Twitter is being used as a "commissioning channel", Random House digital publisher Dan... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Two leading trade bodies in the book industry are turning towards lobbying the UK competition authorities over Amazon as opposed to the European Commission following Brexit. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Titles from Natasha Pulley and Lauren Groff are to feature in Sainsbury's Entertainment on Demand's "first ever" Summer Book Club, which will showcase two new ebooks every Thursday until the end of August. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers have flooded Twitter with video clips this week as they cover police shootings of civilians in Louisiana and Minnesota, and a shooting in Dallas Thursday night that killed five police officers. To help viewers stay informed, Twitter's recently-launched Watch Mode seems to be getting... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital publisher Dan Franklin is leaving Penguin Random House UK on 14th July, with his role made redundant. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following a court ruling that it was involved in ebook price-fixing with five publishers, Apple has started the process of paying back $400m in refunds. Despite agreeing to pay out the thick end of half a billion dollars, Apple denies doing anything wrong. Interestingly, the payouts will not... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2016-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You might have a few extra dollars to spend on Amazon this week, all courtesy of Apple. On Tuesday, Amazon started issuing refunds as part of Apple’s price-fixing settlement. If you purchased a qualifying ebook from Amazon, you will be automatically receiving credits in your account. All you... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2016-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thousands of Maryland consumers who bought electronic books at artificially inflated prices will get their share of $9 million in credits and checks from Apple this week, Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh said Monday.The credits, first announced in March, are part of a $400 million... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2016-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arizonans who purchased ebooks from Apple Inc., will receive their cut from a price-fixing settlement over the price of ebooks, according to the Arizona Attorney General's Office. Arizonans will see a total of $8.6 million out of a $400 million settlement. Customers who bought ebooks from... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2016-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Counter to the reported plan at the time of Mofibo's buy by Storytel, the Danish subscription service's high-visibility business development lead, Nathan Hull, has announced he's leaving. The post Ebook Subscriptions: Nathan Hull Departs Mofibo, Following Storytel Buyout appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers are out to crack the code on how effective their Snapchat photos and videos are, and some are leaning on Twitter for insights. At a panel organized by Northside Festival this week, MTV execs talked about how the publisher is programming short-form content for the mobile app geared... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After the arrival in Mexico of Amazon and Apple, ebook sales growth has slowed and some wonder what all the fuss was about, according to editors, publishers and entrepreneurs. The post Has the Tide Gone Out for Ebooks in Mexico? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Have ebook sales plateaued in Germany? The latest Ebook Quarterly Report from the German Publishers and Booksellers Association indicates lower revenue despite growth in sales volume. The post Ebook Sales in Germany Up, Revenue Down appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Finally, some good news for Yahoo: Its home page still sends a lot of traffic to publishers. Yahoo went from being the 16th-biggest referral source for publishers to the third after Google Search and Facebook, now that it's accounting for its dark traffic. The ranking comes from Chartbeat. A big... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Ebooks are essentially Web sites in wrappers. So what happens if you take the wrappers off?' One answer lies in the layered reading world of Strata, a digital storytelling project from Penguin Random House and a host of collaborators led by Dan Franklin. The post ‘Experiences and Story’: PRH’s... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade bodies representing publishers and booksellers in Europe have welcomed the fact that new European Commission rules on geo-blocking do not apply to ebooks, for the time being. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones is to stop selling ebooks from its website and instead divert customers to Kobo’s reading platform for digital sales. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookseller Waterstones is to stop selling digital books and will instead divert customers to Japanese ebook company Kobo. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Windows 10 has native support for PDF, but if ePub is your preferred reading format then you’ll still need to find a third-party viewer. Bibliovore is a good-looking eBook reader and manager app for Windows 8.1 and later. The app imports individual ePub and PDF files, and can also scan and open... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones is well and truly getting back to basics today, as it has dropped ebooks and audiobooks from its online store. The digital libraries of Waterstones customers will remain accessible until June 13th, with Kobo taking over the following day... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Goodreads is introducing Goodreads Deals to the US market, a digital marketing tool that will alert site members when an ebook on their 'want to read' list is available at a discount. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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