Hachette Unveils Chlldren's App Pairing Text and Music

Hachette, in partnership with startup Novel Effect, has created an app that relies on voice recognition technology to sync music and sound effects to text, as it's read aloud from select picture books. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graphic novel-writing pair crowned Sunday Herald's best visual artists

Graphic novelists Sandra Marrs and John Chalmers, known jointly by their company name Metaphrog, have won The Sunday Herald Scottish Culture Awards 2016 for Best Visual Artist. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Is Launching New App-Install Ads to Help Developers Find Audiences

Facebook has updated its app-install ads to allow developers to select targeted audiences based on which users will most likely use an app and not just install and forget about it. The product, App Event Optimization, will allow advertisers to select from among 14 user actions that might... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gallery Books Unveils New Graphic Books Line

The Simon & Schuster imprint's new line will publish graphic novels and graphic nonfiction beginning in the spring. Gallery Books senior editors Ed Schlesinger and Adam Wilson will be acquiring and editing titles for the new line. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How A Groton Geek Won The Education App Sweepstakes

Using Apple technology, one small publisher figured out how to compete with the big boys who dominate the market for high school texts.At 3:59 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12, John Conner was fidgeting at his kitchen table. He looked down at his iPhone, then up to the hands of the kitchen clock, then... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2016-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What you need to know about messaging app Line in 6 charts

Japan’s popular messaging app Line has gone public. Mainly used in Asia, the funds raised will help with international expansion. Currently, 12 percent of people in the U.S. use Line, and it’s unlikely to ever reach the scale of Facebook Messenger or WhatsApp. It can differentiate by the range... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette to close LBS and build new 'world class' distribution centre

Hachette is consolidating its distribution operations and building a new "world-class" centre in Didcot, Oxfordshire, resulting in the closure of its Littlehampton warehouse and office in 2019.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH unveils rejacketed YA classics

A fresh look at a number of classics of the Young Adult genre presented a number of challenges to the design team at Penguin, who were tasked with balancing a broad commercial appeal with a timeless aesthetic.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Texture Cleared for In-App Purchases

The digital magazine reader, which shares revenue with publishers, clears a major hurdle in customer acquisition. The post Texture Cleared for In-App Purchases appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audible Unveils Short Form Audio Streaming Service

In a move that further expands the Amazon subsidiary's reach beyond the audiobook market, Audible has unveiled an on-demand, unlimited listening service called Channels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Antscherl joins Hachette Children’s

Alex Antscherl will join Hachette Children’s Group as editorial director for Enid Blyton this August, where she will be responsible for developing the Blyton brand. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why London’s free paper Metro is betting on apps

Metro, London’s freesheet, has combined its smartphone and tablet app and added new features. In the autumn it will roll out two new apps focussing on content verticals. The paper wants to focus attention on its loyal audience, taking a different approach to other publishers chasing traffic on... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Artists Turned Apple's App Store Guidelines Into A Lovely Comic Book

Five artists illustrated the App Store review guidelines.One of the more unusual things to come out of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference this year is a lovely comic interpretation of Apple's app review guidelines.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2016-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bauer Launches New Pair of Pre-Teen Magazines

J-14 Decorate and Star-tastic Coloring Book hit newsstands July 18 with an initial run of 200,000 copies each. The post Bauer Launches New Pair of Pre-Teen Magazines appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New App, Litsy, Aims To Be the Instagram of Books

New app provides a social platform for talking about, sharing, and reviewing books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here's what Android apps will be like on Chromebooks

Last month, at the annual Google I/O developers conference, Google announced that it would add the Play Store into Chrome OS, allowing Chrome OS users to easily download and run Android apps on their Chromebooks. If you’re curious as to how it’ll all work, you don’t have to wait for the Play... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2016-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Alexander Hamilton Novel Gets Presale Boost from Hit Musical

Riding the wave of Alexander Hamilton mania drummed up by the Broadway hit about the Founding Father, Elizabeth Cobbs’s forthcoming novel, ‘The Hamilton Affair,’ has been given a presale boost from two major chains. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alltimes moves to Hachette amid changes to children's division

Ruth Alltimes is moving from HarperCollins to become m.d publisher of three arms of the Hachette Children’s Group to help spearhead the company’s “ambitious plans for growth”.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why not all Chromebooks will get Android apps

Google is adding Android app support to Chrome OS, but your Chromebook might not get it. Despite Google’s promise of a five-year lifespan for Chromebooks, most Chromebooks released more than two years ago will be left out.Check Google’s list Google published a list of Chromebooks, Chromeboxes,... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2016-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bibliovore is a stylish eBook reading app for Windows

Windows 10 has native support for PDF, but if ePub is your preferred reading format then you’ll still need to find a third-party viewer. Bibliovore is a good-looking eBook reader and manager app for Windows 8.1 and later. The app imports individual ePub and PDF files, and can also scan and open... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hesperus and Hachette reach Jonasson settlement

Hesperus Press and Hachette Book Group have reached a settlement concerning the royalty pay dispute for bestselling author Jonas Jonasson, which became public last year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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