Digital Solutions in India 2017: Gearing Up for the Shifts and Twists in the Digital Content Industry

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury's Charkin warns of industry 'monopolisation'

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Derek Jeter Steps Off the Baseball Diamond and Into Content Marketing

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[ Betanews | 2014-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Members Remember Oscar Dystel; 'The Real Deal'

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Marvel Adds Digital Comics to Kobo Catalog

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Bookseller Digital Census: fears over future-proofing

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Bertelsmann invests in India e-learning company

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Digital storytelling for HoZ Carnivia campaign

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A Call for Digital Media Ethics

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FutureBook Census shows shift to tablets

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Kobo Adds Marvel Digital Graphic Novels

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Adobe begins encrypting user data collected from Digital Editions app

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PIPCU gets funding to 2017

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Inside Bloomberg Media’s digital video business

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[ Digiday | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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