Facebook Just Lost a Big Battle to Google for Publishers

Facebook hasn't lost the war against Google for publishers' content, but it looks like it's losing one fight.The company said Thursday that it's created a software extension that lets publishers easily transfer content formatted for its Instant Articles to the No. 1 competition for mobile readers in a hurry, Google AMP.AMP pages load near instantaneously, get prime real estate in Google search results, and have seen widespread adoption from both publishers and ecommerce players such as eBay and 1800Flowers. (Pages that load faster often lead to an uptick in sales.) Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

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Bounce! prepares to increase publisher representation

Bounce! Sales & Marketing Ltd is to expand the number of publishers it represents following... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Acquires Music Royalty Manager RightsFlow

Google Inc.'s YouTube said it acquired RightsFlow Inc., a small company that tracks and processes royalty payments to songwriters and music publishers. Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2011-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mainstream to publish "street-smart" guide to single life

Mainstream has bought a book aimed at guiding modern single girls on their search for love, to be... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Amazon Price Check App and The Battle over 'Showrooming'

If “showrooming” wasn’t part of the industry lexicon before last week, it is now, thanks to Amazon’s price check app that gives customers up to $15 in discounts to those who scan prices of products at different stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google unveils mobile-formatted news magazine Currents

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[ Betanews | 2011-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sleeper Hits From Big Houses

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hoffman Media to Cease Publishing Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Magazine

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[ Folio Magazine | 2011-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC and Canongate back Page's new publishing call

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[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Wants Writers and Famous People to Promote Its New Subscribe Feature

Facebook will "imminently" launch a plugin for publishers and public figures to ask their readers to subscribe on Facebook directly from their own Web sites. Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2011-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple, Book Publishers Face European Antitrust Probe

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[ AllThingsD | 2011-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers bullish over digital future

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[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google’s Admeld Deal Gets the Green Light

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[ AdWeek | 2011-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Usborne seeks "boutique" publishing boost

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[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Regional Mag Publisher Looks to Resuscitate Local Newspaper Business with Weekly Offering

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Pioneering Library-Publisher Relations

Even in tense times, there is far more that unites publishers and libraries than divides them. And if one needs proof that librarians and publishers share common goals and can work together to mutual benefit, they need look no further than the career of Marcia Purcell, Random House’s v-p of... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CompareNetworks Acquires Russell Publishing

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[ Folio Magazine | 2011-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rita Lewis becomes publishing director of InStyle magazine

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[ Media Week | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2011-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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