Digital Science discovery platform 'will transform scholarly search'

Holtzbrinck technology company Digital Science has collaborated with high-profile universities and research funders to develop a platform, Dimensions, which it says will "democratise and transform scholarly search". Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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With Digital Ads Shifting to HTML5, the Industry Now Has a New Set of Guidelines

The long-called-for migration of digital ads from using Adobe Flash to HTML5 is becoming a reality. It's a shift underscored by, among other developments, Amazon's switch to HTML5-only promos earlier this month, as well as The Washington Post last week committing to publishing its content on... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zoe Saldana to create digital content for AwesomenessTV's Millennial Mom network

Actress Zoe Saldana is teaming up with new millennial mom-geared network AweStruck to create digital content. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print up as booksellers put digital 'threat' behind them

Bricks-and-mortar booksellers have a “fantastic opportunity to seize the moment”, with year-to-date print sales up for the first time in eight years. Figures from Nielsen Bookscan show sales of print books for the first 36 weeks of 2015 are up by 4.6% (worth £739.5m) when compared to the same... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vince crowned first female solo winner of Winton Science prize

The Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books has crowned its first ever female solo winner in Gaia Vince for her close-up look at pressing ecological issues facing the planet. Vince’s Adventures in the Anthropocene (Chatto & Windus) was given the £25,000 science prize at a ceremony... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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9 Intriguing and Fun Digital Marketing Stats From the Past Week

With summer largely in the rearview mirror, marketers are attending conferences and generally revealing more media- and brand-related data. Here are nine of such stats that caught our eye last week. 1. During a Re/code podcast, BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti said that more than 75 percent of his... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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France’s BookWeather App Offer’s Unique Take on Book Discovery

French app BookWeather is a social network that rates books as you might describe the weather, that also offers a bespoke physical book subscription service. The post France’s BookWeather App Offer’s Unique Take on Book Discovery appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How legacy publishers are tackling digital

Figuring out the digital landscape is a challenge for everyone, not least of all for legacy print publishers. Moving over to mobile and other social media platforms has forced publishers to "divine a whole new path" says Mike Perlis from Forbes Media. Meanwhile, Liz Vaccariello from the... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Banned Books Week Gets a Digital Makeover

An expanded web presence and growing social media audience has increased the visibility of the three-decades old program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Country Spotlight: Malaysia: Digital Segment on the Move

The Malaysian ebook industry is still in the low single digit in terms of market share and international ebook retailers have yet to show signs of setting up shop here. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Futurebook Digital Census 2015 launches

The Bookseller has launched its annual tracker of the publishing's industry's transformation, the FutureBook Digital Census. The survey, which annually attracts more than 1,000 responses from across the book business, looks at the patterns of digital sales growth and industry views on subjects... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Spanish Bookstage: A New Platform for Spanish Rights

Exclusive: Two Barcelona literary agents launch The Spanish Bookstage, a new online rights and licensing platform for Spanish-language book titles. The post The Spanish Bookstage: A New Platform for Spanish Rights appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NYT and WSJ agree on platforms: ‘They have an interest in seeing us survive’

Publishers welcome their new platform overlords. Twitter, Google, Facebook, Apple and Snapchat are all suddenly in the market for more publisher content. That means more competition, which publishers say puts them in the drivers seat. "There’s competition among the big distributors for content,”... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trinity Mirror Local Titles to Increase Focus on Metrics with New Digital Strategy

Trinity Mirror's new digital strategy for its regional titles will see an increased focus on analytics and a drive to boost audience engagement, the publisher announced yesterday.   Neil Benson, editorial director for regionals at Trinity Mi ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A manifesto for the digital writer

In his article, Those magnificent manifestos, The Bookseller editor Philip Jones reviews his call for the FutureBook audience to reflect on five years of digital "to challenge the customs we have begun to adopt." The response is so robust that I've extended our deadline for submissions of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2015 Folio: Eddie Digital Award Finalists

Folio's cornerstone awards program is returning to the Folio: Show! Join our team and hundreds of your magazine media peers to celebrate gorgeous design and uncompromising journalism. The post 2015 Folio: Eddie Digital Award Finalists appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fitness Magazine Launches Digital Video Channel SweatTV

Leverages 'engagement player' tech from Selectable Media deal. The post Fitness Magazine Launches Digital Video Channel SweatTV appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BBC digital news operation must be curbed, say newspaper publishers

News Media Association calls on government to implement 10 changes to corporation’s objectives and governance in submission to green paperUK national and regional newspaper publishers have called for the BBC’s digital news operation to be curbed to allow commercial players to flourish at home... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Discovery get experimental with virtual reality

Virtual reality may still be closer to science fiction for most people, but don't tell that to Discovery. The company's new eight-person virtual reality unit has gone deep on the tech with videos that show people what it's like to surf, swim with sharks and survive in the wild. Fusion has also... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On ad pricing, Condé Nast bows to the reality of digital

Like all traditional publishers, Condé Nast has had to adapt its brands as readers and advertisers shift their habits and spending to digital platforms. The changes haven’t gone unnoticed by ad buyers. They applauded Condé Nast’s greater flexibility, manifest in its native ad platform 23 Stories... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new top draw: graphic novels' fortunes transformed

Last year was the best year for sales of graphic novels in the UK since BookScan records began in 1998, with the genre bringing in almost £20.5m worth of print sales. Publishers and retailers are crediting the boom to a broadening of range and a diversification of characters and writers within... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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