Bowker Investigating Breach of ISBN Site

In a notice posted on its website late last week, R.R. Bowker said it has learned that unauthorized charges were occurring on cards after they were legitimately used on its www.myidentifiers.com website, which is responsible for issuing ISBNs. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Actualitté.com acquires LesHistoiresSansFin site

France’s leading books website Actualitté.com has acquired the children’s and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wikipedia launches travel site Wikivoyage on January 15

Move over Michelin and Frommer. There's a new guide to travel in town, and it comes from the creators of Wikipedia. Wikivoyage, currently in beta, will be ready for prime time on January 15, according to the travel site Skift. Earlier this week, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said during an... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2013-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Lunch Opens “Bookateria” Book Discovery Site with Random House

Bookateria, a new book discovery and sales site, features titles that are being discussed, reviewed and recommended by those in the industry and the media. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China ‘investigating Amazon ebooks’

Chinese authorities have started investigating Amazon’s methods of selling ebooks in the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ofqual 'to investigate Pearson'

Exams regulator Ofqual has said it intends to "undertake an investigation of the firewalls... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indiebound creates indie recommendation site

The Booksellers Association’s IndieBound scheme is creating a consumer-facing website of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Complex Media Launches Alternative Food Media Site

Complex Media, a trend-spotting network of style, sports and entertainment media aimed at 18-34 year old males, has now entered the food space with the launch of FirstWeFeast.com. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sports Illustrated Relaunches Mobile Site

Time Inc.'s Sports Illustrated has relaunched its mobile site, emphasizing consistency in content across each of its platforms. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Reboots Mobile Mag Sites in Ad Push

There’s no question about it—mobile traffic is booming as people spend more time hunched over their little screens. For magazines, it represents an opportunity to capture more readers and try to convert them to paying ones. But advertising on small screens hasn’t kept up. Research by Flurry... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter Co-Founders' New Site, Medium, Will Open to Public in New Year

Twitter co-founder Evan Williams shares more details about his new publishing platform. Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French Media Sites Demand Google Pay for Using Their Content

Publishers want a slice of Google ad revenue. France's major online newspaper publishers have called for a new legislation which will ensure internet search engines including Google have to pay them for using their published content. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mobile commerce site from Blackwell’s

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EU investigation: publishers 'concede ebook discounts'

Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Hachette Livre and Macmillan owner Verlugsgruppe Georg von... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Local News Sites Form New Trade Association

Next month, at the annual Block by Block conference for local news sites, around 100 independent publishers will celebrate the launch of a new nonprofit trade group that will offer support for the growing hyperlocal news industry. Local Indepe ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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QuadrantOne Unveils Targeting Tools For Newspaper Sites

QuadrantOne, an online ad platform created by a consortium of newspaper publishers, including Gannett, Hearst, the New York Times Co. and Tribune, is introducing three new ad management tools intended to improve targeting and measurement of online ad ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'James Joyce: A New Biography' by Gordon Bowker: An excerpt

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Self' Jumps on Curation Trend With New Site

With the Web and social media at their fingertips, the style-minded need not wait for the fashion establishment to dispense its monthly advice. Increasingly, they’re taking matters into their own hands, blogging, creating collections on Pinterest and other social sharing sites, or, to use the... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2012-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Grove Press UK to investigate killing of bin Laden

Grove Press UK is to publish a title about the hunt for and killing of Al-Qaeda-founder Osama bin... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HuffPo to help brands make their own sites

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[ Crains New York | 2012-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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