When the spin-off of its college division is completed later this year, Barnes & Noble plans to sell both print and digital books, B&N Inc. CEO Mike Huseby told analysts during a conference call last week to discuss third-quarter results. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: Timely moves as the coronavirus pandemic propels interest in e-formats and audio in particular: Yale opens its own audio shop and HarperCollins issues digital Caedmon classics. The post HarperCollins on Caedmon Digital Audio; Yale Press Audio on First Titles appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-05-06 16:38:21 UTC ]
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Hay Festival Digital will feature performances, discussions, and interactive Q&As with over 100 of the world’s greatest writers and thinkers. It will stream online from 22 – 31 May 2020.The opening gala, produced by Hay Festivals in association with the British Council, and AHRC, celebrates... Continue reading at British Council global
[ British Council global | 2020-05-06 14:45:31 UTC ]
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Novelists Hilary Mantel, Maggie O'Farrell and Margaret Atwood are among the list of big-name writers and thinkers taking part in the first fully digital Hay Festival. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-06 10:09:46 UTC ]
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This flat-pack purse is designed to be shipped. Ikea built an empire out of a simple idea: furniture designed in such a way that it could be flat-packed to ease shipping costs and eliminate the need for a delivery truck. Today, that same innovation comes to purses, as the Milan-based bag label... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2020-05-06 09:00:23 UTC ]
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Stephen Page has said Faber's print sales are down "about a third year on year for print", but that digital growth is on the rise during lockdown. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-05 22:58:09 UTC ]
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Daniel Radcliffe, David Beckham and Dakota Fanning are among a handful of celebrities who will be reading various chapters of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone/Sorcerer’s Stone” exclusively on Spotify. Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2020-05-05 18:54:51 UTC ]
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Readers have spent much of the last decade eschewing digital subscriptions to their local newspaper, staying on the free side Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-05-05 07:00:33 UTC ]
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This episode we talk to Will Lee, SVP/Head of Digital for the Meredith Entertainment Group, about how the PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly teams are adapting digital content strategy and driving audience engagement during the pandemic. Plus, Lee addresses the industry-wide advertising struggle... Continue reading at Publishing Executive
[ Publishing Executive | 2020-05-04 12:34:44 UTC ]
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Elliott Advisors, owner of Waterstones and Barnes & Noble, has bought Wordery, the online bookselling division of U.K. wholesaler Bertrams. Aurelius, which owns Bertrams, said it was "reviewing its strategic options" for the wholesaler. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A rare benefit of COVID-19, the UK's government finally–and suddenly–has wiped out the market's punishing tax on digital publications. The post Coronavirus Update: The UK Scraps Its 20-Percent VAT on Digital Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-04-30 16:03:25 UTC ]
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Pondr hopes to raise at least $10 million this year and has already netted at least $1 million from Cargill heirs Whitney and Betty Macmillan. Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-04-30 09:00:00 UTC ]
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In Spain, trade book publishers have shown resistance to digitization. But education publishers have embraced digital technology in the coronavirus pandemic The post Coronavirus: In Spain, Publishers Weigh Crisis Management and Digital Capabilities appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-04-29 15:49:29 UTC ]
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The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating a planned shift from print to digital at Michigan-based BNP Media, where management has informed staffers that the company will be phasing out the print editions of all of its controlled-circulation trade magazines by the end of July. The... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-04-28 15:18:48 UTC ]
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The Booksellers Association has written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak asking for a series of measures to support booksellers during the Covid-19 crisis, including allowing retail spaces to be "furloughed" and help to keep the supply chain open. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-28 12:49:34 UTC ]
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A new study of publishing executives reveals strategies and technology for maximizing growth in the digital world. Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2020-04-24 14:35:00 UTC ]
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Magazine publishers are making tough decisions about print issue runs during COVID-19 — and taking a second look at their digital editions in the process. Paul DeHart, CEO of digital publishing platform BlueToad, shares some best practices and possibilities. Continue reading at Publishing Executive
[ Publishing Executive | 2020-04-23 20:45:07 UTC ]
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Stephen Page has said the pandemic is presenting a "very challenging time for businesses", as UK bookshops remain closed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-23 20:22:12 UTC ]
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Unlike most mass-market magazine publishers, whose print books generally depend far more on subscriptions and advertising revenue than single-copy sales, the closures of newsstands, bookstores and other retail outlets stemming from shelter-in-place orders have robbed many independent, niche... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-04-23 16:55:51 UTC ]
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Among the many degradations magazines have endured during the digital revolution, few are as heartbreaking as the erosion of the magazine design experience. Digital platforms are designed by engineers for engineers. The web browser shows little respect for any standardized flow and sequencing,... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-04-21 13:10:24 UTC ]
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With Axel Scheffler's illustrations and Hugh Bonneville's narration, Nosy Crow's 'Coronavirus: A Book for Children' is a free download. The post Nosy Crow’s Free Digital Book for Kids About COVID-19 Takes Off appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-04-21 11:52:42 UTC ]
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