Facebook Started Indexing News Pages to Determine Which Publishers Belong in Its Ad Archive

Facebook announced that it has begun the process of indexing news pages in order to determine which publishers should be included in the Ad Archive that it introduced in June. The Ad Archive, which is available globally, gives people the ability to search for ads related to politics or issues of national importance, such as... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

[ AdWeek | 2018-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-books added to inflation basket

E-books have been added to the basket of goods used to calculate the UK's rate of inflation, but Freeview set-top boxes are out. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US to publish E L James journal for writers

An E L James book to help aspiring writers record their "innermost thoughts" - Fifty... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Turns to Self-Publishing, with Help From ‘Podmates’

Brenda Peterson is one of the growing number of authors who are working on self-published projects in addition to writing books released by traditional houses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp gets $2.6bn from spin off

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp will start its new life as a mainly-publishing company with no debt and $2.6bn (£1.7bn) in cash when it is spun off. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New News Corp gets $2.5b cash injection

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp will start its largely print-based publishing company with no debt and $2.5 billion in cash when it completes the spinoff. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald

[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2013-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Small Publishers Rule Pen/Faulkner Fiction Award Shortlist

Coffee House Press, with two finalists, and Cinco Puntos Press join FSG and Pantheon with titles on the shortlist for this year's prestigious PEN Faulkner Award for fiction. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is the Romance of Publishing Dead?

Has the romance of publishing the way of liquor-fueled lunches, first-class book tours and boozy book parties? Or is there still enough hope and passion in publishing to sustain it? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IPC says 'business as usual' as Time Warner plans to spin off publishing arm

IPC Media is focusing on not being distract by events outside of its control, as parent company Time Warner unveiled plans to spin off its magazine division Time Inc last night. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2013-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New UK Ebook Platform to Allow Readers to Share Titles via Facebook

In the UK a new ebook platform Boosh will allow readers to share an ebook with a fellow Facebook user to read for free after its read and deleted from their own account. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sixty Years of Sterling Wisdom from the “Lord of Publishing”

Legendary literary agent Sterling Lord shares wisdom from his 60 years in publishing and reflects the current business, which he says is more like selling appliances than art. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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European Publisher Axel Springer Acquires Second Screen App TunedIn

TunedIn Media, the German company behind the second screen “social TV’ app TunedIn, has been acquired by European publishing giant Axel Springer. The amount isn’t being disclosed, so it’s unlikely to be a home ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Traditional Publishers Won’t Buy Globe

When the New York Times Co. bought the Boston Globe for $1.1 billion in 1993, many of the nation’s newspaper publishing companies happily would have paid the same price for the same opportunity. With the Globe now on track to be sold for ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Danish Publisher Network to Use Real Time Bidding

Denmark’s leading publishers are combining with Rubicon Project to launch The Danish Publisher Network, in order to offer their online inventory and data to advertisers via real-time trading. Publishers including Politiken, Jyllands-Posten, ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arts and Crafts Hot, Though Publisher Attendance Dipped

A noticeable trend at the 2013 New York International Toy Fair, held at the Javits Center February 10–13, was the continued growth of the arts and crafts category. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three indie bookstores file lawsuit against Amazon and Big Six publishers

The stores charge that secret agreements made between the publishers and Amazon give Amazon the advantage in selling ebooks, but some industry observers find flaws in their logic. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson Catalyst to 'incubate' start-ups

Pearson has launched what it has called an "incubator" programme to help education... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Building a Sci-Fi and Fantasy Publishing House from Scratch

Science fiction and fantasy publisher Angry Robot, part of the Osprey Group, is the creation of one man and many minds working in tandem across the UK and the Atlantic. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Say Paywalls, Price Hikes are Working for Newspapers

Four top publishers Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to print and discussed revenue ideas for bolstering their products. The discussion was part of an executive roundtable at the Key Executives Mega Conference in New Orleans. The publishers of ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Will Pay-as-You-Read Allow Publishers to Charge More for Ebooks?

By minimizing the risk of buying a bad book, pay-as-you-read business models could translate into higher prices and higher quality content, but will it drive more sales? Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers capitalise on Intermittent Fasting fad

Mimi Spencer and Dr Michael Mosley's The Fast Diet (Short Books) proved once again the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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