BEA 2016: Mass Media Is Dead. Long Live Micromedia

Remember the days when getting an author in the New York Times, on the Today show, Oprah, or, for us old-timers, Carson practically guaranteed a spot on the bestseller list? Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Next Issue Media Expands into Canada

Next Issue Media, the multi-title subscription service backed by Condé Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corp. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Dr. Sleep’ Wakes Up Social Media

Stephen King’s follow-up to his 1977 novel The Shining was the most buzzed-about book on social media for the month of September. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tweet This: Survey Finds Advertisers Most Bullish on Social Media

More than half of marketer and agency professionals surveyed by Advertiser Perceptions predicted they would increase ad spending in digital media during the next 12 months, far more than the share predicting the same for traditional channels such as cable TV (31%), broadcast TV (20%), magazines... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Living in the Moment

Back in 2011, Seth Godin published a blog post titled, “The Future of the Library,” in which he wrote: “The library is no longer a warehouse for dead books.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nonfiction long-list announced for book awards

A pair of best-selling works by staff writers for The New Yorker, Lawrence Wright's "Going Clear" and George Packer's "The Unwinding," were among 10 books chosen for the nonfiction long-list of the National Book Awards.Besides Mr. Wright's investigation of Scientology and Packer's bleak account... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First long-list of finalists for book awards

Kate DiCamillo and David Levithan were among the 10 authors who made the first-ever long-list of finalists for the National Book Awards, part of a new nominating process that prize organizers hope will lead to increased attention and sales.Ms. DiCamillo and Mr. Levithan were nominees in the... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Book Award releases long-list for Young People's Literature

The National Book Awards launched its first long-list with the 10 books in the running for the 2013 award for Young People's Literature on Monday.The National Book Awards launched its first long-list with the 10 books in the running for the 2013 award for Young People's Literature on Monday. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Darden Media Group buys Maxim magazine

Alpha Media has sold Maxim magazine to an affiliate of Darden Media Group that is planning to distribute Maxim's content across TV, radio and music platforms, the company said Thursday evening. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Calls to Darden Media Group were not immediately returned... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Asia Media Awards Presented in Gala Ceremony

Singapore Press Holdings (Singapore), ABP (India), and Al Nisr Publishing (UAE) were among the winners of the 12th annual Asian Media Awards presented in a gala ceremony in Bangalore (India) by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Marketing Tactics for Book and Media Businesses

Facebook marketing specialists Qwaya offer tips on making the most of marketing and advertising for publishers on the ubiquitous social media platform. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Behind Time Inc. Purchase of American Express Publishing Lies a Long History

After a two-decade-long relationship between the magazine giant Time Inc. and American Express, Time Inc. plans to close quickly on its purchase of American Express’s publishing division. “This 20-year courtship is finally bei ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Livefyre Acquires Storify to Expand Its Social-Media Curation Platform

Livefyre, a provider of comment-hosting tools for online publishers that has been expanding into other areas of social content, has agreed to acquire Storify — a service that allows users to curate conversations from Twitter, ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Starry media launch for Books Are My Bag

Model Lily Cole, journalist Jon Snow and "Britain's Got Talent" judge Amanda Holden... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wells Media Launches Print Counterpart to CarrierManagement.com

San Diego-based b-to-b publisher Wells Media, true to plan, has followed the February launch of its CarrierMangement.com site with a Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Martini Media Gets $14 Million in New Round of Financing

Martini Media is in the money. The digital advertising network focused on affluent Web users announced on Tuesday that it has raised $14 million in new funding. The investment will "accelerate" Martini Media's "aggressive growth strategy," per the company. Martini Media CEO Skip Brand told... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cressida Cowell to live-stream schools event

Author Cressida Cowell will make a free virtual author appearance for schools and libraries on... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NewSpring Capital Leads $11M Investment in Open Road Media

E-book publisher and digital marketer Open Road Integrated Media announced that it has received $11 million in Series C equity financing led by an $8 Million investment from NewSpring Capital. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Movie 'How I Live Now,' based on a YA novel set during World War III, gets a trailer

'How I Live Now' is being adapted into a film starring 'The Host' actress Saoirse Ronan. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Livefyre Looks to Turn Social Media into Custom Native Ads

The Web publishing services firm Livefyre has started turning social media content into native advertising for a handful of publishers. Livefyre—which offers publishers social tools like commenting, live blogs and live chats—built Playstation-sponsored social hubs for IGN and AOL's Joystiq... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Is Google Highlighting Long-Form Articles?

People ask Google some deep questions, like “why am I here?” “should I have a third child?” and “why is my scab turning that color?” Apparently 10% of our time on Google is spent digging into broad topics like these. So Google is curating and featuring authoritative treatises on popular subjects... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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