It’s Time Publishing Tries Something Radical to Entice Readers

Publishing is doing all it can to convince people to buy books and read, but still 47% of Americans don't. It's time to try something radical: let's start with men. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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GCSE revamp 'good for competition', say publishers

Publishers say the plan to abolish competing exam boards as GCSEs are scrapped in favour of new... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Black Dog to publish Underground series

Black Dog Publishing is kicking off a new series in association with London Underground's... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine Publishers & The iPad: An Unrequited Love

Apple hasn’t promoted the tablet computer in MPA member magazines since summer 2011. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adobe Digital Publishing Suite, Single Edition Available Today as Part of Creative Cloud Membership

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sept. 19, 2012 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the latest addition to Adobe® Creative Cloud™ — Adobe Digital Publishing Suite (DPS), Single Edition. DPS, Si ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple, ebook publishers look to settle EU antitrust dispute

Apple and four major ebook publishers have offered retailers such as Amazon.com the option to set their own prices for ebooks for the next two years in a bid to end an antitrust investigation in the European Union. The European Commission launched the investigation into allegations of cartel... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adobe Digital Publishing Suite Single Edition gets cozy with Creative Cloud, code deficient designers rejoice

If you've been looking for a way to make publishing for the iPad much easier and erase the coding headaches, Adobe is looking to oblige. The software company has announced that its Digital Publishing Suite (DPS) Single Edition is now part of the Creative Cloud software collection. Not familiar... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers reach agreement with EC over agency

The European Commission has begun the process of dismantling the agency model after finding... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print, Digital, Tablets and More: World Publishing Expo (IFRA Expo) Announces Conference Schedule

Already the world’s largest global trade exhibition for the news publishing and media industry, the World Publishing Expo is expanding the conferences and seminars that accompany the event, making it even more attractive for the thousands o ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gardners reveals its colour e-reader

Gardners Books unveiled its 6” colour ebook device GoTab at its annual trade show held... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reader's Digest increases frequency

Reader's Digest is making an unusual move for the magazine industry today: Next year it will increase its annual frequency from 10 to 12 issues. The move undoes a frequency reduction that took effect in 2010 as part of a broader "transformation into an innovative multimedia brand" that also... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2012-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Québec’s Digital Book Warehouse: Publishing in Quebec 2012

Every minute, a title is added—5150 rue des Ormes, I Hate Hockey, L’envers de l’assiette, À fleur de peau; every hour, a new author is categorized—Patrick Senécal, François Barcelo, Laure Waridel, Martine Latulippe; every day, a new publisher signs on—Alire, Baraka Books, Écosociété, Québec... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eight more publishers join CourseSmart

Eight new publishers have joined CourseSmart's European ebook rental platform as the company... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gauld joins Egmont as digital publisher

Egmont has appointed Stephanie Gauld, the former head of Disney Online Studios, to the newly... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pussy Riot ebook to be published by the Feminist Press

The Feminist Press will be publishing a Pussy Riot ebook later this month, the publisher has announced. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German book chains launch new e-reader

German book chains Weltbild and Hugendubel have reacted swiftly to Amazon's announcement... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EUP & Boydell join University Publishing Online

Edinburgh University Press and Boydell & Brewer have joined Cambridge University Press'... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book discounts appearing at Amazon following publisher settlement

Wow. Judge Denise Cote certainly knows how to put a spring in the step of mega corporations. Mere days have passed since she ordered HarperCollins to let retailers to set their own ebook prices, and yet already Kindle bestsellers from that publisher are selling for around $9.99 -- in some cases... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-reader numbers 'set to rise 70%' this year

Publishers are readying themselves to respond to an explosion of e-reading devices in the UK in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book settlement has publishing world in turmoil

The price-fixing case turns out well for Amazon but unsettles many others in the industry.Publishing insiders worry that a decisive court ruling benefiting retailer Amazon.com Inc. will undermine an industry already struggling with the transition to ebooks. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weldon Owen Adds Publishing To Its Packaging Credentials

It’s been six years since the privately held Swedish media company Bonnier acquired Weldon Owen, the San Francisco company known for its packaging program built for retail clients as diverse as Williams-Sonoma and Hallmark. In that time, said Terry Newell, CEO and president of Weldon Owen—now... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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