IEEE: 2016 will be the year of the drone, but there's bad news for MP3 players, digital cameras, and wearables

43 percent of UK consumers expect drones to be the most influential technology in 2016, according to IEEE’s annual survey, with smart phones (38 percent) and 3D printing (31 percent) close behind. The online survey, conducted in November 2015, questioned over two thousand adults to find out what technology they expected to see more/less of. While the list of devices predicted to fall from favor included obvious tech like digital music players, standalone digital cameras (both 15 percent), and ebook readers (9 percent), some 8 percent of respondents declared wearables had had their day. Kevin Curran, IEEE Senior Member and… [Continue Reading] Continue reading at 'Betanews'

[ Betanews | 2016-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Smiths News buys Houtschild Internationale Boekhandel

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WHS sees sales drop but 'confident' for next year

W H Smith has reported a like-for-like sales decrease of 3% across the group in the last quarter... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Six-year Google Books spat ends

Google has struck a deal to digitise French books, ending a six-year legal battle. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2012-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oprah's book club return is good news for publishers

Though results aren't what they used to be, sales still spiked for the first pick. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2012-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Migration to digital a result of 'crap books', says Florence

Hay Festival founder Peter Florence has blamed “crap books” from UK publishers as... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Maximizing Digital Ad Inventory

As advertising dollars continue to tighten, publishers are looking for ways to prove their inventory’s worth to clients. Forbes relies on digital ad and inventory management provider Maxifier to optimize the metrics important to its advertising partners. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Behind Technology Review’s Digital-First Strategy

Technology Review editor-in-chief Jason Pontin recently provided a one-two punch of blog posts detailing a pair of significant digital pivots for the brand. Both have caused a stir among the media crowd for their frank assessment of TR's progress in the digital space. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MIT's 'Technology Review' Launches Digital First Initative

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[ AdWeek | 2012-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Printed book sales slump to nine-year low

As temperatures soared across the UK, printed book sales slumped to their lowest level in nine... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Early News Apps Evolve Based on Lessons Learned, User Demands

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Magazines offloads Coast and Psychologies after seven years

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[ Media Week | 2012-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2011 a 'transition' year for Quercus

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon, Publisher Settle Digital Books Dispute

A three month long dispute over the sale of digital books between Amazon.com Inc. and a leading independent book distributor has been resolved, both parties said Friday. Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2012-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Urbanite magazine seeks investor to expand digital platform

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[ Baltimore Sun | 2012-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Akenhead in new digital role at HUK

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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