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'
[ AdWeek | 2011-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After four years of litigation, the Apple price-fixing case is over. But when can consumers expect to see the $400 million in refunds coming their way? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended March 6, 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Book World and Author Earnings may have transformed an industry standoff into a cooperative trade-and-indie exploration going forward. The post Data Guy’s Web of Analysis: DBW Turns Hostility Into a Handshake appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Multiyear deal gives the publisher access to StyleHaul's network of influencers to the "coveted" demographic. The post Time Inc. Continues Pursuing Millennials with StyleHaul Partnership appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Today’s news from the religion and spirituality publishing world includes the death of author Jerry Bridges, a Curious George book about Ramadan, and a list of Buddhist titles to help readers gain enlightenment. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter will automatically take mobile users who click links in its Moments section to sped-up AMP pages every time it's possible, the company said Wednesday, lending momentum to the effort to improve the mobile web experience.Accelerated Mobile Pages, or AMP for short, deliver content at near... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Supreme Court in America is not going to take up Apple's appeal of the ebook price fixing ruling, effectively bringing to a close the "one of the most contentious legal dramas in modern publishing history". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc., the magazine publisher striving to build its business in other platforms, and StyleHaul, described in a 2014 profile as "the largest fashion network on YouTube you've never heard of," have signed a multiyear advertising partnership.The two companies will go to market together when... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple suffered a final defeat in its legal fight with the US Justice Department over ebooks this week, when the Supreme Court refused to hear the company's appeal. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At its March 4 conference, the Supreme Court declined to take up Apple’s appeal in its ebook price-fixing case, effectively ending one of the publishing industry's most closely-watched cases. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple will pay $450 million as a settlement for ebook price fixing after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the company's appeal of a lower court's antitrust ruling.The Supreme Court's decision Monday ends Apple's appeal of the antitrust case against the company and five book publishers and... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WordPress parent Automattic has built a plugin for Facebook Instant Articles that will soon allow everyone in its user base to easily post content on the social media platform's walled garden.Instant Articles delivers content on mobile devices at blazing fast speeds. Come April 12, Facebook will... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Apple Inc. on Monday, leaving in place a ruling that Apple conspired with publishers to raise electronic book prices when the company sought to challenge Amazon.com's dominance of the market. The justices' order lets stand an appeals court ruling that... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple's last shot at avoiding a $450 million ebook price fixing settlement just went out the window. The US Supreme Court has declined to hear Apple's challenge of an appeals court decision that left the company on the hook for allegedly conspiring... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended May 1, 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended February 28, 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. has had a string of acquisitions and launches aimed at young women over the past year, from HelloGiggles to homegrown startups Mimi and Motto. Like the publishing giant itself, the Gen Y strategy reflects the awareness that young people aren’t all alike. So each site targets audiences... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Supreme Court last week once again delayed a decision on whether to review Apple's ebook price-fixing case. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended February 21, 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Today’s religion and spirituality news roundup includes a new book from Christian publishers on Queen Elizabeth’s faith and details about a self-help book with “spiritual tools” by Gillian Anderson. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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