Digital Solutions in India 2017: A Time to Embrace Uncertainties and Inconsistencies

The digital solutions industry is very much a product of its time. Its end consumers—especially those who tote mobile devices and demand information on the go—are the ones whose changing preferences have created such disruptive companies as Airbnb, GoFundMe, Snapchat, and Uber. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary Magazines Adapt to the Digital Age

There are 866 publications in Poets & Writers’ database of literary magazines, 14 of which were added in early 2013. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is the Time Right For True Bookstore Cafes?

Back in the 1980s—before bookstores began weighing the addition of cafes, possibly with wine and beer licenses—stores like Louie’s Bookstore Café in Baltimore and Trident Booksellers & Café in Boston aimed specifically to integrate food for the mind and the body. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Bookshop Windows Can Support Digital Promotion Campaigns

Dressing bookshop windows is a dying art, but if done with a sense of theatre, it can be a stepping stone to a digital campaign – one that the public unknowingly runs for you. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. spinoff: streamlined, but leaderless

On Thursday, Time Warner investors were giving the thumbs up to Wednesday's announcement that the media giant would be spinning off its troubled magazine division—pushing shares up 2% in midday trading, on top of the 6% increase that followed reports last month of a sale of Time Inc.But magazine... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IPC says 'business as usual' as Time Warner plans to spin off publishing arm

IPC Media is focusing on not being distract by events outside of its control, as parent company Time Warner unveiled plans to spin off its magazine division Time Inc last night. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2013-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst hires Microsoft's Stephen Edwards for digital role

Hearst Magazines UK has appointed Microsoft ad executive Stephen Edwards to the new role of group digital sales director. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2013-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Forget Digital-First, How About Technology-First?

Cygnus Business Media CEO John French, who was brought on three years ago just as the b-to-b media company came out of bankruptcy protection, has spent that time making some dramatic moves in an effort to turn the company around. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Play Books comes to India with an updated Android app in tow

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[ Engadget | 2013-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lewis Lapham: The Digital Age Will Produce “a Montaigne and a Shakespeare”

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lagardère Active Launches Unified Digital Platform for the Elle International Network

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[ Folio Magazine | 2013-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Danish Publisher Network to Use Real Time Bidding

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Announcing the 2012 L.A. Times Book Prize finalists

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital raunch on top in Japan

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books in Translation: It’s Time for Others to Join the Fight

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faster Digital Growth Key At MegaConference

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital writing bursary launched

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Warner Considering Spinning Off Part Of Its Publishing Arm: Report

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[ Fast Company | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Engadget | 2013-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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