Electronic Arts Inc. is leading an index of video-game publishers to the highest in more than two months as new data Thursday suggests digital game spending worldwide has grown.Gamers spent $8.2 billion on digital titles across console, personal computer and mobile devices in February, a 2 percent increase year-over-year, according to statistics from Nielsen's SuperData Research. EA climbed as much as 8.1 percent to its highest in a month, Activision Blizzard Inc. rose as much as 4.8 percent and Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. gained 3.5 percent.The uptick in spending coincides with the rising amount of dollars being poured into the industry as competition among publishers increases and tech giants want more of gamers' free time. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
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Allegations of stockpiling and best-seller list manipulation have rocked the publishing world in South Korea as publishers combat decreasing book sales. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Concerned about Amazon.com's low pricing of ebooks, publishers had taken measures as early as 2009 such as "windowing," a practice of delaying ebook releases to benefit sales of hardcover editions, Apple said in a filing in an ebook price-fixing lawsuit.The U.S. Department of Justice in an... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2013-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple has responded to the US Department of Justice's charge that it conspired with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A self-published author has featured among the regional winners of the Commonwealth Book Prize.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chinese publishing houses, long frustrated by the sale of pirated books in the country, have... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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(Reuters) - Canadian newspaper publishers Torstar Corp and Quebecor Inc delivered more bad news to investors on Wednesday, saying that cost cuts were failing to keep pace with an accelerating decline in print media revenue. Torstar sha ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year's US Innovations Seminar of the International Association of STM Publishers focused on the impact of data mining, MOOCs and new author/researcher tools. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble knows it's not winning the tablet race by any margin, but the book retailer is hoping for a big boost for Mother's Day. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Do extravagant stands at book fairs make a difference? Are they a mere splurge, or might they spark the interest of an investor or catch the eye of an author or agent? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline is to publish a memoir from former England football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble is adding the Google Play store to HD versions of its Nook tablet, in a bid to counter slowing sales of its devices.Nook HD and Nook HD+ customers will be able to access over 700,000 Android apps and games, millions of songs and more, besides the Chrome browser, Gmail,... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2013-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This month's starred self-published titles include a novel about lesbian nuns in pre-WWII Germany and a memoir from the daughter of 1960s cult leaders, among others. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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City and regional magazines have, in general, historically been slower to adopt the more cutting-edge digital strategies that their consumer and b-to-b media cousins have pursued. There are exceptions, but the gap between print and digital revenues is still much wider than in other parts of the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins 360 has been expanded to make US books available in the UK, with Karen Davies... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK's Publishers Association reveals that spending on digital books rose by 66% in 2012. Continue reading at BBC News
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HarperCollins and Quercus have become the latest publishers to sign the Publishing Equalities... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber is to publish an account of being held hostage by Somali pirates written by Judith Tebbutt... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rufoof, an startup in Dubai, aims to make Arabic digital content more widely available by solving ebook formatting issues and providing an app-based ebook platform. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Looking to provide info to retailers, librarians, and consumers interested in its book-format comics, DC Comics is publishing the DC Entertainment Essential Graphic Novels and Chronology 2013, a 121-page reading guide and index to the publisher’s extensive backlist of collected and original... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amina Alaoui Hachimi from the Moroccan publishing house Yanbow Al Kitab believes the internet is a viable gateway to entice North African children to read. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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