FutureBook Hack to tackle trade challenges

The first FutureBook Hack will take place this weekend, with programmers, developers and... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Matter Faces Familiar Challenges in Crafting a New Web Experience

While most online news outlets worry about their mobile-first strategy, Matter is trying to create a web-first reading experience. It doesn’t publish a print edition, present a bundled collection of news articles or host advertisements. It ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hacked Off warns local paper publishers not to join new regulator

A battle for the hearts, minds and pockets of small and medium-sized newspaper publishers is being fought over the new system of press regulation.The large publishing companies who created the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) are urging smaller publishers to sign up to their... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2013-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publish Faster, Publish Less: Futurebook’s “Big Ideas”

Nine publishing pros at The Bookseller's Futurebook conference offered their big ideas for the industry, which included publishing faster and publishing less. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FutureBook: mobile gains prominence for social reading

Mobile devices are increasingly being used for social reading and recommendation sites, the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FutureBook: libraries and publishers talk joint ventures

Collaboration between libraries and publishers in the only way forwards, panellists argued at The... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Touch Press leads winners at FutureBook Innovation Awards

Touch Press was a major winner at the FutureBook Innovation Awards, scooping a duo of prizes for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade Sales Down Through August

Sales for the first eight months of 2013 fell 1.1% in adult trade, 15.8% in children’s/young adult, and 3.2% in religion, according to the newest figures from AAP’s StatShot statistics program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Argentina’s Bookstores Thrive Despite Digital Challenges

Despite the growth of online bookselling and a 7X increase in the number of ebooks, Argentina's 2,256 bookstores are still responsible for 80% of annual book sales. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Full FutureBook 2013 line-up revealed

The Bookseller has officially unveiled the final programme for its digital conference, FutureBook... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UPNE Launches Trade Imprint

New trade list for regionalized publisher to take its name from the "fore-edge" of a book, opposite the spine. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FutureBook Shortlists Five for “Most Inspiring Digital Person”

Otis Chandler, Richard Nash, Dominique Raccah, Charlie Redmayne, John Sargent are the five personalities in the running for FutureBooks' Most Inspiring Digital Person. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shortlists for Futurebook Innovation Awards

The shortlists for this year's Futurebook Innovation Awards, sponsored by Kobo, have been... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Distribution: Knox Robinson Partners with Midpoint Trade

Effective immediately, Midpoint Trade will distribute Knox Robinson's print and digital books in the U.S. and Canada. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribd Challenges Amazon and Apple With 'Netflix for Books'

Spotify did it for music. Netflix did it for movies. And now, Trip Adler and Scribd are doing it for books. The 29-year-old entrepreneur and his six-year-old San Francisco startup just unveiled an online subscription service that gives you unlimited access to a large library of digital books for... Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2013-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Macmillan sets Movember challenge

Pan Macmillan is to invite the book trade to join an industry-wide campaign building awareness... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade caution over Man Booker rule changes

If the Man Booker Prize does open itself to US writers, the administrators could have a tough job... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade gears up for 'buzzy' Frankfurt

The trade is predicting an upbeat—though careful—mood at the Frankfurt Book Fair.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK Police Investigate Trinity Mirror Over Phone Hacking

British police are investigating whether Sunday Mirror newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror is criminally liable for alleged phone hacking by former journalists, widening a probe that had centred on Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. Trinity Mirro ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Harry Potter' new covers will grace trade paperback versions as of Aug. 27

The new 'Harry Potter' covers, by artist and writer Kazu Kibuishi, were created to honor the 15th anniversary of the US publication of 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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