Google Inc. (GOOG) reached a deal with Belgian newspaper publishers, resolving a six-year copyright battle that had blocked the owner of the world’s most-used search engine from publishing links to local newspapers. “We tur ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Last August Books-a-Million’s $934,000 purchase of the leases for 14 Borders stores from U.S. bankruptcy court gave it entrée to seven new states above its stronghold in the Bible Belt. By year’s end, through the acquisition and assumption of more leases, BAM! had moved into 41 former Borders... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Step into a German cafe and you'll likely find most of your fellow customers leafing through a newspaper or magazine. The consumption of printed media here borders on the voracious - and it's comparatively rare to find your neighbour flicking ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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vjoon, a leading provider of cross-media publishing solutions and global reseller of Adobe® Digital Publishing Suite, announced today that Vechernyaya Moskva, one of the most popular Moscow newspapers with a rich heritage, was re-launched suc ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Early this week news broke that Google is acquiring the venerable guidebook publisher Frommers. That comes on the heels of the search giant's eye-opening deal to purchase Zagat last year. It can't be that Sergey and Larry just like to travel. Rather it seems clear that Google has a plan to... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2012-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Wiley & Sons work to sell off unwanted assets as Google makes its foray into the publishing industry. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google has won the right to appeal the granting of class status to thousands of authors suing the search engine company over its ambitious plan to create the world's largest digital books library. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2012-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google has bought the travel brand Frommer's from John Wiley & Son, in a move that sees... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Takeaway: It’s a reality that digital publishing continues to rule the day, as it should, and, while the printed companion platform will be there, it will be published less than daily, perhaps only on weekends. Another US newspaper, this t ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell’s has announced a partnership with CourseSmart to rent digital textbooks to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After a round of key filings, two Authors Guild cases challenging Google’s ambitious library book-scanning program are on schedule for early fall trial dates. Final reply briefs were filed July 27 for the Authors Guild v. HathiTrust, with that case now fully briefed and all but set for a... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A government-commissioned report into the feasibility of developing a Digital Copyright Exchange... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NEW YORK -- This fall, the University of Oregon’s Daily Emerald -- a print publication for more than 90 years -- will ditch the daily for digital, publish a twice-weekly magazine, and launch a mini-tech start-up called The Garage. It' ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Now that the legal dust has settled and Google's publishing woes in 'ol Gaul have been swept under the rug, it's back to business as usual. Starting today, the land of Jerry Lewis lovers will have access to books on Google Play, making it the fifth European country to participate in Mountain... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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QuadrantOne, an online ad platform created by a consortium of newspaper publishers, including Gannett, Hearst, the New York Times Co. and Tribune, is introducing three new ad management tools intended to improve targeting and measurement of online ad ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News updates all day from Fast Company.One of the advantages that Google's Nexus 7 tablet may have over its Amazon rival the Kindle Fire is that Google wants to push it out internationally sooner, whereas Amazon is overly US-centric now. But it's emerged that when the Nexus hits British shores,... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2012-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than half of tablet adopters are reading books and other media on their tablet screens instead of relying on paper. Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2012-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google took a cue from Amazon's Kindle Fire announcing the Nexus 7 tablet optimized for content from Google Play including books, games, TV shows, movies, apps, and magazines. Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2012-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch will be chairman of the divided News Corporation empire but will not be chief executive of the publishing arm, home to The Sun and The Times newspapers, the media company today (28 June) confirmed. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2012-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazines have embraced the iPad but generally dissed the Google Android OS. Google wants to change that will the opening of Magazines on Google Play. With scores of titles across many of the major publishing houses on tap for this launch, the sectio ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newspaper companies, of the type News Corp. might spin off, are trading at premiums to book value, suggesting investors still see value in the business. New York Times Co., McClatchy Co. and Gannett Co., three of the biggest newspaper companies, all ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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