Guardian digital revenues hit £70m

Publisher of the Guardian and Observer to announce 25% rise in revenues in year to end of March 2014The Guardian is expected to report an increase in digital revenues of more than a quarter to almost £70m in the last year, as the future of its national newspaper titles is secured for the forseeable future following a £619m cash injection.Guardian News & Media – the publisher of the Guardian, Observer and the theguardian.com – will report a 25% rise in digital revenues from £55m to almost £70m in the year to the end of March 2014.The Guardian's monthly web browsers stand at more than 80 million, less than half that of the world's largest newspaper site Mail Online, which says it expects to hit £60m in revenues by the end of September.The increase in the Guardian's digital revenues comes as the publisher confirms the safety of its print potfotlio, as the company offcially reveals that the sale of 50.1% of the parent of AutoTrader to joint venture partner Apax will net £619m."We can look forward to an era of editorial innovation from the Guardian titles, which are proven pioneers of both journalism and digital distribution," said Dame Liz Forgan, chair of the Scott Trust, "The unique contribution made by the Guardian to national and international debate is now secure for generations to come."Guardian Media Group, the parent of the publisher of the Guardian, sold its remianing 50.1% stake in the parent of AutoTrader group to five-year partner Apax in January."Completion... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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Digital rights management a "felony", conference hears

Written By: Tom Tivnan Publication Date: Wed, 08/06/2011 - 15:17 Digital rights management is a "felony", delegates at the second day of a UNESCO conference on digital books heard, as proponents for the liberalisation of copyright laws clashed with those favouring more traditional intellectual... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Guardian to sponsor Edinburgh Book Festival

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 08/06/2011 - 14:53 The Edinburgh International Book Festival is to be sponsored by Guardian News & Media, in a newly-penned two-year deal. The sponsorship deal will include coverage in the Guardian, the Observer and its books website of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Council cutbacks hit blind readers using RNIB scheme

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Thu, 02/06/2011 - 09:33 Local authority cutbacks to the Royal National Institute for the Blind’s 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

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Pan Mac digital sales worth 8% in first quarter

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 01/06/2011 - 09:52 E-book sales accounted for over 8% of Pan Macmillan's trade sales in the first quarter of 2011, with the publisher predicting a rise to up to 10% by the end of the year. Over the same period, the publisher's sales of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Zinio Digital Newsstand Now Available on Android Technology

Zinio, the digital newsstand that has previously been available for Apple iOS users, is now entering the Android market. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Bloomsbury launches new digital imprint for out of print titles

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Internet Advertising Hits Record $7.3 Billion in First Quarter

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Cornerstone releases Slaughter digital first

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Vintage launches digital campaign for debut

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Digital in the Black for First Time at Future

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B&N Puts Focus on Digital [Voices]

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B&N Puts Focus on Digital

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AP Watt's King attacks 25% digital royalty rate

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Number of US physical books printed increases despite digital

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Coalition must implement Digital Economy Act - Bristow

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 16/05/2011 - 09:55 The coalition government must implement the Digital Economy Act in order to safeguard intellectual property (IP), the president of the Publishers Association has said. Implementation of the act, which was approved last year,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Reader’s Digest Announces Third Digital Exec Hire Since 2008

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Publishers must change "radically' in digital age - Johnson

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Puffin unveils design winner with digital edge

Written By: Caroline Horn Publication Date: Wed, 11/05/2011 - 07:25 Authors and illustrators with technology skills will have an "undoubted advantage" in the emerging digital market, said Puffin as the winner of its inaugural Digital Prize was announced. The winner, announced on Tuesday 10th... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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