Web publishers for 15 years have struggled with getting readers to pay for content they are accustomed to acquiring for free. Pay walls have been built and dismantled, print-and-digital packages have launched and often failed, but Google's going to see if viewers are happy to throw coins into the digital publisher's hat if they don't have to see those godforsaken ads. The Mountain View, Calif.-based tech giant is testing a program called Contributor by Google with 10 publishers, including The Onion, Imgur and Mashable, in which users can pay $1, $2 or $3 a month to not see ads. A "thank you" message will appear in place of the promos, and the user will pitch in pennies from their $1 to $3 allotment every time they visit one of the sites. A Contributor by Google website went live yesterday, stating, "When you visit a participating website, part of your contribution goes to the creators of that site." It's unclear whether the system eliminates video and native ads. But if the program works for the test partners, more Web publishers are certain to follow. Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
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Utne Reader, a magazine that highlights the best of independent and alternative presses, has launched Alt Wire, a socially curated digital magazine. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 07/07/2011 - 14:31 Sales of print books in the academic, specialist and higher education publishing market have slumped in the first half of the year, with one publisher seeing a decline of 22% in print sales. But academic publishers pointed to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the meat grinder of digital content, search results, link journalism and aggregators can often blur the origins of a story, let alone the identity of the author behind it. Now Google is launching a program that highlights the people creating the content in search results. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IGN Entertainment, the News Corporation-owned publisher of games website IGN and AskMen, has appointed Chris Shepperson to the newly created role of head of entertainment. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2011-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On the heels of Google's two social media announcementsits +1 buttons and more recent Google+the company has just announced the ability to track social engagement and activity in its Analytics package. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Men more likely to own tablets, women more likely to own e-readers according to GfK MRI. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Robert Newman is now creative director with Readers Digest; he served as a consulting creative director with RD since December. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If you're heading to the beach this summer and you plan to read an ebook, you won't want to take your iPad. Luckily, the latest versions of the Nook and the Kindle offer glare-free screens and other reader-friendly functions. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2011-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A French publishing company has filed suit against Google, alleging anti-competitive practices and claiming 295 million (US$420 million) in damages. Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2011-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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By Joe Wilcox, Betanews Nearly a quarter of US adults with household income of $75,000 have ebook readers. By ethnicity, Hispanic Americans lead other races. Continue reading at Betanews
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Richard Gingras, the chief executive of Salon Media Group, said on Wednesday he is leaving the online publisher to become global head of news products for Google Inc. Continue reading at AllThingsD
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Richard Gingras, who acted as CEO of the Salon Media Group for the past two years, is leaving the company to join search giant Google as global head of news products. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Mon, 20/06/2011 - 09:43 The British Library has signed a deal with Google, which will see one of the largest collections of books and pamphlets in the world made available and searchable online for the first time. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 16/06/2011 - 15:44 Publishers are vying to be the champions as they bring out titles to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the death of Queen star Freddie Mercury in November 2011. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Last week, TechCrunch reported that Google was in talks to buy display advertising company Admeld for $400 million. Now, it looks like the deal has been closed. Google announced Monday that it had signed a deal to officially acquire Admeld. Financial terms of the acquisition weren't disclosed,... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2011-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google is in talks to buy AdMeld, a display advertising company, for $400 million, according to the New York Times. TechCrunch first reported the acquisition, but inside sources told the Times that the deal hadnt been finalized and that negotiations could still fall apart. An acquisition of... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2011-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Mon, 06/06/2011 - 08:59 The outgoing Children's Laureate Anthony Browne has warned society "will pay the price in the long term" for closing school and public libraries. In a letter to his successor, Browne urged them to campaign against their... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier showed the biggest jump in ad pages (up 19 percent) while Meredith showed the largest drop in ad pages (down 10 percent) among six major publishers in the first quarter of 2011, according to data from MagazineRadar. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Thu, 02/06/2011 - 09:33 Local authority cutbacks to the Royal National Institute for the Blinds Talking Books service are leaving blind and visually impaired book lovers without proper access to the world of reading, the RNIB has said. The service... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Fri, 27/05/2011 - 09:01 A new Ofsted report into the teaching of English, "Excellence in English", has highlighted schools' investment in books, home reading, book borrowing from the school library and events such as book fairs and storytelling... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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