Facebook Confirms Plan to Help Pubs Sell Subscriptions Through Instant Articles

And publishers get to keep all of the revenue, says Mark Zuckerberg. The post Facebook Confirms Plan to Help Pubs Sell Subscriptions Through Instant Articles appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

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Ig Plans Series on Books That Inspired Writers to Write

We all know how certain books, read at key moments in our lives, remain memorable and influential for years afterward. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribd Subscription Adds Penguin Random Audiobooks

Penguin Random House will offer its audiobooks, though not its ebook titles, via the Scribd subscription service. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orbit Plans to Serialize New K.J. Parker Fantasy Epic

In a literary experiment, fantasy novelist K.J. Parker will serialize his new epic story in monthly ebooks, writing it as he goes along. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ignoring subscription imperils sales

Publishers risk losing sales and “consigning themselves to the past” if they ignore subscription services, providers have warned. Speaking to The Bookseller Daily, subscription companies Scribd, Blloon, Mofibo and Bookmate have moved to counter recent criticism of the model. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp confirms Rebekah Brooks is in talks on new digital business

Rupert Murdoch publisher’s former UK chief, who was cleared of phone-hacking charges last year, is unlikely to be involved with the Sun, according to sourcesRupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has confirmed that it is in talks with Rebekah Brooks, the former Sun and News of the World editor... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook–Times Partnership Affirmed by Magazine Editor Jake Silverstein

The New York Times has kept mum about a March 23 report in its pages that suggested that the Times, among other news organizations, was in talks with Facebook about hosting some of its journalism on the social media platform.   "The Tim ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IBPA University a Sell Out

IBPA's Publishing University 2015, held April 10-11 in Austin, attracted 280 independent publishers and self-published authors, a number that put the event at capacity. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2015: In Pre-Fair Deals, Debut Sells to Knopf for Rumored 7 Figures

With the book fair just days away, a number of major sales have closed in the U.S., among them the acquisition of a debut novel, by a 25-year-old, for a rumored seven figures. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook still king of social media among teens

The findings of a new survey debunks theories that Facebook is losing its “cool factor” among teenagers.Facebook is the most popular social network among teens, according to the results of the survey published Wednesday night by the Pew Research Center. The researchers found that 71 percent of... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2015-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oyster breaks out of its subscription shell, targets Amazon with ebook store

E-book subscription service Oyster has opened an online book store, a move that pits the young company against heavyweight Amazon.Oyster’s ebook store has the support of the top five publishers in the U.S. While Amazon also offers books from these publishers—Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan,... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2015-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook gives children an identity

The social networking site creates a new baby book designed for children to inherit an online identity on Facebook. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Turkey blocks Facebook, YouTube and Twitter; Zuckerberg caves in, Google fights back

Today Turkey blocked access to a number of websites including YouTube and Twitter. The ban came after the sites published images of a prosecutor being taken hostage at a court in Istanbul earlier in the week. Google has vowed to getting things back up and running, but it's not the same story for... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2015-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette chiefs dismiss subscription model

The c.e.o of Hachette UK and the chairman of Hachette Livre have both dismissed the ebook subscription model, calling it "absurd" and "cannibalising". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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1105 Media Sells Its Education Tech Events to LRP Publications

B2B publisher 1105 Media has just sold its education technology events to LRP Publications, a media company targeting education administrators. Four events were included in the deal. The post 1105 Media Sells Its Education Tech Events to LRP Publications appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Facebook and Twitter shouldn’t be the only ones with native mobile video

Nikao Yang is the senior vice president of global marketing at Opera Mediaworks and senior vice president of business development and marketing. “Scrolling the feed” is the new flicking through TV channels with a remote. It’s the alternative to flipping the pages in a magazine. It’s even... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From Bologna: Mattel Publishing Has New Plans

At the Bologna Book Fair, toy company Mattel announced new plans to publish books and digital stories for Barbie, Thomas & Friends, Fireman Sam and others. The post From Bologna: Mattel Publishing Has New Plans appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Claims Newsfeed Dip for News Sites Was a Mere 'Bug'

Facebook giveth traffic. Hath Facebook taken it away?   The social network said on Tuesday afternoon that it had given news publishers underwhelming data reports about how many people see posts on its NewsFeed. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook tracks all site vistors, violating EU law, report says

Facebook tracks everyone who visits its site, including people who don’t have an account, and even continues to track users and non-users who have opted out of targeted ads, researchers at two Belgian universities have found.Researchers at the University of Leuven in cooperation with researchers... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2015-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What brands and publishers need to know about Facebook’s developer conference

Facebook is positioning itself to become the data, media-consumption and content-sharing backbone for the entire digital media industry. Between making user data available in its video ad network LiveRail, making its video player embeddable on publishers' websites, growing its number of... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 Big Things Marketers Need to Know From Facebook's Developer Conference

Facebook is revealing its latest technology to the world this week at its annual Facebook Developer Conference in San Francisco. And while the show is geared at developers, a good chunk of the news should apply to brands and publishers that regularly use the platform, particularly with mobile... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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