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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Department of Justice attorneys now have until January 4, 2016 to file any opposition briefs to Apple's petition for the Supreme Court to hear the company's appeal in the ebook price-fixing case. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s no surprise that the Left Book Club is being relaunched now, with the imprimatur of the Labour leader and Ken Livingstone. It began in the anxious 1930s, a decade that has all too many parallels with the current oneAiming to “set the agenda for a new age of political debate”, the Left Book... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended November 15, 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher of Marie Claire and NME to announce major changes that will involve 300 staff being relocated The publisher of Marie Claire and NME is set to announce a major restructure of its UK business that will see 30 titles and brands and 300 staff relocated outside London.Time Inc UK owns more... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended November 8, 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TELL and Agatha Christie Productions (ACP) have launched a new storytelling app based on Christie's short story collection The Mysterious Mr Quin, starring "Game of Thrones" actor Gethin Anthony in the lead role. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple's new "iPad Pro" might be remarkably similar to Microsoft's Surface tablet, but if Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook's takedown of the Redmond company's first-ever laptop is any indication, that's where the comparisons will stop. "It's a product that tries too hard to do too much," Cook... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2015-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is already dominating peoples’ phone time, and now it wants a crack at your lock screen, too. The social network rolled out a new app called “Notify” on Wednesday specifically to send you mobile notifications fr ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook's Notify is here. Think Apple News + Twitter = Facebook Notify. The news-centric stand alone app lets users receive news alerts on their lock screens from a menu of topics and publishers. Facebook says this is supplemental to its News Feed because people want multiple ways to get... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook wants to become a one-stop shop for breaking news while giving media brands more mobile channels to reach viewers. The social media giant today launched Notify, an app curating push notifications from dozens of publishers and other media sources all into one place: your iPhone's lock... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hot religion reading from across the web: seven books selected in honor of Jewish Book Month; 'The Office' star Rainn Wilson's new memoir on faith; a Christian man who claims he was fired for publishing a book about his beliefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Previously unpublished episodes of the comic book series Judge Dredd from the late 1970s, part of the 2000 AD anthology, are going to be reprinted for the first time by Rebellion Publishing following a change in the law. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In their petition, Apple suggested a negative effect on the economy if the decision was left to stand. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Actress Leah Remini's take on why she left Scientology, and Sister Joan Chittister's discussion of her life's work of speaking up for women are among the religion news items being talked about today. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 'New York Times' has announced its Best Illustrated List for books published in 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. has acquired Jane Pratt's xoJane and xoVain websites in a bid to build up its portfolio of brands that target millennials. Adweek first reported that the acquisition was imminent on Oct. 16. The deal is the latest in a string of big moves from the New York magazine publisher this... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books has sold the US rights for Ross Welford’s Time Travelling with a Hamster to Penguin Random House US for a six-figure dollar sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House (PRH) UK has released a second app based on Roald Dahl’s The Twits, featuring the first ever rendering of Mr and Mrs Twit in 3D, entitled "Roald Dahl’s House of Twits". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newsfeed aggregator included in iOS 9.1 update features content from the BBC, Telegraph, Times, Guardian, Sun and Sky NewsApple’s News app has launched in the UK with a range of publisher partners including the BBC, Telegraph, Guardian, Sun and Sky News.The Apple News app, which aims to... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple's News app is now available for UK iPhone and iPad owners in the UK, acting as a personalised newsfeed agregator for digital media. The Telegraph, Financial Times and Condé Nast are among the UK launch partner publishers f ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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