Fall Regionals 2014: A Time for Discovery

Over the past few years, some regional booksellers associations have moved away from holding fall trade shows in favor of onferences or forums to reflect a greater emphasis on authors and education. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spring Clean for Trinity Mirror's Regional Websites

Regional publisher Trinity Mirror has been carrying out an overhaul of its network of newspaper websites designed to give them a ‘cleaner’ look. Digital publishing director David Higgerson has overseen the changes which have now b ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Getting a read on the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

More than 400 authors are scheduled over the two days at USC. Writers as varied as Anne Rice and Jeff Kinney will hold court.What do Sugar Ray Leonard, Judy Blume, Betty White, T.C. Boyle, Rodney King, Joseph Wambaugh and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar have in common? They're just a few of the high-profile... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Northcliffe Reports 6% Revenue Fall and 13% Cost Reduction

Regional newspaper publisher Northcliffe Media has reported a further six per cent year-on-year decline in like-for-like revenue over the past six months. Parent company Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) said in a trading update today that althou ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IAB's New Standardization Tools Just Might Mean You Won't See That Beer Ad Ten Times in a Row

The Interactive Advertising Bureau is addressing a problem that's plagued tech-centric industries since the first Mac-vs.-Dos argument: standardization. The problem has become acute for Web video, an industry enjoying meteoric growth, and the growing pains that come with that growth. So the IAB... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2012-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Out New York Launches E-Commerce, Daily Deals Platform

Moving forward with an expanded focus on digital media, Time Out New York (TONY) has integrated e-commerce and daily deals into its website and newly-launched apps. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book review: 'No Time Like the Present' by Nadine Gordimer

An interracial couple navigates modern life in South African in 'No Time Like the Present,' by Nadine Gordimer.No Time Like the Present Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Regional Distribution Strategies

For city and regional publishers, perhaps more so than their national counterparts, magazine distribution requires an active rather than a passive approach, one that includes constant tending, refinement and, often, innovation. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Survey Finds 60% of Publishers Agree that Print Publishing’s Time is Limited

Almost two-thirds of industry leaders from the publishing industry foresee that newspapers and other print publishers will end up as digital-only enterprises by 2020, according to a survey conducted by MPP Global Solutions. Conducted during two web ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jonathan Franzen – this time taking on Twitter – heaps more scorn on social media

 'Freedom' author Jonathan Franzen, who has previously disparaged Facebook and ebooks, says Twitter 'stands for everything I oppose' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Printed books fall £2.8m as kids go back to school

Printed book sales slumped 11% last week as children returned to school and adults to work... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Proactive’ indies become regional winners

A two-year-old start-up, a 30-year-old business recently given a full refurbishment and three... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Real-Time Advertising Bidding Offers Publisher Control

As publishers attempt to make online advertising a profitable and engaging business model, real time bidding on Web inventory by prospective clients is becoming more prevalent. Conde Nast launched a private Web ad exchange with AdMeld for select clients in late 2011, and now smaller publishers... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Athill, Donoghue on Sunday Times story longlist

A story told through the texts of two lovers is up against tales written by bestselling authors... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fnac sales fall 3.2% in 2011

The leading French cultural products chain Fnac has reported a dismal performance in 2011, even... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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C&R and Walker to host joint regional "roadshows"

Constable & Robinson and Walker Books are planning to host a number of joint "roadshows... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apps help Rashbass prepare for The Economist's first fall

The Economist is the magazine industry's undisputed star performer, achieving 61 consecutive circulation rises over the last 31 years, but group chief executive Andrew Rashbass expects global print sales to fall for the first time in 2012, so why is he "delighted"? Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2012-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is the Time Right for Bundling?

In a world where people increasingly consume their content on multiple platforms—watching TV recorded on their DVR, as well as downloaded to their iPad; reading the New York Times in print Sunday mornings, on their Kindle during the morning commute, then on their desktop at the office—questions... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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January book spend falls as digital bites

Printed book sales fell 12% year on year in January, with spending falling to its lowest point... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The New York Times, The Daily and New Yorker Top Performing Titles on Apple’s Newsstand

In 2011, one phrase defined the magazine industry: digital editions. Whether publishers were deciding to take the leap into digitizing their publications, or deciding on what app to develop next, digital was top of mind for publishers of all kinds. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp. for First Time Details Tabloid Bribe for Story on Child Killer

News Corp. (NWSA) for the first time publicly detailed bribery by a journalist at its now-defunct News of the World, telling a court that a former editor agreed to pay a prison guard to get a story about a child killer. Matt Nixson, a features edit ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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