When the e-reader tablet wars heat up this holiday season, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other companies will be selling their wares to a consumer market that is growing increasingly comfortable with digital reading. According to BISGs final report in volume two of its Consumer Attitudes Toward E-Book Reading survey, consumer satisfaction with e-reading devices is generally high, with 75% of device owners pleased with their e-readers. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Mountains & Plains Indie Booksellers Association held its annual membership meeting virtually during its online regional trade show and learned that, despite the pandemic, the organization remains on solid ground. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of downloadable audio jumped 32% in August over a year ago and e-book sales rose 14.6%. With hardcover sales up 29% in the month, sales of adult books rose 13.2% in August, according to AAP's BookStat. Total industry sales inched up 0.3% in the month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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YouTube, Spotify, podcasts or TikTok may be digital, but they are decidedly warmer than, say, search-engine optimisation. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2020-10-12 09:21:30 UTC ]
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Ashley Deibert, CMO, Piano The world of digital advertising is undergoing a paradigm shift. Even before Google pulls the final plug on third-party cookies in 2022, brands will be challenged to rethink their targeting and ad strategies. The demise of third-party cookies promises to accelerate the... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2020-10-08 01:00:00 UTC ]
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Placing boundaries on your screen time will help you get back to business after touching your technology too much. For some of us, social media and digital content have been our saving graces during the pandemic—a critical way to stay in the know, keep connected, and maintain relationships. But... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2020-10-07 08:00:20 UTC ]
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With the juvenile and YA nonfiction categories both posting better than 32% gains, unit sales of print books rose 10.3% in the week ended Sept. 26, 2020, over the comparable week in 2019, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Springer Nature @ Frankfurt Book Fair site brings together online activities the company is organizing around the Frankfurter Buchmesse. The post Germany’s Springer Nature Opens a ‘Digital Hub’ for Frankfurt appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-09-29 17:06:17 UTC ]
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East View Information Services will now distribute the 'Publishers Weekly' Digital Archive. The archive is composed of 7,500 past issues of 'PW' with more than 650,000 fully searchable pages. It includes 435,000 book reviews beginning in the 1940s. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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As the national library of the United Kingdom, the British Library’s mission is to make our intellectual heritage accessible to everyone, for research, inspiration and enjoyment. This means making our own buildings and online offers engaging for everyone, as well as working in partnership... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-24 13:05:14 UTC ]
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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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The planning team in Frankfurt begins to release details of its programming for publishing professionals, with several strands of participation. The post Frankfurter Buchmesse Announces Details of Its Digital Professional Program appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-09-16 11:30:01 UTC ]
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Jenny Offil, Richard Osman and Ann Cleeves are among the authors taking part in the first digital Durham Book Festival this October. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-10 10:23:16 UTC ]
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COVID-19 travel restrictions prevent a physical exhibition at the 2020 Frankfurt Book Fair, as the trade show turns its focus to digital. The post Frankfurter Buchmesse Pivots From the Exhibition Hall to Its Digital Evocation appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-09-08 13:19:02 UTC ]
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Higher sales of a range of digital and online products offset continued declines in print revenue, leading to a 2% increase in sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 at John Wiley & Sons. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A 'PW' survey of six independent publishers scattered across the country found mixed results about how business has gone so far this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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With a reading festival already under way for a month, the Beijing trade show opens 'phase one' of its online evocation. The post Beijing International Book Fair’s Digital ‘Smart BIBF’ Is Open appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-09-01 14:12:22 UTC ]
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Edinburgh International Book Festival director Nick Barley has said this year's event has "generated its own sense of community", despite being entirely online for the first time. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-31 15:56:44 UTC ]
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Over the last five years, a number of U.S. digital media darlings journeyed to the U.K. and beyond, fuelled by venture-capital funding with sights set on global expansion. The post ‘Not enough money to go around’: US digital-media publishers curb international expansion appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2020-08-26 04:01:12 UTC ]
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More than 83 million U.S. households have at least one smart device, and most of us have more than one. In fact, in the U.S., on average we have 11 devices connected to our home networks, according to one study.Take a quick tally of your own devices. Smartphones? Check. Smart TV(s), Roku, or... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2020-08-25 16:57:00 UTC ]
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The Aké Arts and Book Festival has a strong activist context for many of its 2020 events, set around the theme 'African Time.' The post Coronavirus Impact: Nigeria’s Aké Arts and Book Festival 2020 is Digital appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-08-24 17:43:21 UTC ]
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