Combined Regional Bookseller Conference Draws a (Digital) Crowd

In a partnership that may turn out to be a rare, notable success during the pandemic, the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association and the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance saw their five-day combined conference kick off on Monday with high attendance. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House and Foyles triumph at Bookseller Industry Awards

Random House has won the Publisher of the Year accolade at the Bookseller Industry Awards 2013,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An App That Turns Digital Reading Into A Social Activity

Dotdotdot imagines its users as one big book discussion group, with everyone wielding the same highlighter. Instapaper and Readability have both found success offering a simple, core interaction: save an article online to read somewhere else later. With both you can also follow what friends... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Magazines appoints president of digital media

Hearst Magazines has created the position of president of digital media and appointed Troy Young from Say Media to the role. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2013-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital consumer protection revealed in Queen's Speech

Consumer protection laws will be updated to include digital purchases such as ebooks, the Queen... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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O’Reilly Announces Closure of Tools of Change Conference and Blog

O'Reilly Media will close down its popular digital publishing conference, Tools of Change, but Tim O'Reilly promises to continue innovating the publishing process. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Gets its Million Digital Subscribers

Last year, Hearst Magazines head David Carey said his company would have a million people subscribing to its tablet editions by the end of 2012.   That didn’t happen, and they ended December with something like 900,000 subscri ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Multiplatform Breakthroughs in Regional Publishing

City and regional magazines have, in general, historically been slower to adopt the more cutting-edge digital strategies that their consumer and b-to-b media cousins have pursued. There are exceptions, but the gap between print and digital revenues is still much wider than in other parts of the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dubai Arabic E-bookseller Rufoof Attracts 100,000 Users

Dubai's Rufoof e-bookseller offers 5,000 titles in Arabic and has attracted 100,000 users, 50% from Saudi Arabia, starting with free Islamic titles. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rufoof Gives Boost to Arabic Digital Content

Rufoof, an startup in Dubai, aims to make Arabic digital content more widely available by solving ebook formatting issues and providing an app-based ebook platform. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is a Digital Book as Devout as a Physical Copy?

The devout of all faiths adore their books. They mark their most cherished passages and pass them on to the next generation. Can the same ever be said for a digital edition? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TLS partners with Literary Consultancy conference

The Times Literary Supplement will be the media partner for the The Literary Consultancy’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Argosy's Richmond wins bookselling award

Argosy sales manager Ronan Richmond has been awarded The Elements trophy for the Bookseller of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Deep Has Digital Backlist Gone?

E-book reading is becoming more common, and one way publishers are trying to take advantage of the growth in the use of digital readers is by plumbing their backlists, refurbishing classic and forgotten literature with new digital editions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Skateboarder Magazine Goes Digital-First

Skateboarder Magazine isn't abandoning print altogether, but--not surprisingly for a young, male enthusiast title--it's going to concentrate a lot more on digital from now on. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors draw up 'manifesto' to save Venice's bookshops

Authors have called on the Venice Biennale to "mobilise intelligence and artistic talent... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pears’ digital novel débuted at LBF

Author Iain Pears and publisher Faber displayed the work in progress of Pears’ latest novel... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MPA Is Getting Closer to Digital Magazine Ad Standards

Magazine publishers have found new fans for their content on tablets and e-readers, but will they ever be able to get advertisers to give them the same commitment? In the three years since consumers got their hands on Apple’s first iPads, magazines have been preparing their content for the new... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a Constant State of Flux and Frenzy: Digital Solutions in India 2013

Time was, when a company got a winning product (or formula), it was set for a few generations, or at least for several years. Not so today—even less so in the content or in the digital space. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More Than a Digital Book World

With ebook and total digital sales posting steady—if generally smaller—increases in 2012, sales of print books held up fairly well across the book trade and at most major houses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AOP Census Predicts 15% Rise in Digital Revenue this Year

Digital revenue growth among online publishers in the UK is expected to grow by 15 per cent in 2013 according to the fifth annual organisation census by the Association of Online Publishers, while technology and data will play an increased role in re ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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