Inside the Washington Post newsroom: History-making moments and good gossip

Former editor Leonard Downie Jr. offers a behind-the-scenes account of his 44 years at the newspaper. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-18 12:00:00 UTC ]
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‘I Have To Make It Happen’: Uganda’s Newest Publishing House

Nayana Kakoma has a daughter and 'I cannot find her stuff to read that does not have ponies and long blonde hair.' So she's starting a publishing company in Uganda. The post ‘I Have To Make It Happen’: Uganda’s Newest Publishing House appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Making the case for Brexit

The publishing business ought to consider its product exports and personnel imports before choosing its side, argues Diane Banks. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook tests News Feed-only posts that avoid your Timeline

Being able to hide a Facebook update after it posts isn't entirely new, but the social network is testing a way to let users keep things from ever hitting their Timeline. A "Hide From Your Timeline" checkbox will allow you to only publish something i... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2016-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WTF are ‘dark posts’?

Brands don’t need all of their followers to see everything they create for social media. That’s why they use “dark posts,” targeted bits of content meant for select eyes only. Dark posts are yet another “dark” category in online publishing, with concepts like dark social and the dark web,... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook endorsements are good for news sites, but where's the money?

Social media ‘currency’ is all very well, but it doesn’t fund journalismTrinity Mirror regularly publishes the numbers of its Facebook and Twitter followers and likes (example here). Archant has also boasted of its social media success when doing the same.Many journalists find this less than... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Selling Positivity: A Look Inside Condé Nast Aurora

A Folio: Q&A with Glamour and Self publisher and chief revenue officer, Connie Anne Phillips. The post Selling Positivity: A Look Inside Condé Nast Aurora appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Dynamic Is Your Publishing? A Cloudy Moment in Content Management

'Twenty-eight percent told us they don't know if they're ready' for digital publishing in the next two years, says Mark Gross, whose Data Conversion Laboratory sponsor the 'dynamic publishing' study. The post How Dynamic Is Your Publishing? A Cloudy Moment in Content Management appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From paying the bills, to £2,000 a day: making a killing from self-publishing

Her Last Tomorrow, Adam Croft’s latest DIY thriller, lifted his bedroom business into the sales stratosphere. He talks about paying off his mortgage in weeks and why he’s fine with publishers being ‘sniffy’“Could you murder your wife to save your daughter?” That’s the hook for a novel that has... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EDC Posts a 59% Earnings Jump in Record Fiscal 2016

Total revenue soared 95% in the fiscal year ended February 29, 2016 at Educational Development Corp. over fiscal 2015, to $63.6 million, and net earnings jumped to $2.1 million from $859,200 a year earlier. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indigo Posts C$28 Million Profit in Fiscal 2016

Revenue rose 11.0% over fiscal 2015, to C$994.2 million, and the chain had net earnings of C$28.6 million in fiscal 2016 compared to a loss of C$3.5 million in fiscal 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers on Facebook Live: The good, the bad and the bitchy

Brands may still be treading lightly, but publishers have been going all-in on Facebook Live. So much so that it’s becoming impossible to scroll through your Facebook feed without coming across a live video stream involving some wacky science experiment or a celebrity Q&A. But not all videos... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Myriad Editions makes redundancies

Independent publisher Myriad Editions is making two editors redundant and cutting back the number of titles it publishes after a “tough” couple of years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daughter of missing HK bookseller makes plea for US assistance

http://www.thebookseller.com/news/missing-hk-bookseller-returns-china-325182The daughter of missing Hong Kong publisher Gui Minhai has called for the US to help secure his release. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Making Information Pay: Is Privacy Becoming a Commodity?

At BISG's Making Information Pay seminar, Pew's Lee Rainie told attendees that, in a recent survey, 91% of Americans said they feel they have lost the ability to control their personal data. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kate Nash Literary Agency makes new appointments

The Kate Nash Literary Agency has made two new appointments, recruiting a new associate agent in Imogen Howson and a new literary assistant in Tom Ashton. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: Jojo's Good Juju

Jojo Moyes continues to show major mojo on the iBooks Bestseller list for the week ended May 25, as 'Me Before You' remains #1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookCon Makes Its Chicago Debut

After two years in New York, the consumer book convention landed in the Windy City. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador to publish 'inside story' of AIDS epidemic

Picador is publishing an "epoch-making" history and inside story of the AIDS epidemic on World AIDS Day 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2016: Shining a Light on Good and Evil in YA Fiction

When it comes to filling their worlds with characters positioned along the spectrum of good and evil, Veronica Roth, Melissa de la Cruz, Lauren Oliver, and relative newcomer Sabaa Tahir have it down. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2016: Veronica Roth: Making Her Mark

Veronica Roth describes herself as totally “pumped” that BookCon this year is taking place here in the Windy City. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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