any e-Books purchased will arrive ready-to-read on the Reader app or other suitably wireless device, with titles also working on any Adobe DRM-supported apps and... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2012 Summer Reading Guide

For book lovers, the summer is always a busy, exciting season, and this year is no exception. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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GfK MRI Spring 2012 Report Reveals a 1.7 Percent Decline in Print Readership

GfK MRI's latest Survey of the American Consumer reveals an unsurprising drop-off in print readership, along with a glimmer of hope from digital editions. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Early News Apps Evolve Based on Lessons Learned, User Demands

When Apple introduced the iPad tablet in 2010, many newspaper publishers were eager to step up and create apps for the device. These early adopters recognized the tablet as an important medium to attract audiences and gain revenue, and they introduce ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What He's Reading: Bill Wackermann

CONDÉ NAST Publishing Director Bill Wackermann made a tempora-ry move to the other side of the desk by writing his first book, Flip the Script. The self-help guide is filled with examples from his years overseeing Glamour, but Mr. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2012-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yahoo Shuttering Livestand iPad App

With bikini season approaching, Yahoo’s all about trimming the fat. Last month the company announced that it would lay off 2,000 employees as part of then-CEO Scott Thompson’s plan to create a “smaller, nimbler, more profitable” company. Now the company has opted to close its digital magazine... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2012-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The State of App Advertising

In the heyday of print advertising, the rules seemed simpler. Competition from television, radio, and other forms advertising was a factor, but each medium was distinct—with its own attributes, value propositions, and measurements. The Web changed all that. Along with the suicidal dilemma of... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Future plc iPad App Sales Hit $5 Million Since Newsstand Debut

In its interim statement for its fiscal half-year ending March 2012, enthusiast publisher Future plc is reporting a quickly growing digital operation. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rivers of Sewage and Radiation: PW Talks with Andrew Blackwell

With Visit Sunny Chernobyl, journalist-filmmaker Andrew Blackwell tours the most polluted spots on earth -- and makes a pretty good case that you should, too. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One third of Brits now e-reading, says Bowker study

Nearly a third of British adults (31%) say they are likely to buy an ebook in the next six... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PPA Conference: Stylist editor reveals how free title competes in challenging market

It would be a big surprise if one of the major publishers were to follow Stylist magazine and launch a mainstream free women's title, according to Lisa Smosarski, editor of Stylist, who believes such a move would be a "big step". Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2012-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Publishers Don't Like Apps

By the time Apple released the iPad in April of 2010, just four months after Steve Jobs first announced his "magical and revolutionary" new machines in San Francisco, traditional publishers had been overtaken by a collective delusion. They be ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reading Agency and PA launch digital skills scheme

The Reading Agency and the Publishers Association have launched a digital skills sharing... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yes, people still read: ebook sales by UK publishers grew 54 percent in 2011

All hail the ebook! Seriously, if it weren't for this marvelous literary development, try saying with a straight face that you wouldn't at least take pause before adding a new title to your collection. Numbers are in from The Publisher's Association -- a group of 120 companies across the trade... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Original' Caine Prize shortlist revealed

The shortlist for the £10,000 Caine Prize includes stories by authors from Nigeria, Kenya,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Web Journey Complete, FT Switching Off iOS App

The Financial Times is preparing to kill off its iPad and iPhone app for good, signalling its final conversion from executable-app to web-app publishing. The news publisher launched a HTML5 web app and pulled its iOS app off iTunes Store in mid-2011 ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Steve Jobs' and 'The Help' dominate reading lists in many American cities

Data gathered by Nielsen BookScan for The Daily Beast show many of the same titles are popular in American cities – but exceptions include 'Heaven Is For Real' and 'The Great Gatsby.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profile creates interactive Frankenstein app

Profile Books is re-inventing the “choose your own adventure” genre for the digital... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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