BlogHer co-founder and CEO Lisa Stone sounded triumphant today in San Diego, where her women-focused blog and advertising network was hosting its seventh annual BlogHer conference. More than 3,500 bloggers were in attendance, and the company announced some new partnerships like the "Live Well Lived" initiative with P&G. In the years since BlogHer was founded in 2005, Stone said the company has crossed "the credibility gap", so advertisers take it seriously. There's still plenty of opportunity for future growth, though. Stone said one of her big efforts in the coming year will be the LATISM-BlogHer Publishing Network, a new, joint effort with the Latinos in Social Media group to create a bilingual network of Latino blogs. She's also interested in expanding BlogHer's support for video and "mobile, mobile, mobile" on the latter front, Stone hinted that there will be announcements coming soon, but she declined to offer any details. Asked how BlogHer's model changes as more and more online conversation moves onto social networks, Stone said she welcomes the shift. BlogHer's properties reach 26 million women every month, but its bloggers connect with another 8 million people through social networks, she said. She also suggested that private social networks such as Google Circles could offer new opportunities, because women want to have conversations with trusted bloggers about sensitive issues, and they don't want to have those conversations in public. "Facebook doesn't... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
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The announcement comes after a federal judge found, in 2014, that Open Road had infringed HarperCollins’ copyright by releasing an unauthorized ebook edition of the Newbery Medal-winning novel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Publishing books for the Star Wars franchise requires a understanding of interlocking multiverses, authorized storylines — and it hasn't always gone smoothly. The post Understanding the Complex World of Star Wars Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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The Chinese e-commerce giant says it has signed a deal to buy the country’s leading English-language newspaperChinese e-commerce giant Alibaba says it is buying Hong Kong’s leading English-language newspaper, the South China Morning Post.Alibaba group said on Friday that it signed a deal with... Continue reading at The Guardian
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A new book called Material Innovation: Packaging Design catalogs all the ways designers are shaking up packaging design. The post New Book Material Innovation Goes Inside the Surprisingly Clever World of Package Design appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
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Pan Macmillan has acquired Oprah Winfrey’s memoir The Life You Want, a book that uses her own story as the source of inspirational advice. Non-fiction publisher Robin Harvie bought UK and Commonwealth rights from Jennifer Rudolph Walsh at WME and will publish the memoir in January 2017,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Gollancz is set to publish a sequel to H G Wells’ science fiction novel The War of the Worlds, written by Stephen Baxter. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Macmillan's Flatiron Books has announced that it will be publishing a memoir by Oprah Winfrey, and that the book, called 'The Life You Want,' will be the lead title in a new nonfiction imprint dedicated to titles selected by the media magnate. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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New book charts the remarkable history of Britain’s best-selling newspaperThe ignominy of the News of the World’s closure in 2011, itself preceded by years of hacked celebrity gossip and sleazy scandals, has tended to obscure the newspaper’s social and cultural significance in previous eras.It... Continue reading at The Guardian
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The Reading Agency has responded to criticism about the lack of ethnic diversity among authors chosen for the World Book Night 2016 list, saying it is a “great shame” that there are no Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) writers included. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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World Book Night 2016 has announced the 15 titles it will be giving away next April, including titles from authors Matt Haig, Jonathan Coe and Carol Ann Duffy. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The Huffington Post, which turned 10 in May, has 15 international editions -- but it's not about to rest on its laurels. The publisher's 75 editors-in-chief and business leaders from around the world congregated in Madrid Monday to discuss the digital publisher’s ambitious plan to be live in 50... Continue reading at Digiday
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Lebanon's Nasser Jarrous has been fostering understanding between the Arab World and the West by helping open 'closed markets,' such as Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The post The Arab World’s Book Fair Ambassador appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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French publishers and authors have expressed defiance in the face of Friday's murders, underscoring that publishing embodies of the values of the Republic. The post #ParisIsAboutLife: French Publishing World Expresses Defiance appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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World Book Day will host its first live Teen Fest as part of next year’s celebrations, featuring authors James Dawson and Rainbow Rowell, and will also attempt to break its first Guinness World Record. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Can the simple act of listening deepen your relationships, create a better life, and even ensure a smooth holiday dinner? Spiritual director McHugh explores the perks of keeping open ears in ‘The Listening Life.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Simon Fox says changed newsroom practices means possibility of claims over alleged hacking in past has no relevance to current working cultureThe chief executive of Trinity Mirror has said it is “fit and proper” to take over Local World, despite potentially facing more than 100 cases of alleged... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Expanded regional publishing group will be able to increase digital investment and also present digital advertisers with a larger audience across the UKSo Trinity Mirror has become the UK’s biggest regional newspaper publisher by acquiring full ownership of Local World.The deal has been... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Daily Mirror owner will become UK’s biggest regional newspaper publisher as it takes control of more than 100 titlesThe publisher of the Daily Mirror has confirmed its £220m deal to take control of Local World, cementing its place as the UK’s biggest regional newspaper publisher.Trinity Mirror,... Continue reading at The Guardian
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A two-part exhibition complete with driving tour. Examining the psychology of the art world through Twitter. And an exhibition that explores the nature of dance. Plus: abstractions of L.A., art from Cuba and a daylong art party on Grand Avenue. Here are seven shows not to miss — along with one... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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The children’s book world should not be scared of self- publishing, according to Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin, the Swedish author behind the bestselling picture book The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep, which shot to number one in the Amazon.co.uk book chart before the author signed any deals with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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