There’s a huge problem at the moment in journalism and the publishing industry, which is that no journalism or media company has figured out how to actually fund their content in this new age of the Internet. The big reason is that newspape ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The publishing industry's trade association had a busy year protecting copyright in a changing market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Opinions were mixed about what Amazon's rumored plans to open more physical bookstores could mean for the publishing industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A heated debate about the role of libraries in supporting the publishing industry has broken out at the Inpress Publishing Festival, with one publisher alleging libraries had "completely betrayed" the sector. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Survey of workforce at 34 book publishers and eight review journals in US reveals 79% of staff are white and 78% female – with UK numbers still unmonitoredMan Booker winner Marlon James: ‘Writers of colour pander to the white woman’A survey of American publishing has found that it is blindingly... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What is going on with ebooks? As 2016 dawns, what’s driving a decline in trade ebook sales is one of the big questions hanging over the publishing industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As ad-blockers made publishers doubt the web, the media industry has become dependent on Facebook, Twitter, and Apple to reach readers. The post This Was the Year the Media Started Doubting the Web appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2015-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller's conference FutureBook 2015 was a timely reminder for the publishing industry that its digital transformation has barely begun, that it has a whole universe of possibilities to explore, and that its careful progression may yet turn into an unsightly stumble. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook may be averaging 8 billion video views per day, but some of that consumption is happening on other people's content. The term is “freebooting,” the practice of users uploading directly to Facebook (YouTube) videos they don’t own -- thereby preventing video creators and publishers from... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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University Press Week runs November 8-14. This handy infographic summarizes all you need to know about this dynamic segment of the publishing industry. The post Infographic: Launching University Press Week, November 8-14 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author James Dawson argues that the publishing industry needs not to fight the power of YouTube, but rather seek to harness it. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nobody knows what the future of the media industry will look like - we can only extrapolate from its current state and hope nothing too disruptive ruins our bets in the meantime. To help us make those bets, TheMediaBriefing recently hosted the ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week, we asked our readers what the publishing industry could do to encourage diversity within its ranks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Video is increasingly becoming part of the stock-in-trade for traditional publishers like The New York Times. Now, pure plays in the new media industry, including BuzzFeed, Vice Media and Huffington Post, are, as The Wall Street Journa ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite media reports to the contrary, Spain’s publishing industry is robust and diverse, and investing for the future, writes Antonio María Ávila. The post Spain’s Publishing Industry: Positioned to Fight for the Future appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blendle isn’t just about unbundling the traditional news package. The Dutch startup is quietly building a set of tools for the publishing industry that goes well beyond selling stories by the slice within a neatly designed interface &nd ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing is more sinned against than sinning. You won’t find it hard to find someone somewhere having a pop at the business of books, pointing out its failings while ignoring its successes. It comes with the territory: that shock of the new and frustration with the traditional. As journalist... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From editorial assistants to senior VP’s, this is how much people who work in publishing reported earning last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After a decade of change in the publishing industry, the 2015 Frankfurt Book Fair (which runs October 14–18) marks something of a turning point. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion has acquired a new series of cookbooks from one of the UK’s leading food magazines. Jillian Young, non-fiction editor at Orion Books, has bought world rights from Immediate Media Company for Olive: 100 of the Best, a new series of cookbooks written in association with Olive... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Independent Publishers Guild (IPG) has become a member of the Publishers Licensing Society (PLS), meaning IPG members will now have a stronger voice in the area of collective licensing and the management of rights. The IPG will be the first new member to join the society since it was... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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