I started the year with a problem: small news organizations don’t have enough time to keep their digital publishing and ad sales practices up to date. This is how I started to develop a solution. At the end of January 2015, I b ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Assuming HarperCollins’s agreement to acquire Harlequin for C$455 million (about $412 million) is approved by government regulators, the purchase will mark HC’s second major purchase in a little more than two years and further cements the company as the country’s second-largest trade publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A small frontlist and weak sales for its automotive manuals led to a revenue shortfall of 27% for... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Powering more than 50 e-bookstores for publishers specializing in such subjects as fiction, academic, professional and romance has given Qbend COO Kaushik Sampath many unique insights on e-retailing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With all major categories except the children’s/young adult segment reporting an increase in 2013, total book sales at the 1,211 publishers that report results to the Association of American Publishers’ StatShot program grew 1% over 2012 figures, to $15.05 billion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For going on a year, LinkedIn has been repositioning its ad business around content marketing. Now it's launching new tools to let advertisers see how they're faring as publishers within its walls.LinkedIn will now start assigning brands content-marketing scores to gauge the effectiveness of... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s nice to see newspaper publishers working their way out of the existential doldrums. If there was one overall takeaway from last week’s mediaXchange, the Newspaper Association of America’s confab in Denver, it wa ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We can't say we know all that many people who routinely digest articles posted through Medium's social publishing platform. However, the readership is bound to go up now that the service has released an iPhone app. The mobile client is more of a... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2014-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As print advertising revenue erodes for the consumer magazine industry as a whole, there are titles finding success catering to pockets of readers. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2014-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite improved performance in the fourth quarter, bookselling chain Books-A-Million reported a 5.5% decline in revenue to $470.2 million for the 52-week period ended February 1, 2014, down from the $498.4 million reported for the previous fiscal year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic's revenues fell 1.3% in the third quarter for fiscal year 2014 to $373.5m but... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Germany's small press scene is thriving, with an eclectic mix of ambitious publishers seeking out new authors, experimenting with formats and finding audiences. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The advent of digital publishing technology and ebooks has created opportunities for home-based publishersThe world of publishing was once the preserve of very large organisations, huge publishing houses with massive production infrastructures and costs, that kept smaller niche publishers on the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two publishers, including one formed specifically to publish a book on the 2013 marathon, will release books in advance of the April 21 race. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harlem’s La Casa Azul Bookstore has stepped up to help residents affected by the gas explosion that destroyed two buildings in East Harlem on Wednesday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New eMarketer research forecasts mobile ad spend to top £2bn this year, and for total digital media to reach £9bn by 2017UK mobile advertising spend is forecast to top £2bn and overtake newspaper ad revenue for the first time in 2014, according to new research.Total digital media advertising... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Connecting content creators and consumers would be an enormous coup for news sites, magazines, TV networks, and other media. We look at three startups that could help.At magazines like Fast Company, we rely on distribution networks to get our articles to our readers. In print, the primary... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amid contested reports that a second book about Hinduism by religion scholar Wendy Doniger may be withdrawn in India, a scholars group is expressing concern about a chilling effect on free inquiry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rebelmouse has tapped Michael Hess as its first chief revenue officer, the latest step in the company's effort to broaden its pitch to marketers.Mr. Hess comes to Rebelmouse after less than a year at Greek mobile marketing firm Velti, which had sought to build a mobile ad network. Prior to... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Portraying and documenting slavery on film is wrought with logistical and ethical challenges. Now back in the spotlight, can film improve campaign impact?Guddi was trafficked into Mumbai's sex industry aged 11. The first man she was forced to go with brutalised her so severely that she was... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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