Audible Rolls Out Lower-priced Subscription Plan

Audible is launching Audible Plus, a $7.95 per month service that will provide listeners will unlimited access to more than 68,000 hours of original content. In conjunction with the launch, the company has restructured its traditional credit-based subscription service into a new $14.95 per month offering called Audible Premium Plus, which will provide access to its full catalog of more than 500,000 titles. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Cal State Northridge plans off-campus exams after second threat of mass shooting at school is made

A letter discovered in a building at Cal State Northridge that threatens a mass shooting has prompted school officials to provide off-campus alternatives for final exams on Wednesday. A student found the note, written in red ink on lined notebook paper, late Monday folded up on the floor of a... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Get new manga when Japan does with Shonen Jump's subscription service

Shonen Jump, one of the most beloved and longest-running manga magazines on Earth is once again reinventing itself. First printed in 1968, the publication has hosted its American localization as an online magazine since 2012 and, come December 17th,... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2018-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Revealed Several Updates to Its Test of Subscriptions to Instant Articles

Facebook announced several updates to its test of subscriptions to Instant Articles, as well as 26 new publishers that were added to the test group. The social network began testing subscriptions in Instant Articles with 10 publishers in October 2017. The implementation approach for the... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2018-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Obituary: James Price

James Price, who has died aged 89, was a publisher of rare imagination and conviction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cooper quits Unbound for subscription service ckbk

Jason Cooper is to leave crowdfunding publisher Unbound to join ckbk, the digital subscription service for cooks, as chief operating officer in the New Year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What price culture?

Indie bookseller Peter Donaldson illustrates how heavy publisher discounts for online and direct-to-consumer retailers undermine sales through high street shops. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: US Beta for ‘Wattpad Next’; Cengage Subscription for Missouri

A 'fast follow' is planned for Spanish-language regions for Wattpad Next payments, now beta-testing in the USA. Cengage Unlimited adds another university. The post Industry Notes: US Beta for ‘Wattpad Next’; Cengage Subscription for Missouri appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google News may shut over EU plans to charge tax for links

Search engine is lobbying hard to stop proposed tax, aimed at compensating news publishers Google’s top news executive has refused to rule out shutting down Google News in EU countries, as the search engine faces a battle with Brussels over plans to charge a “link tax” for using news... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Johnston Press: rescue plan for Scotsman newspaper group

The company will continue to publish more than 200 titles but the deal has been criticised by its largest shareholder and the NUJScores of local newspapers as well as titles including the i, the Yorkshire Post and the Scotsman, will continue to publish after its troubled owner agreed a deal to... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Johnston Press: i newspaper publisher sets out rescue plan

Johnston Press plans to file for administration with its assets then immediately sold to its lenders. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2018-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How McClatchy plans to pursue national advertisers’ digital budgets

The 161-year-old newspaper publisher has hired its first-ever national ad sales vp in a bid to boost digital ad revenue. The post How McClatchy plans to pursue national advertisers’ digital budgets appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American Publishers Join Chorus of Criticism of Europe’s Plan S

The Association of American Publishers enumerates complaints about the European Research Council's much derided open access plan. The post American Publishers Join Chorus of Criticism of Europe’s Plan S appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One Book Fair to Another: At Sharjah, London Book Fair Plans Market Focus Indonesia

As the Sharjah International Book Fair opened this month in the United Arab Emirates, London Book Fair and Indonesia's cultural program team met to plan for March's Market Focus program at Olympia London. The post One Book Fair to Another: At Sharjah, London Book Fair Plans Market Focus... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith 'had planned' B&N buy-out

W H Smith reportedly offered to buy struggling US bookselling chain Barnes & Noble (B&N) last year before the deal fell apart. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair and the Publishers Association Plan a Third Inclusivity Conference

Remaining 'committed to keeping this important topic on the publishing agenda,' the trade show and publishers' organization will stage a third inclusivity conference on November 27. The post London Book Fair and the Publishers Association Plan a Third Inclusivity Conference appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook’s and Google’s subscription tools offer publishers modest improvements

The subscription lift has been modest, and the tools can be cumbersome to implement, limiting their impact, publishers say. The post Facebook’s and Google’s subscription tools offer publishers modest improvements appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Plan S' Aims to Transform Scholarly Communication—Will Publishers Be Ready?

In connection with International Open Access Week, five quick takes to help publishers navigate an ambitious European plan to require open access by 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Netflix plans $2bn debt raise to fund content growth

Netflix is planning on raising $2bn (£1.5bn) through a bond offering to fund content growth. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH plans staff sale of 'Becoming' to empower the Advocacy Academy

Viking will be selling copies of Michelle Obama’s upcoming autobiography, Becoming, to PRH UK staff for £5-apiece on publication day to raise money for the Advocacy Academy. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ofsted plans for new inspection framework welcomed by SoA

The Society of Authors (SoA) has welcomed proposals from Ofsted to place less emphasis on exams, saying the move would encourage more schools to take up creative subjects. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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