Italy Lowers Ebook VAT to Buoy Digital Publishing Industry

Even as the European Commission anticipates proposals for overhauling the EU's common VAT system, Italy joins several other member-nations in sharply lowering VAT on ebooks. The post Italy Lowers Ebook VAT to Buoy Digital Publishing Industry appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Media Decoder Blog: Rielle Hunter to Publish a Memoir This Month

Rielle Hunter, who had an affair with John Edwards and later gave birth to their daughter, has written a book titled "What Really Happened: John Edwards, Our Daughter and Me.'' Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2012-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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RCUK embargo rule 'would cause publisher collapse'

Making journals free after a six-month embargo period would lead to libraries cancelling... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebook Maker Inkling Jumps to the Web

Ebook-maker Inkling, which had previously confined its books to the iPad, is moving to the Web - a move the company has been promising for some time. The move means Inkling's books should be available on most laptops, though the company says it will work best on Google's Chrome and Apple's... Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2012-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-published smash for MJ

Michael Joseph has acquired a debut novel, On the Island by Tracey Garvis Graves, which was self-... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Total Media lands Random House and Transworld Publishers online accounts

Random House Children's Publishers UK and Transworld Publishers have appointed Total Media to handle their online media planning and buying. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2012-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-publishing: 'under 10% of authors earn living'

Self-published writers who have an agent, or who use the DIY route to get a traditional deal... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Urbanite magazine seeks investor to expand digital platform

Publisher says monthly is not for sale or going out of businessThe publisher of the Urbanite, a free monthly magazine focused on Baltimore urban affairs, said Wednesday she was seeking an investor to help the publication expand its digital media offerings. Continue reading at Baltimore Sun

[ Baltimore Sun | 2012-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Captcha Alternative for Publishers

As if there weren’t enough distractions on the Web, captchas have long caused annoyance for both Internet consumers and content creators. Meredith Corp. found an alternative for weeding out bots and quantifying consumer interaction with Solve Media, a performance-based brand advertising business. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Akenhead in new digital role at HUK

Isobel Akenhead is to take on the role of digital promotions manager in Hachette UK's Group... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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4 Ways Publishers are Using TinyPass for Paid Content

When Google gave up on its One Pass paid content system last month, RR Donnelley&rsquo;s Press+ strengthened its standing as the paid content platform of choice for a growing number of news publishers. However, with audience revenue models evolvi ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury: ebooks at 9% of adult trade sales in 2010/11

E-books accounted for 9% of Bloomsbury's adult trade sales overall across the 12 months to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Curious George' publisher Houghton Mifflin files for bankruptcy

Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday but expects to emerge from restructuring by the end of June.Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday but expects to emerge from restructuring by the end of June. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BA: new digital offers for high street

The Booksellers Association's chief executive Tim Godfray has said Kobo, Anobii and Hive will... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Turns text files into 3D-animated ebooks

Plain, ordinary text files aren’t normally the most interesting ways to convey information, but if you’d like to change that then Toolwiz FlipBook may be able to help. Just point the program at a particular TXT file, and in a click it’ll be converted into an executable file. And launching this... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DeAgostini Publishing Tackles the U.S. Market

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher Settles in E-book Price Fixing Case

Simon & Schuster becomes the latest publisher to settle an antitrust claim by a team of states, while Macmillan, Penguin, and Apple fight on. Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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