F+W Acquires Craft Content Provider, New Track

F+W Media is expanding its verticals with its acquisition of New Track Media, a craft content and commerce company founded in 2006. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]

Other news stories related to: "F+W Acquires Craft Content Provider, New Track"


Facebook, Google and Yahoo now say when the US government requests user content (update: Microsoft too)

Last week, the US government finally relented on letting technology companies publish more detail about national security requests; today, some bigger firms are taking advantage of the looser rules. Facebook, Google, LinkedIn and Yahoo have updated ... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #taking advantage


Should Brands Even Be in the Content Business?

The editorial director of the Online Publishers Association weighs in on whether brands should be in the business of creating copy -- or whether that should be left to a partnership with the pros. The post Should Brands Even Be in the Content Business? appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Gollancz acquires trilogy from teenage author

Gollancz has acquired a trilogy written by a 17-year-old girl, which will “appeal to both... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #teenage author


Twitter Gives Partners New Data Tools to Track Messages

Twitter is diving even deeper into data. The social media platform is now giving publishers and brands more insights into how their tweets perform. Today, the company introduced analytics for Twitter Cards, which allow companies to track how media-filled tweets perform—such as how many users... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #user information #target audiences #nbc news #big difference #analytics dashboard


Franklin Watts acquires Little Book of Sloth

Franklin Watts has bought UK rights in Lucy Cooke’s New York Times bestselling title The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #franklin watts


Japan to tax sales of content downloaded from abroad

Japan is planning to tax sales of foreign online content such as ebooks, apps and downloaded music by late 2015, according to a newspaper report.Japanese who purchase electronic content from foreign firms like Amazon.com through overseas servers don’t have to pay consumption tax, currently at 5... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2014-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #government plans #foreign firms


Knewton Adds Cengage to Content Pool

Knewton, a company that specializes in adaptive learning technology that tracks student use and personalizes instructional content, has reached an agreement with Cengage Learning, an educational and professional publisher, to integrate Knewton software into Cengage’s higher education content. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #professional publisher #content pool #cengage learning


The Weekly Scorecard Tracking Unit Print Sales (in thousands)

Unit sales of print books fell 4% in the first week of 2014 compared to the week ended Jan. 6, 2013, at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #nielsen bookscan


Scribd Responds to Writer Beware on Pirated Content

A Scribd executive acknowledged the problem of pirated content on Scribd and also outlined the company's efforts to prevent unauthorized uploads. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Chicago Review Press Acquires Academy Chicago

Academy Chicago Publishers will become an imprint of Chicago Review Press and will expand its publishing program to 15-20 titles per year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #publishing program


Macmillan Acquires Cookstr, with Schwalbe In Expanded Role

Cookstr founder Will Schwalbe will stay on in an expanded role as v-p of editorial development and content innovation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #content innovation #expanded role


Bookish Acquired by Zola

Bookish, the struggling social network backed by three big five publishers, has been acquired by start-up online retailer, Zola Books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #online retailer #zola books


The Best Brand Content of 2013

The “brands are publishers now” line has become so ubiquitous in digital media that it risks becoming a cliché. While it is often true that companies are increasingly creating their own content, not all that’s published is created equal. Here’s to the brands that took the time and money to... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2013-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #created equal


PA Group sale of MeteoGroup provides cash bonus for DMGT and Trinity

Daily Mail and Daily Mirror parent companies to get share of weather information business's €190m sale to General AtlanticThe owners of the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror are among a group of publishers sharing a pre-Christmas windfall of £50m, thanks to PA Group's €190m (£126m) sale of its weather... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #50% stake #5% stake


Exprima Talks: Peter Meyers, Content Innovation at Citia

In this debut of the Exprima Interview series, Corey Pressman talks with Peter Meyers of Citia about the future of ebooks and how digital storytelling might evolve. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #digital storytelling #content innovation #exprima talks


Usborne acquires debut teen mystery

Usborne has acquired the rights to My Second Life, a teen mystery from debut author Faye Bird.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Scripps Acquires Digital Video Startup Newsy

Media conglomerate E.W. Scripps is expanding into the digital video game with the acquisition of Newsy, a five-year-old video news startup that produces content for Web and mobile platforms. The deal, in which Scripps is paying $35 million for the startup, is expected to close on Jan. 1. In a... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #huffington post #content partnerships #selling advertising #digital strategy #mobile platforms #media conglomerate


Bezos in contention for TIME accolade

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has been named as one of 10 contenders for TIME magazine’s Person... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #time magazine


Bonnier Acquires Sport Diver UK

Bonnier Corp. extended its dive market portfolio by acquiring Sport Diver UK, an international magazine that mirrors its own U.S.-based Sport Diver brand.  Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #bonnier corp