Good Housekeeping's December issue Hearst may be a 129-year-old media company, but even it's planning for a Jetsons-like future when news will be consumed through voice-controlled technology. The New York-based company has quietly launched a 10-person group called the Native and Emerging Technologies (or NET group) that's responsible for keeping the mega-publisher up to speed with the newest technologies, starting with voice-activated devices including Amazon Echo, Google Home and voice-based smartphone experiences. For instance, this week, the team launched an Amazon Echo Skill for Good Housekeeping. The group was born out of Hearst's acquisition of startup BranchOut a couple of years ago. "We're looking at this new wave of natural language interfaces as being a great source of content discovery and content interaction," said Phil Wiser, Hearst's chief technology officer. "We find all of that to be increasingly important as a way to engage consumers." The Good Housekeeping Echo skill allows users to receive a step-by-step guide of instructions and recommended tools to remove stains by talking to the cylinder-shaped gadget. As consumers work through removing the stain, music plays in the background. "It's a really good branding opportunity—as we're providing that advice, we can also give the consumer guidance on which brands they should look for," Wiser said. "That's a theme that we're going to build on as we take our expert editorial content and weave it in... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
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Faber has launched a series of digital-only poetry ebooks being described as "a new way to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Up-to-date sales and royalties information are to become available to authors and agents via an... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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AMELI, the Association Maghrebine des Editeurs du Livre Independents, was launched late last month. The organization currently has 22 members Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Onswipe, a startup that helps publishers build websites optimized for iPads and other touchscreen devices, is closing out what sounds like a big year. Content published through the Onswipe platform reached 44 million unique visitors over the course o ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
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The Ethical Consumer magazine and campaign group has launched a campaign to persuade customers to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I read a lot of good books in 2012, and as always, it was hard to narrow down a list like this. But here they are, alphabetically by title: My 10 favorite books of 2012. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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North London independent The Big Green Bookshop is teaming up with Angry Robot Books to offer... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles asked for advice on designing the bookshop of the future and several notable publishing personalities shared their ideas with Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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The online comics marketplace has exploded over the past year. Here, from innovative indies to blockbuster franchise extensions, some of the best from the emerging world of digital comics. 2012 was the year digital-direct comics went mainstream. Entirely bypassing the tried-and-true supply... Continue reading at Fast Company
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Hot Key Books has launched a free interactive writing project, "Fleur Hitchcock's Story... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Sure, it's probably not going to convince you to pick up a new device if you weren't already in the market for one, but that's not really the point, right? Barnes & Noble's kicking off the season of giving with its "Buy a Nook, We'll Give a Book" promotion, which finds the company donating a... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont Press will be launching a new series, Fairy Animals of Misty Wood, next year, with five... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ever since Hearst Corp. sold William Morrow to News Corp. in 1999, its book publishing activities have focused on partnering with different houses to publish books based on content from its magazines. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the rush to market in Brazil, three international ebook sellers staked their claim on the same day. Why? The reasons are clear, but perhaps a bit ephemeral. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's been attuned to the needs of its vision-impaired customers for years, first rolling out text-to-speech technology on its original Kindle e-reader years ago. Today the company revealed plans to add to that feature set in its Kindle Fire and Fire HD (7-inch) tablets with Voice Guide and... Continue reading at Engadget
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Lion Hudson is launching a fiction imprint “as a platform for Christian novelists from all... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wordclay.com, an online, bare-bones Do-it-Yourself service for print book publishing owned by Author Solutions, Inc. announced that it will close its virtual doors on December 31. In a statement, Worldclay said the increased preference for ebook publishing over print by self-published authors... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German self-publishing platform XinXii, which allows indie authors to sell their titles through mobile ebook shops, has gone live in Russia. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Agency Curtis Brown has launched a digital self-publishing programme through Kindle Direct... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Publishers Weekly faces controversy after naming 'Fifty Shades of Grey' author E L James 'Publishing Person of the Year' for 2012. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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