Digital Solutions in India 2016: Publishing in the Post-PDF Age (or Single URL Publishing)

It is obvious that publishing is in the midst of a cataclysm. If we can summarize this upheaval in just one line, it would be that publishing is moving from circulation and readership metrics to an engagement metric. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2013: The Publisher: Innovator or Traditionalist?

There is no denying that the past decade has seen some mighty changes within the publishing industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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October’s Top Reviews of Self-Published Books from BlueInk Review

This month's recipients of starred reviews from BlueInk include a novel about a schizophrenic New Yorker who believes he is Beethoven and a timely look at profiteering in American medicine. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Introducing Our New eBook Collection: Advertising Age Essentials

Advertising Age's new eBook collection is informative, practical and easy to read. These guides, available on Amazon's Kindle, expertly cover current marketing topics and are designed to be a resource for marketers at every level, in any business.In "Winning with Facebook Advertising," readers... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Star Tribune Announces New Initiative for Real-Time Management of Digital Advertising Campaigns

As a premium content publisher with unprecedented reach and coverage across the upper Midwest, Star Tribune has attracted the largest online readership of any Minnesota media brand—and the advertisers seeking to connect with that audience. ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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San Diego Reader Launches eBook Publishing Program to Re-Introduce Great Writing to New Readers

The San Diego Reader is mining gold from its rich archives and releasing the treasures as a collection of six eBooks, the first installment of a series that will showcase the literary quality and historic value of a collection spanning more than 40 y ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BtoB Magazine Becomes Part of Ad Age

BtoB Magazine is shutting down its print product and will become part of sister publication, Advertising Age, by January 1, in a move that likely reflects sustained pressure on print advertising in the med Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribd, HarperCollins deal casts long digital shadow

Whether publishers want it or not, the Netflix model is coming to the book business.The San Francisco startup Scribd, best known as a site for posting PDFs of documents, announced Tuesday it is launching a multi-platform digital book subscription service that will provide access to a wide range... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Can Kobo Conquer India? We’ll Know “Soon”

Ebooks remain less than 1% of the market in India, but 'even the niche in India is a big number,' says the regional director for Kobo — which is launching 'soon.' Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lucidpress: drop-and-drag publishing app simplifies document design

For professional looking design, Adobe Creative Suite products such as InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop are feature-rich tools you can use to create stunning projects. But using them isn’t cheap. Creative Cloud, which gives you Web access to these software offerings  is $50 a month, and even... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2013-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Justice Department opposes company requests to publish surveillance statistics

The U.S. Department of Justice has opposed requests by Facebook, Google, Microsoft and other companies to publish the number of surveillance requests they receive from the National Security Agency and other agencies. Requests from five Internet companies, also including Yahoo and LinkedIn,... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2013-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers, AOL Partner on Subscription Service

Publishers have partnered with AOL on a new bundled-subscription offering the company rolled out Monday. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing is Another Victim of Syria’s Civil War

Syria's civil war has decimated the local publishing business, all-but-ending the printing and sale of new books, and forcing many publishers authors to emigrate. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Goodbye typos: Facebook adds 'edit post' feature for desktop, Android

Facebook users, rejoice: You can now edit posts after they've been published.     Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Advertising Week Video: How Publishers Can Use Data More Effectively

For digital publishers, effectively harnessing data can turn a large but poorly understood audience into the targets advertisers covet, or help predict when certain consumers will be most likely to buy. The Weather Company has figured this out -- noticing that drops in summer temperatures, for... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thompson made T&H publishing director

Thames & Hudson has appointed Sophy Thompson to the new role of publishing director.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ethiopians Complain Publishers are Out of Touch with Reality

Ethiopian readers lament that their publishing industry cynically puts out too many books people don't want and then charges too much for them. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-Publishing and the Industry: Implications and Impact

A discussion with nine experts from Frankfurt Academy's CONTEC 2013 interactive learning lab on self-publishing's implications for the industry. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Troy Young Is Reinventing Hearst Digital With a Wrecking Ball

Unlike his buttoned-up peers in the executive suite at Hearst, Troy Young doesn't keep an office, nor does he wear designer suits to work. Rumors have even spread that he insisted on a contract provision saying he didn't need to wear a necktie. He says there's nothing about ties in the contract... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dropbox pushes to publish spy data request details

Cloud storage locker Dropbox has joined Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, LinkedIn and Facebook in their quest for permission to publish the number of data requests they have received from the U.S. government, and the number of users affected by those requests. Dropbox filed a brief with the U.S.... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian Publishing, 2013: A Time of Opportunity

Despite some trouble spots, Canadian publishers are seeing opportunites for growth. Check out our special report on the state of Canadian publishing to get the scoop on what's really going on in this market of 34-million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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