‘It can be demotivating’: Digital media’s all-stock deals are the new normal

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Digital surge fails to affect B&N bottom line

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Tue, 21/06/2011 - 15:49 Barnes & Noble has announced a full year loss of $74m (£45.6m), despite a surge in digital sales lead by its Nook ebook reader helping it to report an all-time high in yearly sales of $7bn (£4.3bn). read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British Library signs partnership deal with Google

Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Mon, 20/06/2011 - 09:43 The British Library has signed a deal with Google, which will see one of the largest collections of books and pamphlets in the world made available and searchable online for the first time. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prevention Magazine Grows a Digital Network

Prevention magazine's new digital advertising network of niche health sites, dubbed the Healthy Living Group, is now in full swing since its May launch, with about 12 million monthly unique visiting the 35 sites in the network. The digital network is also now ranked 11th in the health category,... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Condé Nast's digital business edges closer to profit

CondeNet UK, the digital business of magazine publisher Condé Nast UK, edged closer to profitability in 2010, reducing its losses to £180,528, according to its latest financial results. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2011-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Northstar Travel Media Buys PhoCus Wright Inc.

Northstar Travel Media has acquired PhoCus Wright, Inc. a b-to-b information company serving the travel and meetings industries. PhoCus Wright offers the annual PhoCus Wright Conference, which serves global travel industry leaders. PhoCus Wright founder Philip Wolff will become chairman of the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Swordfish hands Brooker two-book deal

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 10/06/2011 - 10:45 Orion Books imprint Swordfish has acquired two books by Guardian columnist and TV presenter Charlie Brooker, signing the titles through Jo Unwin at Conville & Walsh. Publisher Rowland White bought world rights in all... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Widespread media for Tony Blair paperback

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 09/06/2011 - 09:50 Arrow's release today of Tony Blair's political memoir A Journey with a new introduction has sparked widespread media coverage. Extracts from the new introduction are posted on the book's website, tonyblairjourney.co.uk,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC signs Transformers and Conrad deals

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 08/06/2011 - 14:56 HarperCollins Children's Books has signed two deals, with a new trilogy from reality star Lauren Conrad, and a licensing deal for the tie-in to the new Transformers movie. Brand development manager Richard Haines signed a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital rights management a "felony", conference hears

Written By: Tom Tivnan Publication Date: Wed, 08/06/2011 - 15:17 Digital rights management is a "felony", delegates at the second day of a UNESCO conference on digital books heard, as proponents for the liberalisation of copyright laws clashed with those favouring more traditional intellectual... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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HarperCollins to publish digital exclusives from MacBride

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 08/06/2011 - 09:07 Stuart MacBride is to write two digital exclusive projects after signing a deal with HarperCollins. Sarah Hodgson, deputy publishing director, bought rights from Philip Patterson at Marjacq Scripts. The first book, Sawbones,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Pan Mac digital sales worth 8% in first quarter

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 01/06/2011 - 09:52 E-book sales accounted for over 8% of Pan Macmillan's trade sales in the first quarter of 2011, with the publisher predicting a rise to up to 10% by the end of the year. Over the same period, the publisher's sales of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Zinio Digital Newsstand Now Available on Android Technology

Zinio, the digital newsstand that has previously been available for Apple iOS users, is now entering the Android market. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cornerstone releases Slaughter digital first

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 26/05/2011 - 08:38 The Random House Group has today released its first direct to digital fiction title, a short work by Karin Slaughter which will also feature the opening chapter of the thriller writer's next new book. The Unremarkable... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury launches new digital imprint for out of print titles

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Thu, 26/05/2011 - 08:57 Bloomsbury will bring 500 out of print titles by the likes of Alan Clark, Edith Sitwell and Bernice Rubens back into the market as digital editions this autumn with the launch of a new imprint. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Amazon reveals frontlist deal for Eisler at BEA

Written By: Gayle Feldman Publication Date: Thu, 26/05/2011 - 08:52 Thriller writer Barry Eisler, who turned his back on a two-book deal for half a million dollars from St Martin’s Press, has decided to accept six figures from Amazon and become one of its first frontlist authors. The Eisler... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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B-to-B Publishers Say E-Media, Sales Expenses To Increase the Most in 2011

Spending on e-media infrastructure increased for both large and small b-to-b publishers in 2010 and will again in 2011, according to respondents to the 2011 FOLIO B-to-B CEO Survey. Larger publishers expect operating expenses to jump 6 percent in e-media, while smaller publishers expect a 5... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vintage launches digital campaign for debut

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 25/05/2011 - 14:12 Vintage Publishing's Harvill Secker is launching a digital marketing campaign for one of its autumn debuts, The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, teaming up with Failbetter Games. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Digital in the Black for First Time at Future

Future plc, the U.K.-based enthusiast publisher with a U.S operation in San Francisco, released half-year results for its fiscal 2011 and digital has become the star performer. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conde Nast Targets Non-Media Budgets with Ideactive Unit

Conde Nast has launched a new marketing services division called the Ideactive Unit, which is taking aim at the non-media budgets of current Conde Nast advertisers, as well as new clients. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sheil Land shut out by Sharpe Random e-deal

Written By: Philip Jones Publication Date: Fri, 20/05/2011 - 12:10 Random House UK is to publish veteran author Tom Sharpe's backlist digitally after making a direct approach to the author without the involvement of his agent Sonia Land, chief executive of Sheil Land Associates. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller

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