Forty state-run Iranian media outlets have renewed the fatwa on Salman Rushdie, the Independent has reported, quoting Iranian news service the Fars News Agency. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Being a social media manager involves more than tweeting, apparently. Hayley Saltzman works at Bustle in the role and revealed that her job is more strategic and planning tweets, Facebook posts and Instagram pictures. She tells Digiday that she figures out how to bring traffic into the site and... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Research by the Bookseller shows that sales for the ‘big five’ UK publishers dropped in 2015Ebook sales for the UK’s five biggest publishers fell in 2015, according to a new report in the Bookseller, collectively declining 2.4%, to 47.9m units. It is the first drop in numbers of books sold in... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenue at Indigo Books & Music rose 12.9% in the third quarter ended December 26, 2015 compared to the third period a year ago. Net earnings in the quarter jumped 60%, to C$52.8 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Host of the Project says outrage at ‘neo-masculinist’ Daryush Valizadeh should be channelled into something positive, rather than fuelling his public profileWaleed Aly has called for a social media blackout on Daryush Valizadeh, the leader of “neo-masculinist” group Return of the Kings who... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Queen of the Jungle' Vicky Pattison has renewed with Sphere to publish three new books across both non-fiction and fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We're going to hear a lot about comparable metrics this year -- finally. As emerging media platforms continue to dominate the headlines -- creating the perception that ad tech is where all the audience is -- smart advertisers will insist on a lens through which the avalanche of charts, claims,... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meredith Corp. is close to walking away from its attempt to merge with Media General, allowing Nexstar Broadcasting Group to acquire the TV station owner after months of negotiation, according to people familiar with the matter.Meredith, the owner of broadcast stations and magazines like Better... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chair of book publisher Penguin Random House UK and Wikipedia founder take up their roles with immediate effectGuardian Media Group has appointed Baroness Rebuck, the chair of book publisher Penguin Random House UK, and Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales to its board.They join other high profile... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Titles give up newsprint publication due to falling advertising and sales revenueAnother day, another bleak day for newsprint in Canada. Two more Canadian dailies, the Guelph Mercury in Ontario and the Nanaimo Daily News on Vancouver Island, have announced that they will publish their final... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newsprint buyers will vanish ever faster, but publishers have done too little with their digital products to make them attractive to readers or advertisersAlongside a range of cutbacks, one of the other major tactics employed by regional newspaper publishers is, of course, cover price rises.This... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The American Booksellers Association and Civic Economics released a report on the devastating impact of online retailing on American communities in terms of lost state and local tax revenues. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What do readers in Africa and Asia really want? A new Worldreader report tracks millions of ebook downloads and reading trends across the regions. The post Worldreader Report Tracks Ebook Downloads in Asia and Africa appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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User experience is about empathy for the end user, Barbarian Group's Colin Nagy said on the Digiday Podcast. Many publishers miss that as they strive to churn pageviews and banner ad impressions. The result: navigating digital media is like walking on a sticky movie theater floor. The post... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Linda Thomas Brooks has been tapped to serve as the next president and CEO at MPA, The Association of Magazine Media, the leading magazine trade organization. She will succeed Mary Berner, who left in September to serve as chief executive of Cumulus Media.Ms. Brooks most recently was co-founder... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher of Decor and Art Business News adds Red Dot Art Fair and Art Santa Fe to growing exhibitions division. The post Redwood Media Group Acquires Two Art Shows appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent bookstores across the country are reporting a very positive year, with some stores citing double-digit growth in 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The rise of digital media has introduced new job functions to the magazine world—and triggered the demise of others. The post Trending Now: New Roles in Magazine Media appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent bookshops have reported robust Christmas trading, with 72% saying sales increased on last year, reflecting a buoyant market for indie bookshops amid the best Christmas for physical book sales in five years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The original hashtag, created after the World Book Night failed to include BAME authors on its giveaway list, has rebranded as #ReadDiverse2016 to ‘celebrate diversity in all its forms’ for the whole year#DiverseDecember, last month’s celebration of writers of colour, was “hugely popular”... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell’s continued the success of other brick and mortar retailers this Christmas, reporting a 3.1% like-for-like increase in sales over the festive period. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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