Audible’s DIY Audiobook Platform Turns Three

When Audible founder Don Katz launched the Audiobook Creation Exchange (ACX) platform in May 2011, he said one of the main goals was to help increase the number of audiobooks released into the market. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Virago celebrates turning 40

Virago is celebrating its 40th birthday by releasing a free ebook, This is Virago, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin channels audiobook growth

Penguin Children’s is planning to build on audiobook sales growth, as it launches a new... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brazil’s Saraiva Launches Self-publishing Platform, Abril Acquires Xeriph

The latest from PublishNews Brazil includes the announcement Saraiva has launched a self-publishing platform and Abril Media Group has acquired ebook aggregator Xeriph. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dow Jones Turns to Tech for Future Face-Off with Bloomberg

When News Corp strikes out as a stripped-down publishing company in late June, its future fate will hinge on the performance of Dow Jones, a subsidiary that houses the flagship Wall Street Journal and a mish-mash of consumer and business products. ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is Open Web, Cross-Platform Publishing What’s Next for Ebooks?

As publishers migrate beyond the first phase of the ebook revolution, the IDPF's Digital Book Conference on Wednesday will address ebooks on the web, tablets, phones and more. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon reveals fan fiction platform

Fan fiction authors will be able to publish and sell some titles in the US via new ebook platform Kindle Worlds. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2013-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon launches Kindle Worlds publishing platform for fan fiction, will pay royalties to writers and rights holders

Amazon's taken a number of steps to bring different types of content to the Kindle Store, and it's now venturing into an area that has a long history with the internet: fan fiction. The company's today announced Kindle Worlds, a new publishing platform that promises to pay writers royalties for... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Script Lit Turns Unused Screenplays Into e-Novellas

Looking to transform Hollywood’s pile of unproduced scripts into publishable ebooks, James West, a motion-picture industry entrepreneur, has launched Script Lit. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unloved books turned into artwork

A bookseller who turns unwanted books from charity shops into miniature sculpted works of art, opens a British Academy exhibition. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An App That Turns Digital Reading Into A Social Activity

Dotdotdot imagines its users as one big book discussion group, with everyone wielding the same highlighter. Instapaper and Readability have both found success offering a simple, core interaction: save an article online to read somewhere else later. With both you can also follow what friends... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Turning over a new page

The new children's book House of Secrets was written by a first-time novelist but there are already predictions that it will be a runaway bestseller. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2013-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Not for turning

Tom Tivnan reveals the whirlwind fortnight which took Lady Thatcher’s authorised biography... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audible deal with PFD

Audible has signed world English rights to the novels of Georges Simenon, best known for his... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Freelance platform Newsmodo starts meetings with UK publishers

Newsmodo, the new online platform designed to bring journalists and publishers together, is meeting with British news publishers this week ahead of its global launch. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2013-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harvard University Press Turns 100

Over the course of its 100-year history, Harvard University Press in Cambridge, Mass., has had to navigate difficult times. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes and Noble Rebrands Self-publishing Platform Pubit as NOOK Press

Capitalizing on the recognition of NOOK, Barnes & Noble has rebranded its self-publishing platform Pubit as NOOK Press and added features from FastPencil. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AOL Rolls Out Its Supply-Side Platform

Google and Adobe have garnered their share of attention as they assemble their end-to-end advertising technology stacks to span the buying and selling of online ad inventory. But AOL has also, albeit relatively quietly, been lining up its own ad tech stack through AOL Networks (formerly the... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Picks Up Bibliophilic Social Platform Goodreads

Amazon continues to socialize itself. The e-commerce giant announced today that it has acquired bibliophilic social platform Goodreads. “Goodreads has helped change how we discover and discuss books and, with Kindle, Amazon has helped expand reading around the world. In addition, both Amazon... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emily Rapp writes her way through grief in 'Still Point of the Turning World''

How do you live with the knowledge that your baby is dying? A radiant new memoir chronicles the nine months after a mother's worst nightmare came true.Emily Rapp is not one to sugarcoat hard truths, including the brutal diagnosis she and her husband received in January 2011 when they took their... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Turns to Self-Publishing, with Help From ‘Podmates’

Brenda Peterson is one of the growing number of authors who are working on self-published projects in addition to writing books released by traditional houses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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