Five Industry Tech Consultants Form New Firm

The members of Publishing Technology Partners are Ken Brooks, Bill Kasdorf, Thad McIlroy, Bill Rosenblatt, and Bill Trippe, all of whom have over 25 years’ experience working in the publishing industry. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Web-content promoter buys West Coast firm

Taboola, the Manhattan startup that selects and promotes recommended and sponsored articles at the bottom of publisher Web pages, has bought Pasadena, Calif., based digital publishing software... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fresh Crop of Magazine Launches Points to an Evolving Industry

T he magazine industry has faced its fair share of hardships in recent years. The demise of Source Interlink has left newsstand inventory sparse and publishers reeling. The monetization of digital content remains enduringly elusive. And all... Continue reading at Publishing Executive

[ Publishing Executive | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Stocks: July Performers

With a large decline on the last day of the month, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.6% in July, and the overall market weakness contributed to a 3.6% decline for the Publishers Weekly Stock Index. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tony Abbott 'consulted Rupert Murdoch over paid parental leave'

Prime minister gave News Corp boss full rundown of scheme before he announced policy to party roomTony Abbott gave Rupert Murdoch a full rundown on his planned paid parental leave scheme before announcing the policy in 2010, in a marked contrast with his decision not to consult the party room, a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon-Dissenting Authors Form 'Authors United'

As HBG's dispute with the e-tailer continues, authors are starting to prepare for the long haul by forming their own organization. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Recommended Reading: Colombia's high-tech World Cup training and testing Facebook

Recommended Reading highlights the best long-form writing on technology and more in print and on the web. Some weeks, you'll also find short reviews of books that we think are worth your time. We hope you enjoy the read. Colombia's High-Tech... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2014-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paper Industry Stabilizes

  The paper industry is stabilizing in the face of downward pressures, but things are more uncertain for the sectors serving the magazine market. As a whole, U.S. paper companies have seen sustained growth since 2009, with revenue slowly approaching where it had been before the recession. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Sales Flat in 2013; Trade Dropped 2.3%

Industry sales were just about flat in 2013, falling by less than 1%, to $27.01 billion, from $27.12 billion in 2012. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Amazon terms amount to 'assisted suicide' for book industry, experts claim

Report says publishers under heavy pressure to make damaging concessions including giving online retailer rights to print on demandBritish authors have condemned as "deeply worrying" reports that Amazon is now pressing for improved terms from publishers in the UK, as its showdown with Hachette... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mobile Marketing Startup Taps Data Firm to Measure Sales Impact

Mobile marketing startup SessionM, trying to prove its efforts can help spur sales, announced a partnership with Datalogix to measure the success of digital campaigns. SessionM says the partnership is the best way to show marketers that mobile is effective, which many question. Datalogix... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seeking Engagement, Media Firms Toss Readers the Keys

On April 24, during an all-hands meeting at Gawker Media's SoHo headquarters, founder and publisher Nick Denton was extolling the virtues of Kinja, his proprietary publishing platform that allows readers to participate in the company's editor ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry gears up for The Great Bookshop Debate

Authors want both online and bricks and mortar retailers to thrive, Louise Doughty has said.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Live Q&A: Ask ourexperts about the self-publishing industry

Are you an aspiring writer or editor? Wondering how the self-publishing industry works? Our panel will be here on 18 June between 1pm and 2.30pm to offer advice and answer your questionsSelf-publishing is becoming an increasingly popular way for authors to get their work into print. While the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Time Warner Cable CEO and industry leader Glenn Britt dies

Glenn Britt, a former chairman and chief executive of Time Warner Cable and a leader in the pay-television industry for many years, died of cancer Wednesday at his New York City home at the age of 65. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2014-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BISG Annual Industry Awards Open for Nominations

Award short lists will be announced in August, and the winners will be presented at the annual members meeting on September 19 in New York City. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Medium Relaunches Matter, Devoted To Long-Form Journalism

An experiment in digital publishing continues to evolve.Medium, the publisher-platform hybrid backed by Twitter cofounder Ev Williams, is relaunching Matter today. As you may recall Matter was a successful Kickstarter project for in-depth reporting that Medium acquired last year.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Industry Celebrates Audiobook Month

To commemorate Audiobook Month, the Audio Publishers Association (APA) is orchestrating a blog tour as a part of its June Is Audiobook Month campaign (JIAM), during which 31 different websites will give away an Audie-winning audiobook each day in June. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ofqual consults on exams cull

A recommendation that home economics no longer be examined in school is the “biggest... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry gears up for first FutureBook Hack

Reinventing audio, re-mixing children's books, the challenge of content curation, and mining... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Byliner, an Online Publisher of Long-Form Writing, Seeks Partners

Byliner, a company that publishes long, literary journalism and fiction online and as ebooks, told its contributors Tuesday that it has been struggling and is seeking partners to ensure its future. The company started in 2011 with some fanfare. It ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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