HarperCollins' digital Romance Festival, held this weekend, notched up over six thousand... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
With more publisher consolidation through mergers and acquisitions, changes in ownership and management structures, focus on digital platforms together with the advent of social media tools, and continuous disruption in content consumption, the global publishing industry is witnessing fast-paced... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some 25,000 attendees from more than 120 countries are expected at the 2016 London Book Fair (April 12–14), and while this year’s fair will be underscored by the 400th birthday of William Shakespeare, the focus on the show floor will firmly be on the future. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Technology by itself does not produce compelling digital and e-learning solutions. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What is going on with ebooks? The decline in trade ebook sales in the U.S. is certainly one of the big questions hanging over the publishing industry as publishers gather for the 2016 London Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lifestyle media company Mode Media raised $30 million in Series G funding on Thursday to invest in its technology platform. Hubert Burda Media led the round, according to TechCrunch. The company has raised $186 million in equity funding to date. CEO Samir Arora co-founded the Brisbane-based... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2015-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Knopf is putting lots of marketing muscle behind "City on Fire," a 900-page first novel by Garth Risk Hallberg, for which the publisher is building bookseller interest well before its October pub date. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Until recently, our conversations about ebooks with publishing clients centered on conversion—on tools and workflows, competing standards, best practices, and retailer requirements, decisions around fixed layout v. reflow, opportunities for enhancement and interactivity, accessibility, and the... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Over the last decade, publishers have seen many external factors impacting their business models. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The first PW coverage of the India-based digital solutions industry, which was then widely known as “content services,” coincided with the launch of Twitter and Google’s acquisition of a 22-month-old startup called Android Inc. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spanish is the third most widely spoken language in the world after English and Chinese, and the revenue potential of a market consisting of 550 million Spanish speakers worldwide is not being overlooked by the publishing sector. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On May 22 of last year, after a Boeing 737 landed at Rio de Janeiro’s Santos Dumont airport—famous for a short runway that forces pilots to slam on their brakes—a flight attendant announced: “Dear passengers, a Kindle device glided to the front of the plane during landing. Please check if it is... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Want to get through to the hard-to-reach millennial male? Thrillist Media Group thinks it knows the formula. The digital publisher announced the creation of The CoLab, its own in-house agency that will work with brands to create native activations and content. "We wanted to have one cohesive... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guardian, Observer and theguardian.com publisher to invest sale proceeds, thought to be £600m to £700m, in core businessGuardian Media Group is selling its 50.1% stake in Auto Trader owner Trader Media Group to private equity firm Apax Partners in a deal thought to be worth £600m to £700m to the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Complex Media, a trend-spotting network of style, sports and entertainment media aimed at 18-34 year old males, has now entered the food space with the launch of FirstWeFeast.com. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Bobit Business Media, the b-to-b media company specializing in the vehicle-fleet business, announced Tuesday that it has has acquired Newport Business Media, whose brands include Heavy Duty Trucking (HDT), TruckingInfo.com, Heavy Duty Aftermarket Journal and Newport Poster Network. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The newest owner of The New Republic magazine is Chris Hughes, a new media guru who co-founded Facebook and helped to run the online organizing machine for Barack Obama's presidential campaign. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2012-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wrights Media announced an agreement with Penton Media; this agreement gives Wrights Media the opportunity to provide exclusive reprint and content licensing services to Penton Media. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2011-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 2426, a new law that requires digital marketplaces to make clearer to customers when they are only purchasing a license to access media. The law will not apply to cases of permanent offline downloads, only to the all-too-common situation of buying... Continue reading at Engadget
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News that GOG.com has delisted 29 games this month is a sobering reminder that at any moment the games you own could vanish from your PC game libraries at any time and there’s not much you can do about it. Admittedly, GOG’s games include titles that many gamers may not have heard about.... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2024-09-26 10:30:00 UTC ]
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The inaugural Aspen Literary Festival, slated for September 2025, will feature more than 40 authors in a multi-day celebration of books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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