Just as mainstream publishers are hitching their digital futures to Apple with a deal to sell subscriptions through the company's new Newsstand, one major publisher is saying, in effect, who needs it? On Tuesday, the Financial Times launched FT Web App, a browser-based app for tablets, which is expected to replace the app it sells via Apple when the FTs terms with Apple expire June 30. The app is optimized for the iPad and iPhone, but the FT says it will be adapted to other devices, including the Samsung Galaxy and Motorola Xoom. The news comes, coincidentally, as Apple has been making headway with other mainstream publishers. Major publishers including Condé Nast and Hearst have agreed to sell subscriptions to their titles on the iPad, with Apple taking the 30 percent cut its been demanding. And yesterday, Apple announced a Newsstand app thats been long sought by publishers. The app will let consumers store and browse all their newspaper and magazine subscriptions in one place, similar to the iBooks feature, although its unclear how the workflow will be and if the newsstand will be open to free aggregator apps like Flipboard and Pulse or just paid publications. The FT isnt the biggest publisher out there, but its one of the few thats figured out how to build a paid digital strategy, making its new app move particularly noteworthy. There are clear advantages to Web apps. Publishers, free from the constraints of the App Store, can charge what they want, keep all... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
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Some of today’s best-loved books — think “Catch-22,” “Tender Is the Night” and even “Anne of Green Gables” — had a rocky reception in our pages. Continue reading at The New York Times
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This week brought iPhone reviews, new Surface devices and a bunch of tech deals across the web. Apple's MacBook Air M1 returns to the best price we've seen it while the iPad Air remains discounted by $100. Some of our favorite Sennheiser wireless earbuds are $100 off, too, and you can still grab... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2021-09-24 15:45:20 UTC ]
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Holly Smale, bestselling author of the Geek Girl series, discusses how autistic characters, and authors, should no longer be seen as ‘niche’ Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-23 18:27:19 UTC ]
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Algoriddim has been working closely with Apple for years on its djay apps and regularly appears in the company's keynotes. Now, it's integrating another Apple product, Shazam, into its latest iOS djay app with the release of iOS 15. The new feature lets you can scan your surroundings and... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2021-09-20 14:00:01 UTC ]
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‘Talk to Me,’ by T.C. Boyle, was inspired by a 1970s experiment in which researchers tried to teach a young chimpanzee American Sign Language. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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Moriarty tells a fresh, juicy tale about four siblings and their tennis-obsessed parents. Continue reading at The Washington Post
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A novel by Jai Chakrabarti follows two productions of a play staged decades apart as acts of resistance. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-14 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Lucy Caldwell has been shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award for the third time, in a year dominated by new voices. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-10 09:37:40 UTC ]
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W H Allen will publish The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story, created by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and the New York Times Magazine. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-09 11:16:58 UTC ]
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From the acclaimed author of novels and short stories, 'Harrow' is a magnificent, moving story about people picking up the pieces of apocalypse. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-09-07 13:00:01 UTC ]
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David Rooney explores how ideas about time have shaped cultures and consciousness. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-03 12:00:00 UTC ]
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This year's fall regional trade shows will take place as questions abound over how the rest of 2021 will play out. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Increasingly, books are something that libraries do not own but borrow from the corporations that do. Continue reading at New Yorker
[ New Yorker | 2021-09-02 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Trigger warning: unpopular opinion. I have long despised the idea of writers’ retreats. I entirely agree with the concept itself but felt it was in desperate need of diversification in order to suit different personality types and minds. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-02 05:17:10 UTC ]
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Now might be a good time to buy an e-reader for school — or that end-of-summer vacation. Amazon has cut the price of the ad-supported 8GB Kindle Paperwhite to an all-time low of $71 in a one-day-only sale, well below the official $130 sticker. That's lower than what we saw just two weeks... Continue reading at Engadget
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The Novus banking app allows users to choose which charities will receive support, based on their purchases. The post Book Aid International Announces Partnership With the Novus App appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-08-25 01:10:14 UTC ]
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The internet was awash with tech deals this week, with some of the best coming from Apple and Amazon. Apple's AirPods Pro dropped to $180 while the MacBook Pro M1 received at $200 discount. Amazon kicked off its "off to college" sale by reducing the prices of its Echo speakers, including the... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2021-08-20 15:50:10 UTC ]
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Octopus Books imprint Aster has acquired Fear Less, Live More by two-time GB Olympian Aimee Fuller. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-20 08:49:30 UTC ]
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Nine Eight, Bonnier Books UK's new music imprint, will publish Being Britney: Pieces of a Modern Icon by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike in November 2021, the first book to provide a "sympathetic yet objective re-examination of Britney Spears' cultural impact". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-19 02:29:30 UTC ]
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