Digital Trends, a rare profitable and growing independent publisher, looks to expand

The independent tech review site has made big hires from Facebook and Wirecutter to grow its presence in live video, commerce and events. The post Digital Trends, a rare profitable and growing independent publisher, looks to expand appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at 'Digiday'

[ Digiday | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digiday Research: Digital publishers flock to OTT

At the Digiday Video Anywhere Summit, Digiday sat down with industry leaders to discuss the growing importance of over-the-top video. The post Digiday Research: Digital publishers flock to OTT appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Capstone Names New Publisher, V-P of Digital

Capstone has named Patricia Stockland its new publisher and Darin Rasmussen its v-p of digital product development and management, effective immediately. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For Digital Publishers, The “Pivot To Video” Bloodbath Is Here

Big platform changes are on the horizon, and they likely will hurt the media companies that went all in on video. If you think 2017 was bad for the media industry, just wait for this year’s bloodbath. Already, it’s promising to be another trash fire of a year–full of closings, layoffs, and panic... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One Analyst’s 2018 Look-Ahead: Russian Digital Content Set to Grow

In the estimation of LitRes chief Sergey Anuriev, ebooks could double as a factor in Russia's market within two years and audiobooks are showing new strength as well. The prime challenge: piracy. The post One Analyst’s 2018 Look-Ahead: Russian Digital Content Set to Grow appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Local digital news publishers are ignoring display revenue

Rather than compete for dwindling display ad revenue, local digital news publishers are pursuing branded content and consumer revenue instead. The post Local digital news publishers are ignoring display revenue appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trend-Spotting: Where Publishers Will Prioritize Their Investing in 2018

TK publishers tell us where they'll focus their initiatives in the year ahead, and the investments that will be needed to support them. The post Trend-Spotting: Where Publishers Will Prioritize Their Investing in 2018 appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pivoting to video is the biggest trend in media — but it may not prove as lucrative as publishers hope

In 2015, BuzzFeed tasked five employees with a single objective: Craft the perfect viral Facebook video. To ensure maximum share-ability, such a video had to be short — no more than 40 seconds long — and enjoyable either with or without sound as users scrolled their feeds. The team found its... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-12-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Scottish hygge' to be the new trend, says B&W Publishing

Black & White Publishing has claimed to have signed the first book on "Scottish hygge". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comparing Trends in Children’s Publishing at Guadalajara’s International Rights Exchange

From Brazil, Norway, Canada, the UK, Lebanon, and Turkey, we gather observations from Guadalajara International Book Fair's Rights Exchange fellows. The post Comparing Trends in Children’s Publishing at Guadalajara’s International Rights Exchange appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Rundown: Digital publishing’s crash landing

In this week’s Rundown, we examine reasons Facebook and Google will be constrained in 2018, Wired’s play for digital subscriptions and more. The post The Rundown: Digital publishing’s crash landing appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Independent Publisher Food52 Used Email to Handle Thanksgiving and Cyber Weekend

Food52, a site known for its recipes, community and carefully selected products, wants people to eat thoughtfully and live joyfully. In order to accomplish that, the content and the commerce halves of the company must work together. Black Friday, Cyber Weekend and other holiday sales represent... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Science Scholarly Publishing Blockchain Report: ‘Important To Question’

'It would make larger parts of the research cycle open to self-correction,' says the Digital Science report's author, but so might 'a less drastic change.' The post Digital Science Scholarly Publishing Blockchain Report: ‘Important To Question’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Endeavour Press to publish IndieBooks' digital editions

Independent Endeavour Press has agreed a partnership with specialist publisher IndieBooks to take over the digital editions of IndieBook’s growing list of fiction and non-fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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These 14 Digital Publishers Are the Hottest Voices on the Internet. Here’s What They’re Doing

In the world of digital publishing, sites, brands and podcasts saw tremendous growth this year thanks to politics, partnerships and social media. By being true to themselves and leaning into what they do best, destinations like BuzzFeed's Tasty and Teen Vogue resonated with their audiences even... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fifty Independent Latin American Publishers Create a Rights ‘Hot List’ at Frankfurt

A group of independent Latin American publishers curated a 'hot list' at the Frankfurt Book Fair to promote their latest literary titles to right buyers. The post Fifty Independent Latin American Publishers Create a Rights ‘Hot List’ at Frankfurt appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine publishers shift to digital-oriented sales organizations

Legacy publishers have to balance the needs to sell based on ad category and still represent their titles' individuality. The post Magazine publishers shift to digital-oriented sales organizations appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2017: Catalonia Independence Vote Rattles Publishing

Publishers and agents in Barcelona share their views on the future of the city as the home of global Spanish-language publishing in the wake of Catalonia's vote to become independent of Spain. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Medium expands its reading subscription to any author or publisher

Last March, publishing platform Medium introduced its Partner Program, a Netflix-style subscription model that gave members exclusive pieces of writing, access to features before anyone else, an offline reading list and an ad-free experience. The pro... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2017-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S UK 'looking strong' as profit grows in 2016

Simon & Schuster UK made a profit before tax of £3.76m last year, coming back from a loss the year before, with c.e.o. Ian Chapman telling The Bookseller the company is looking "really strong financially". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Multi-Territory Digital Publishing Rights Sold for ‘Deer Little Forest’

'We understand that great content plays a significant role in creating a high-quality app,' says Bakhram Fayzutdinov on licensing 'Deer Little Forest.' The post Multi-Territory Digital Publishing Rights Sold for ‘Deer Little Forest’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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