Best of the week: Amazon makes push for video publishers

This week, our top stories examined Amazon’s video platform and Facebook’s tool that will give publishers more Instant Articles performance data. The post Best of the week: Amazon makes push for video publishers appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at 'Digiday'

[ Digiday | 2017-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘A fun adventure, not a business’: The Weather Channel stopped publishing video on Facebook

The Weather Channel is no longer actively publishing videos to Facebook due to a lack of meaningful revenue and Facebook's tendency to routinely shift its priorities. The post ‘A fun adventure, not a business’: The Weather Channel stopped publishing video on Facebook appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers’ candid thoughts on video: ‘We’re a bunch of sheep’

At the Digiday Video Summit, publishers discussed the merits (and lack thereof) of Facebook, YouTube, Amazon, Netflix and Twitter. The post Publishers’ candid thoughts on video: ‘We’re a bunch of sheep’ appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine publishers with video ambitions see YouTube as safer bet than Facebook

Fast Company and The Atlantic are among other smaller video publishers that are prioritizing YouTube. The post Magazine publishers with video ambitions see YouTube as safer bet than Facebook appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Publishing launches non-fiction arm

Amazon Publishing is breaking into non-fiction in the UK through imprint Little A. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Without big news to push, some publishers sit out NewFronts

Fresh off the heels of its $2.8 billion acquisition of Time Inc., Meredith made its NewFronts debut on Thursday morning, pitching its upcoming video to an assembly of digital ad buyers. But Meredith's arrival comes as the number of presenters at the annual New York event has dropped to 16 from... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eoin Purcell of Amazon Publishing UK: ‘Building Those Relationships’

An Irishman in London, Eoin Purcell moved from Dublin almost four years ago to become head of Amazon Publishing UK. Today, he looks at the industry's many urgent issues calmly: time is on his side. The post Eoin Purcell of Amazon Publishing UK: ‘Building Those Relationships’ appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Vibrant new voices' from seven publishers make Branford Boase shortlist

Titles from seven different publishers have been shortlisted for the Branford Boase award, annually recognising the author of a debut novel and their editor. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook may have kept the videos you recorded but never published

Mark Zuckerberg's terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad 2018 keeps getting worse. As people have begun downloading their Facebook data, they've found something unsettling: videos they recorded, but never published on the site. Recently, a Select/All... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2018-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Key Rights Offers on Deck: Amazon Publishing Titles at Bologna and London Book Fairs

This week at Bologna International Children's Book Fair and then at London Book Fair April 10 to 12, the Amazon Publishing foreign rights team packs new titles–—and the retail muscle to make all boats float. The post Key Rights Offers on Deck: Amazon Publishing Titles at Bologna and London Book... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Are Urged to Monitor Amazon Buy Buttons

The e-tailer's year-old strategy of letting third party sellers compete for buy buttons is here to stay. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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European publishers’ pivot to video continues, albeit less aggressively

Digiday surveys of publisher executives found that nearly all are planning on producing more video in the coming year, but less than they initially expected. The post European publishers’ pivot to video continues, albeit less aggressively appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Careful About Pushing Graham Titles

There are a plethora of titles about Billy Graham already in print and some have seen an uptick in sales even as publishers limit new marketing efforts out of respect for late evangelist. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘A big resurgence’: Publishers get a boost from Twitter video

“Whether content does well on Facebook is in the lap of the gods. The algorithm is much more complex. Twitter has a consistency that Facebook doesn't.” The post ‘A big resurgence’: Publishers get a boost from Twitter video appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Publishing Debuts Topple Books Imprint

Jill Soloway, LGBTQ activist and creator of the Amazon TV shows 'Transparent' and 'I Love Dick,' has been named head of Topple Books. The new Amazon Publishing unit will focus on works by women of color, as well as writers who identify as queer and/or gender nonconforming. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google and Facebook make up less than 5 percent of publishers’ digital revenue

Revenue from third-party platforms represented 16 percent of publishers' total digital revenue in the first half of 2017 -- nearly unchanged from a year earlier. The post Google and Facebook make up less than 5 percent of publishers’ digital revenue appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers eye push notifications in aftermath of Facebook news feed changes

Push notifications have gotten more sophisticated as publishers try to build deeper direct connections with readers. The post Publishers eye push notifications in aftermath of Facebook news feed changes appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple said to ready revamped ebooks push against Amazon

Apple is ready to take on Amazon.com in the digital book market again, years after regulators forced the iPhone maker to back down from an earlier effort to challenge the e-commerce giant's lead. Apple is working on a redesigned version of its iBooks ebook reading application for iPhones and... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

[ Baltimore Sun | 2018-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Deacon to lead Amazon Publishing UK

Laura Deacon has been appointed to lead Amazon Publishing UK's editorial team, succeeding current editor-in-chief, Emilie Marneur, who is moving to Amazon Video to become its head of film acquisition. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Driscoll signs new two-book deal with Amazon Publishing

Amazon Publishing’s Thomas & Mercer imprint has signed two new titles from former BBC journalist, Teresa Driscoll. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For Digital Publishers, The “Pivot To Video” Bloodbath Is Here

Big platform changes are on the horizon, and they likely will hurt the media companies that went all in on video. If you think 2017 was bad for the media industry, just wait for this year’s bloodbath. Already, it’s promising to be another trash fire of a year–full of closings, layoffs, and panic... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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