Ingenuity or ruthlessness? Take your choice... but the result is still the sameNewspaper commentators who have been charting the demise of newsprint for the past decade or so have tended to predict that there will be a transformative moment when newspapers go over a cliff.We know it won’t be like that, of course. To misquote Yeats, death comes dropping slow. All print advertising will not suddenly vanish and while it exists publishers will grab it. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2015-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Biteback will publish a book about "how and why politics and business have become utterly disconnected in the past decade", entitled F**k Business: The Business of Brexit, by Iain Anderson, chairman of Cicero Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Number of books featuring African Americans has more than doubled in the past decade, with Asian Americans triplingCampaigners have hailed a “seismic shift” in US children’s publishing after statistics showed that the number of kids’ books featuring African-American characters has more than... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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About 20 staff are expected to lose their jobs at men’s title, which launched in 2007ShortList magazine is shutting down after more than a decade, as publishers struggle to make free print publications profitable amid declining advertising revenue and the increased cost of paper.The magazine... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newspaper publishers know they have to experiment to keep their print products viable. But innovating an expensive product is risky. The post With no election results, Gannett newspapers edge into the future for their print product appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An independent U.S. federal agency ruled Wednesday that Canadian paper imports don't hurt American producers, delivering a surprise decision that eliminates tariffs that had raised prices and squeezed margins at struggling newspapers. The U.S. International Trade Commission said in a statement... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2018-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Condé Nast, owner of some of the most storied titles in magazine publishing, has been on the same downward slide as other print-centered media companies in the past decade. But apparently its... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2018-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cuts have eroded the quantity and quality of the press. We must have a say on where to go nextHere is the news. Newspaper publishing revenues from both circulation and print advertising, have plunged by more than half over the past decade, down from almost £7bn to just over £3bn. Here’s more... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newspaper publishers across the U.S. already strapped by years of declining revenue say they’re dealing with an existential threat: Recently imposed tariffs on Canadian newsprint driving up their business costs. The tariffs are a response to a complaint to the U.S. Department of Commerce from a... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2018-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I hope the PM is sincere in her desire to save journalism for the public good. But so much depends on the scope of the reviewThe prime minister’s decision to hold an inquiry into “the sustainability of Britain’s printed press” received little more than a cautious welcome from newspaper... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We the ad industry need to move faster.When Apple's iPhone debuted in 2007, few believed it would lead to the disruption and opportunities it has created within mobile and adjacent spaces.Mobile phones went from single-purpose devices to, in some ways, being the operating system for how we go... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The number of bookshops in Ireland has dropped by 30 in the past decade, new figures have revealed, but booksellers in the country are currently bullish about the future of physical retail. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Over the past decade, China has imported classic children’s books of all genres from the West at a rate far faster than it would have taken another country or territory to accomplish, observes director Chen Yushiuan of Beijing-based Bardon Chinese Media Agency. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author and librarian G X Todd on how it feels to be a librarian amid the changes to the library service in the past decade. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With print advertising on the wane, big publishing houses are looking to be as efficient as possible. And so magazine giant Time Inc. is creating 10 virtual desks to improve coordination of coverage. The challenge is to make resources go farther without watering down the essence of the brands.... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After selling over 17 million copies of ‘Jesus Calling’ over the past decade, Sarah Young discusses her follow-up 365-day devotional, ‘Jesus Always,’ which is already setting records for HarperCollins Christian Publishing’s gift division. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Published to tremendous acclaim in 2000 but out of print for much of the past decade, Helen DeWitt’s massive novel The Last Samurai is being reissued this month by New Directions. With any luck, the acclaim for DeWitt’s 2011 tragicomisexual satire Lightning Rods will encourage readers to return... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The retiring B&N chairman reflects on his years in the bookselling business, and the big changes that have reshaped the chain in the past decade. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Regional press owners approach corporation’s news chief, James Harding, to seek funding for journalists to cover local courts and council meetingsRegional newspaper groups want the BBC to foot the bill for reporters to cover Britain’s courts and council meetings, reported the Times on Monday.... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Great American Bargain Book Show, SIBA to discuss moving the annual bargain book event to another city as vendor turnout declines over the past decade. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Property website Domain increases digital revenue by 37% and continues to prop up Fairfax’s overall profit as editorial restructure is announcedFairfax Media, publishers of the Age and the Sydney Morning Herald, have returned a net profit of $27.4m for the first half of the financial year... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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