Brazil at the Digital Tipping Point

In 2012, global ebook retailers descended on Brazil. This year, the big story is about education and the shift to digital books in schools. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Racing Post Launches Digital Version After Coronavirus Puts Paper on Hold

The Racing Post, the sport’s daily trade newspaper, will relaunch a digital version of its print edition from Saturday, just Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-03-27 22:22:30 UTC ]
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Challenger Brands Have More Options as Demand for Digital Content in the Tech Age Grows

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the leading cheerleader for American business owners large and small, remains hopeful that U.S. businesses will emerge from the coronavirus crisis battered and bruised, but not broken. "It's too early to determine the long-term impact on supply chains,... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-03-27 14:55:42 UTC ]
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International Booker Prize to reveal shortlist digitally

The International Booker Prize is the latest prize to announce it is going digital in 2020 in wake of the coronavirus crisis.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-24 20:18:15 UTC ]
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Rathbones Folio Prize to host digital awards ceremony

There will be a digital award ceremony for the Rathbones Folio Prize tonight (23rd March), after the Rathbones Folio Sessions and gala event at the British Library were cancelled owing to Covid-19. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-22 12:36:29 UTC ]
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Digital Subscription Is Booming in Sweden. Is It Sustainable?

Publisher revenues from digital subscription services surged 36.2% last year over the year prior. But can the trend last? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital bestseller lists: Koontz’s Wuhan tale tops chart

For the week ending 14th March, a seven-day period in which Italy went into lockdown, the UK prime minister said “many will lose loved ones” and the Premier League and professional sport in general was suspended, Dean Koontz’s The Eyes of Darkness topped the Bookstat top 10. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-19 18:34:33 UTC ]
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Coronavirus: Macmillan and PRH Ease Library Digital Book Availability

Macmillan's John Sargent reverses his controversial stance on library ebooks, and Penguin Random House announces a discounted program amid the outbreak. The post Coronavirus: Macmillan and PRH Ease Library Digital Book Availability appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-17 20:47:59 UTC ]
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Digital Media India: Google Highlights Data, Subscription Products for Publishers

At the recent Digital Media India conference, Rohan Tiwary of Google Asia Pacific, offered updates on some of the company’s ongoing Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-03-17 17:30:42 UTC ]
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5 Tips for Adding Humor to a Self-Help Book

Self-help books should be helpful, but bestsellers tend to offer humor too. Here are five tips for adding humor to a self-help book. The post 5 Tips for Adding Humor to a Self-Help Book by Amy Fish appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading at Writer's Digest

[ Writer's Digest | 2020-03-17 17:22:33 UTC ]
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Digital Bestseller Lists: Marian holds the Keyes to the top

Eight new titles have flocked into the Bookstat E-Book top 10 for the week ending 7th March, with Daisy Pearce’s The Silence in the number one spot. Of course, Hilary Mantel’s The Mirror and the Light also broke into the chart, hitting fourth place with an estimated 20,114 units sold. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-13 05:16:17 UTC ]
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New York Times Magazine’s Pages Come to Digital Life Through Google Partnership

The New York Times Magazine will come to life this weekend in a whole new way. In partnership with Google Lens, smartphone users will be able to access additional information online that corresponds to the print version of the magazine. Readers who hover their smartphones over many of the pages... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-03-12 13:50:26 UTC ]
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Twitter, Meredith Are Latest NewFronts Participants Moving to Digital-Only Presentations

Just two weeks ago, the International Advertising Bureau had deemed this year's Digital Content NewFronts the "new NewFronts." Indeed, the 2020 slate is going to be very different--just not the way the IAB had initially intended. The spread of the novel coronavirus, which the World Health... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-03-11 20:24:39 UTC ]
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YouTube’s Brandcast NewFront Will Shift to Digital-Only Due to Coronavirus Concerns

YouTube's Brandcast, an annual presentation for advertisers that is part of the Interactive Advertising Bureau's NewFronts in New York, will stream over YouTube instead of the traditional in-person event this year, the company said today. The news comes amid growing coronavirus concerns, which... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-03-11 16:37:06 UTC ]
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A New Strategy for Digital ARCs? (shelftalker)

Why it might be smart to extend e-ARC downloading rights to booksellers a few weeks past pub date. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Digital bestseller lists: Koontz’s prophetic novel hits charts

Alex North's The Whisper Man has claimed the Bookstat E-Book number one for the week ending 29th February. In its fourth week in the top 10, the psychological thriller leapfrogged the previous week's number one, Ali Mercer's His Secret Family. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-05 16:19:01 UTC ]
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Digital Bestseller Lists: Secret Family is a winning formula

Ali Mercer’s His Secret Family climbed two places to swipe the Bookstat E-Book number one for the first time, for the week ending 22nd February. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-27 20:21:16 UTC ]
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Global revenues dip at S&S but UK business sees 'turning point'

Simon & Schuster’s global revenues for 2019 fell 1% to $814m, with a 7% decline in operating income, parent firm ViacomCBS has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-20 22:25:14 UTC ]
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7 Tips for Publishers to Build Quality Experiences

A quality experience is something every publisher wants to offer their audience. Yet, there isn't a playbook on exactly how to do it. There are many variables in what makes for a quality experience, but ultimately it’s the readers/users themselves that decide. Still, there are creative ideas... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-02-20 17:20:54 UTC ]
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Eye Books unveils digital list Lightning Bolts

Independent publisher Eye Books has unveiled a digital-first fiction list, Lightning Bolts. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-19 15:02:30 UTC ]
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Digital subscriptions help Sweden market rise as physical sales sink

Physical book sales in Sweden are falling but the take-up of digital subscription services is on the rise, leading to a boost in revenue during 2019, new figures show. Statistics published by trade magazine Svensk Bokhandel showed sales nudged up 1.1% by value and 4.9% by volume in 2019... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-18 15:14:31 UTC ]
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