The rise of multiple platforms and screen sizes, along with the scary adoption of ad blocking, has publishers obsessing over user experience. Publishers including Mic, The Atlantic and Slate are hiring UX specialists while putting testing on steroids. Beyond ad blocking, the hope is that a premium reader experience will give them an edge in a crowded market. “If we want people to come back again and again, we have to have as polished and distinctive a design as we possibly can," Slate's David Stern said. The post How The Atlantic, Slate and others obsess about user experience appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at 'Digiday'
[ Digiday | 2016-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#user experience
#multiple platforms
#screen sizes
#ad blocking
#crowded market
Digital advance-copy service NetGalley has revealed it suffered a data breach just before Christmas that may have exposed members' information. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-29 00:17:57 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#data breach
Grove Atlantic has created a six-person executive committee to help CEO Morgan Entrekin run the publisher and increased the entry-level salary to $40,000. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#grove atlantic
#entry-level salary
The first book in David Bowles’s new graphic novel series, “Rise of the Halfling King,” shows kids how a hieroglyphic script might have captivated the Mayans. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-12-05 16:27:56 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#graphic novel
Han’s debut novel follows a Chinese couple reaching for the American Dream while raising their children in Texas. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-11-30 16:27:21 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#immigrant experience
#american dream
#debut novel
Atlantic Books is to publish Chief of Staff: My Time as the Prime Minister’s Right-Hand Man by Gavin Barwell next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-26 01:35:29 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#atlantic books
#prime minister
#right-hand man
At least 60% of Slate's podcast audience also visits its site, giving the news publisher a strong foundation for its new first-party data strategy. The post ‘We seized on podcasts’: How Slate used audio as the foundation of its first-party data strategy appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2020-11-06 05:01:12 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#strong foundation
#podcast audience
#news publisher
Joan Bingham, longtime executive editor of Grove Atlantic and a key figure in the merger that created the house, died October 31. She was 85. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#joan bingham
#grove atlantic
#key figure
Leaders from 2U, Global Citizen Year, Minerva, and Pearson reveal which elements of the higher-ed ecosystem are getting stronger and which are poised to collapse. For Fast Company’s Shape of Tomorrow series, we’re asking business leaders to share their inside perspective on how the COVID-19 era... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2020-10-27 07:00:15 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#business leaders
#covid-19 era
#world order
#pearson
The world's largest trade show registered 4,165 buyer and sellers on its Frankfurt Rights platform, 2,388 on the B2B 'matchmaking tool.' The post Overall Frankfurter Buchmesse Digital Attendance: 200,000 Users appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-10-19 08:14:46 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#frankfurter buchmesse
With 3,627 events on Frankfurt's digital events calendar for the week, the trade show has kept a big conversation going online. The post Frankfurter Buchmesse Draws 148,000 Users from 183 Countries appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-10-16 18:51:44 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#trade show
#frankfurter buchmesse
In lieu of a physical event, Horace has been roaming the virtual halls, fuelled by German confectionery and decked out head-to-toe in FBF merchandise Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-14 01:39:49 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#physical event
The longing for connection, for belonging, is woven throughout a dozen short stories in Caroline Kim’s superlative debut collection. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-10-13 22:35:50 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#mournful thoughts
#caroline kim
#short stories
The longing for connection, for belonging, is woven throughout a dozen short stories in Caroline Kim’s superlative debut collection. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-10-13 22:35:50 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#mournful thoughts
#caroline kim
#short stories
The longing for connection, for belonging, is woven throughout a dozen short stories in Caroline Kim’s superlative debut collection. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-10-13 22:35:50 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#mournful thoughts
#caroline kim
#short stories
Chen writes about more expansive ideas of connection in a world that values romantic partnerships above all others. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-28 10:46:26 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
In a previous story, I demonstrated that the quantity of coverage devoted by the print media to Donald Trump is without historical precedent. In 2018, “Trump” was the fourth most-used word in the New York Times. On average, Trump was directly mentioned two to three times in every article, and... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-09-08 18:00:03 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#print media
Edinburgh International Book Festival director Nick Barley has said this year's event has "generated its own sense of community", despite being entirely online for the first time. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-31 15:56:44 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#digital experience
Atlantic Books is to publish Tawseef Khan's The Muslim Problem: Why We're Wrong About Islam and Why It Matters next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-20 20:07:42 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#atlantic books
Legacy media companies, particularly those with print products, are often told they should learn from digital startups who have allegedly disrupted norms and transformed the industry through innovation and a new, creative mindset. While this is true in some instances, there are plenty of... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-07-23 16:07:41 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#reality starts
#accepting reality
#hardest hit
#down-and-dirty offering
#teachable moments
#difficult time
#size fits
#market conditions
#short term
#biggest wins
#signed samsung
#operational excellence
#care deeply
#unusual time
#media landscape
#digital publishing
EVP of revenue, Elizabeth Webbe Lunny, talks business development, management philosophies and the future of her company and publishing. The post When Experience Counts: How Bustle Digital Group Is Future-Proofing Its Business appeared first on Eddie & Ozzie Awards. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-07-23 16:07:41 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#business appeared