Europe’s Transbook Project Closes: Four Years in Digital Publishing for Children

In its four years, the partners brought together by the Transbook project based in children's literature, tried to learn 'what is the digital model in the publishing industry?' The post Europe’s Transbook Project Closes: Four Years in Digital Publishing for Children appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Suchomel Returning to Legato Publishers Group

Almost two weeks after the planned acquisition of Perseus Books Group by Hachette and Ingram fell apart, Perseus CEO David Steinberger has announced that Mark Suchomel will officially resume his position at the helm of the boutique distribution company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing’s Civil War of Words

Hachette was smart to take its dispute with Amazon public, turning it into a war of words and choosing the battlefield where they have the natural advantage. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Mapping Bookshops and Publishers in Confusing Cairo

A new web project, CairoBookStop, aims to cull and map information about publishers and bookshops in Cairo that focus on contemporary Arabic literature. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Jennifer Romanello Joins S&S Children's

Jennifer Romanello, who left her publicity job at Hachette in June 2012, has been named v-p, director of publicity at Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Survey on Programmatic Says Publishers Are Behind

A recent survey of senior executive AOL Platform clients from leading US advertisers, agencies and publishers revealed how and why programmatic buying is being utilized in the industry. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Total Moblie Ad Spend Almost Doubled Last Year

Mobile may be next frontier for publishing, but readers have migrated to the platform faster than advertisers—that gap could be closing though. Global mobile advertising revenue nearly doubled in 2013, totaling $19.3 billion, according to a report from the Intera Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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'Guantanamo Diary,' the first Gitmo account by a detainee still imprisoned, will be published

“Guantanamo Diary” will be published simultaneously around the world on Jan. 20, 2015, as part of an international campaign to free Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Gitmo prisoner and author of the memoir. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Company magazine to go digital-only amid falling sales

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There Are More Scented Ads in Magazines this Year

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Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, August 13, 2014

A signing with singing; astronomer/priest honored with Carl Sagan Medal; romance writers recognize winners; a book tour in Amish country; Christian fiction conference coming up. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Company magazine forsakes print to go digital-only

Company magazine is to cease print publication. Its owner, Hearst Magazines, is to turn it into a digital-only publication from October 2014.The final print issue of the monthly magazine, which was launched in 1978, will go on sale on 5 September. Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Virtual Book Festivals Run By Major Publishers Take Off in UK

HarperCollins UK's June virtual Romance Festival was a success; this week SF publisher Gollancz is hosting a festival combining online Q&As with real life events. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Delta Faucet’s New Campaign Goes Heavy on Digital

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Bookstores celebrate the release of Haruki Murakami's newest novel 'Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage'

Celebrations include karaoke and a film contest that will enable the winner to go on his or her own Tsukuru Tazaki-like pilgrimage. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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In China, You Don’t Need a Publisher to Rake in the Big Yuan

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Amazon vs Hachette: readers and authors take sides in publishing dispute

The tussle between Amazon and the publishing conglomerate has been raging since spring. Heres an update on the fightA corporate boxing match broke from the ring and swelled into all-out rumpus last weekend, as readers and authors took sides in Amazon and Hachettes fight over the publishing... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Gannett introduces digital-centric job titles for its staff journalists

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[ The Guardian | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Surveying Digital Comics after Amazon-Comixology

Speaking with a wide variety of publishers at the San Diego Comic-Con revealed different reactions to DRM-free comics, in-app purchasing, storytelling and more as the industry adapts to Amazon's acquisition of Comixology. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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