Best of the week: Subscription sites like the Information can thrive, but scale isn’t dead

A look at Jessica Lessin at her subscription tech news site, why Google is beating out Facebook for publisher hearts and minds, the lonely plight of the agency Republican, and why scale isn't dead yet. The post Best of the week: Subscription sites like the Information can thrive, but scale isn’t dead appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at 'Digiday'

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Liberty Media Scales Back its B&N Holdings

Liberty Media Corp. has sold most of its stake in Barnes & Noble to what the company called “qualified institutional buyers.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Berry good week

"Great British Bake Off"  star Mary Berry rules the top of the charts for the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Week of Comics Events Kicks off MoCCA Arts Fest 2014

This year Comic and Cartoon Art Week, a series of comics-related events starting April 1 in New York City, will serve as an introduction to the MoCCA Arts Fest, an annual festival of small press comics, held April 5 and 6 at the Lexington Avenue Amory. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, March 31, 2014

This week, a delightfully unlikable narrator, Emma Donoghue's latest, and the most dangerous man in America. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Briefs: Week of March 31, 2014

Green Apple named ‘PW’ Bookstore of The Year; Kravtin takes Rep of the Year Award and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gruff Rhys on American Interior: An extremely tall story on an epic scale

Super Furry Animals second film will be accompanied by an album, a book and an appMusician Gruff Rhys latest project saw him following in the footsteps of 18th-century explorer John Evans, who spent 1792 hunting for a fabled Welsh-speaking Native American tribe.The American Interior project has... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Algorithm Tweaks Hurt Viral Sites More Than Other Publishers

Publishers are claiming that content they share on Facebook pages isn't reaching as many readers as it used to. Adweek reached out to comScore to find out how referral traffic through Facebook has changed from Nov. 2013 to Feb. 2014 for several top properties. For reference, we also tracked the... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribd Adds Lonely Planet to Subscription Service

Scribd has reached an agreement with Lonely Planet to add hundreds of its travel guides to the Scribd ebook subscription service. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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8 Ways Oyster Books Can Rule the Ebook Subscription Market

In the six months since its debut, the $14 million Oyster ebook subscription platform has yet to take off. What's lacking? What could be improved? We advise. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of March 24, 2014

Stanton captures more ‘Humans’ for SMP and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The week when Mick Jagger found the true cost of fame | Catherine Bennett

Some of the coverage of L'Wren Scott's death was shameful but it doesn't justify curbs on the pressIdeally, the British press would have behaved a lot better last week, when it reported the premature death of the fashion designer L'Wren Scott. Who was also the girlfriend of Mick Jagger. Critics... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Briefs: Week of March 24, 2014

Bloomsbury consolidates children’s imprints; Easton leaving, and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week in Children's Apps: March 20, 2014

This week in children's apps, we usher in spring with new apps featuring familiar faces – Little Critter and Dr. Seuss. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of March 17, 2014

Jodi Thomas gets seven figures from Harlequin, Samantha Bee goes middle grade, "distressed baby" mom sells a memoir, and more, in this week's book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, March 17, 2014

This week, "Dr. Jekyll" from Hyde's perspective, wrestling wildlife in the jungle, and Michael Rockefeller's disappearance. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week in Children's Apps: March 13, 2014

This week in children's apps, we feature two new Berenstain Bears apps, a noisy Little Critter app, and another app that takes users on a prehistoric adventure. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ShiftyLook Webcomics Site to Shut Down

ShiftyLook, a portal launched by videogame giant Namco/Bandai in early 2013 to revive old gaming properties as webcomics, is being shuttered. The ShiftyLook site will shut down completely on September 20, 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of March 10, 2014

Tor seeks ‘Truth’ from Dennard, gets ‘Unnoticed’ by Brockway and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, March 10, 2014

This week, Philip Marlowe returns, how Paris became Paris, and the book that powerful people don't want you to read. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Briefs: Week of March 3, 2014

Audible lowering royalty on self-published audiobooks and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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