Future Artefacts fair seeks to show physical media far from dead

Ben Freeman, organiser of London event, says: ‘Everyone realises the internet hasn’t killed the record industry or the publishing industry – just changed it’A fair celebrating the future of physical objects in media – from books and magazines to records and cassettes – will debut in London this autumn, demonstrating that print is anything but dead.Future Artefacts brings independent record labels together with art house publishers, indie presses and magazines to showcase how such objects have developed in the digital, pushing the boundaries of print and physical music formats. Related: Forget digital media; let's get physical Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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Audiobooks: RBMedia’s Acquisition of Dreamscape Media

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RBmedia Agrees to Acquire Dreamscape Media

The pending acquisition of Dreamscape will add more than 7,000 titles to RBmedia's catalog, giving the audiobook publishing giant more depth in such genres as mystery/thriller and romance. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The Devil Wears Prada sequel in the works about declining advertising revenues for print media

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The Future of Children’s Bookselling

Forward-thinking booksellers are reinventing community programming staples, from author visits to subscription boxes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The Future of Children’s Bookselling

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Media Briefing: How the digital publishing industry has fared so far in 2024

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The Morning After: Supreme Court rejects rulings on social media moderation

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The AI prison of the future is just an Outer Limits episode

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One of Stephen King’s best recent novels is being made into a show for MGM+

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