Research combed from everything from movie tickets to social media finds more to focus on but less time to do soIt’s just as you suspected; the information age has changed the general attention span. A recently published study from researchers at the Technical University of Denmark suggests the collective global attention span is narrowing due to the amount of information that is presented to the public. Released on Monday in the scientific journal Nature Communications, the study shows people now have more things to focus on – but often focus on things for short periods of time.The researchers studied several modes of media attention, gathered from several different sources, including (but not limited to): the past 40 years in movie ticket sales; Google books for 100 years; and more modernly, 2013 to 2016 Twitter data; 2010 to 2018 Google Trends; 2010 to 2015 Reddit trends; and 2012 to 2017 Wikipedia attention time. The researchers then created a mathematical model to predict three factors: the “hotness” of the topic, its progression throughout time in the public sphere and the desire for a new topic, said Dr Philipp Hövel, an applied mathematics professor of University College Cork in Ireland. Related: From Distracted Boyfriend to Unhelpful Teacher, I love the twists of a meme’s journey | Hannah Jane Parkinson Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up' and 'Spark Joy' are big hits beyond the U.S. and Japan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trapeze, one of Orion's newest imprints, has announced five new acquisitions to coincide with the official launch of the imprint, among them The Brexit Survival Activity Book, and a new book by Dan The Diamond Minecart. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Costa has announced the judging panels for the 2016 Costa Book Awards, which include writers Nicci Gerrard, Justin Cartwright, Mary Loudon, Andrew O’Hagan and Matthew Dennison, poet, author and vlogger Jen Campbell, and author-illustrator, Cressida Cowell. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Book Foundation will conduct a study of translation in the United States. The study will be funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five young writers aged 14-19 are shortlisted for this year’s BBC Young Writers’ Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Caleb Femi has been announced as London’s first ‘Young People’s Laureate’ at an event at Penguin Random House headquarters. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Even oatmeal is going digital. To show that Quaker's oats are used to make more than just oatmeal, the PepsiCo.-owned brand is launching a campaign this weekend as part of a month-long effort the brand is dubbing 'Oatober.' Starting tomorrow, Quaker will start pumping out Facebook, Instagram... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mauro Javier Cardenas, author of the debut novel "The Revolutionaries Try Again," picks nine novels with dizzying and brilliant long sentences. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sometimes referred to as 'the area of indulgence' at Frankfurt Book Fair, the Gourmet Gallery combines cookbook publishing and foodie-wooing events in Hall 3.1. The post Gourmet Gallery at Frankfurt: Serving a ‘Global Language’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Virginia Macgregor and Chloe Seager will be published the under new YA imprint HQ YA next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booker Prize-winner Hilary Mantel, poet and author Lavinia Greenlaw, and short story writer K J Orr have all made the shortlist for the BBC National Short Story Award with BookTrust for the second time. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Trends, which was reportedly in talks to sell to Condé Nast for $120 million, has mostly flown under the radar. But the 10-year-old tech review site has become profitable by honing its Google skills while other publishers chase Facebook and video numbers. “We’ve identified the cycles a... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fifty Shades of Grey author E L James has released an excerpt of a new book that, like Grey (Arrow), takes on another of her novels from billionaire Christian Grey's perspective. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following the closing of Send the Light Distribution (STL) this summer, the number of book distributors serving the Christian market has dropped to a new low. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books continue to buck the national retail trend, with sales up 8.9% year-on-year in volume in August in comparison to the year before, where total UK retail sales were down 0.9% in the same period. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House Children’s is launching a new range of colour fiction books after acquiring titles by Judd Winick, Victoria Jamieson and Terri Lebnenson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Josh Spencer opened The Last Bookstore in downtown Los Angeles, he thought it was going to fail within three years due to the declining state of the book industry. That’s why he chose the boldly ironic name. But The Last Bookstore has thrived. In this documentary from Chad Howitt, Welcome... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The industry's biggest companies have shrugged off a period relative stagnation and have began to grow dramatically. That is one of the overriding trends of the Global Ranking of the Publishing Industry, the annual Livres Hebdo/Bookseller list of the industry’s biggest players. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown Book Group has revealed the cover for JK Rowling's screenwriting debut, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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