‘Go Out and See the World’: Mexico’s Publishers Urged To Accelerate Innovation

At a high-level conference organized by CANIEM, Mexican publishers were encouraged to embrace change and innovation, including new ways to promote reading and book sales. The post ‘Go Out and See the World’: Mexico’s Publishers Urged To Accelerate Innovation appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audible and Pottermore Publishing go behind the scenes of Fantastic Beasts

Audible UK will this November release an audiobook that goes behind the scenes of the Fantastic Beasts film franchise, featuring interviews with Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law and more. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Snapchat gives publishers a new way to make Stories and money

Snapchat is trying something new: It's giving publishers a way to create videos without too much heavy lifting.On Thursday, Snapchat announced that its dozens of media partners, including Hearst, NBCUniversal, Refinery 29 and Daily Mail, will have the ability to build stories from the videos... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This classic economic theory could save the digital publishing business

Last year, for the first time ever, more money was spent advertising online than on traditional television. So why are digital publishers still struggling? Sponsored by Rumble. The post This classic economic theory could save the digital publishing business appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Call Out Target for 'Censoring' Book Descriptions

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scientific publishing is a rip-off. We fund the research – it should be free | George Monbiot

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[ The Guardian | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new Snapchat feature lets publishers create live stories out of users’ posts

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[ Digiday | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What Europe’s Copyright Law Changes Could Mean for U.S. Publishers

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Pan Mac to publish Stormy Daniels memoir

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EU copyright law may force tech giants to pay billions to publishers

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[ The Guardian | 2018-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gritty crime debut inspired by murder in Mexico to W&N

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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