Google Play banner hints at dedicated audiobook section

Google Play might be close to launching a section dedicated to selling audiobooks. 9to5Google has spotted a banner displayed in the Books section of the app market announcing its arrival. It was even promoting a 50 percent discount for your first aud... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2018-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audiobooks in Production, December 2016

Bruce Springsteen narrates his memoir, Arianna Huffington records a parody book for adults, Cheech Marin hits the booth for his memoir, among other audiobook developments. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook patent hints at an automated solution for fake news

Facebook may have said that it's stepping up its fight against fake news in the past few weeks, but there are signs that it might have had a way to tackle this problem sooner. A recently published USPTO filing from 2015 reveals that Facebook has app... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2016-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Says Faster Mobile Ads Are Boosting Clickthrough Rates Up to 200 Percent

As tech giants continue their push to speed up load times for advertising and publishers across the mobile web, early numbers from one of them seem to show that faster ads really do work better. According to research released today by Google and Teads, the video tech company, mobile publishers... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Golden Headsets: Audiobooks’ Growth Is Music to Publishers’ Ears

Previewing the audiobook track at the FutureBook conference, we look at sales statistics and predictions from Michele Cobb at the Audio Publishers Association. The post Golden Headsets: Audiobooks’ Growth Is Music to Publishers’ Ears appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook and Google take action against fake news sites

Responding to growing concerns over the spread of misinformation online in the weeks and months before Election Day, Facebook and Google have announced plans to restrict sites that publish fake news from using online advertising. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2016-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What the Proliferation of Fake News on Google and Facebook Means for Advertisers

Just days after facing harsh criticism for allowing fake news stories to be read unchecked across the internet, Google and Facebook are now rushing to put in place policies that cut off advertising dollars for websites publishing fictional information. The move—which aims to potentially stem the... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google expands AMP, as it presents a friendly face to publishers

Google, long feared by publishers, is now cozying up to them -- at least in comparison to Facebook. The search giant acknowledged it needs to do more to help publishers monetize their fast-loading mobile pages, so it's expanding Accelerated Mobile Pages, its open-source effort to speed up the... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Is Introducing Native Video Ads for Mobile Publishers

If Google's research is correct, more than half of all smartphone users give up trying to load mobile websites if it takes longer than three seconds. Because of that, Google is moving forward with several beta offerings to help publishers and advertisers make their mobile formats more... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google, Facebook Say They Won't Serve Ads to Fake News Sites

Google and Facebook took steps to punish fake news websites amid growing scrutiny of technology platforms for permitting false information to spread online.On Monday, Alphabet Inc.'s Google said it's implementing a new policy that pulls its popular advertising tool from websites that run... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google, Facebook will not place ads on sites distributing fake news

Google plans to update its AdSense program policies to prevent placement of its ads on sites distributing fake news.Facebook also said Monday it had updated the policy for its Audience Network, which places ads on websites and mobile apps, to explicitly clarify that it applies to fake news.“In... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How to use Facebook to take advantage of Google’s Q4 price surge

What are the best practices for optimizing Facebook campaigns this holiday season? Leading publishers are taking advantage of cost-per-page-view campaigns to maximize their ROI at the end of the year and fight Google's price surges. Join this session to learn what these campaigns should look... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Is Targeting Travel Marketers to Buy Native Programmatic Ads

In July, Google started offering native programmatic buying through its DoubleClick network with a pilot program that lets publishers make their so-called native advertising inventory available to brands. Brands can run multiple native campaigns by uploading all of the bits of the ad—including... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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4 audiobooks for fall

A Shakespeare retelling, a dramatic nonfiction story from Mali, and two celebrity chef memoirs are among the season's new audiobook releases. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pinterest Is Working on a New 'Explore' Section for Publishers, Brands

Pinterest is building a new media channel for publishers and brands to create videos and multimedia posts, according to advertisers familiar with the plans.The Pinterest media section is similar in concept to how publishers work closely with Snapchat, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, the... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers are pleasantly surprised by Google AMP traffic

If some publishers are cooling on Facebook Instant Articles, they're bullish on Google AMP, the search engine’s answer to Instant Articles. Eight months in, AMP now represents 10 to 15 percent of publisher search traffic, which could help publishers wean themselves off volatile social traffic.... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Springsteen Plays Well Abroad

Bruce Springsteen’s memoir, Born to Run, was an immediate hit when it was released at the end of September in the U.S. by Simon & Schuster, and the book topped the nonfiction bestseller list in Germany and Sweden at the end of last month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LitRes Chief Has Goal of Dominating Russian Audiobook Market

Russia's Eksmo-owned LitRes announces its goal to boost its current 7,000 audiobooks on offer to 50,000 of them—in five years. The post LitRes Chief Has Goal of Dominating Russian Audiobook Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Industry Notes: Australia’s Jefferis Shortlist, Hachette Audio’s Audiobook Soundtracks

Although open to men as well as women, the Jefferis Award has yet to go to a male writer. And some Hachette Audio YA titles have Booktrack scores. The post International Industry Notes: Australia’s Jefferis Shortlist, Hachette Audio’s Audiobook Soundtracks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Raising the Barr: 'the roles publishers play are largely invisible to readers'

The new PA president Stephen Barr outlines his priorities in an interview with Benedicte Page. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google, Facebook, Amazon, IBM and Microsoft Team Up to Make Artificial Intelligence Less Scary

The Partnership on Artificial Intelligence to Benefit People and Society was unveiled today by Google, Facebook, Amazon, IBM and Microsoft. Indeed, that's quite a name and quite a list of companies. Their chief mission is to promote public understanding of AI while developing standards and... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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