Jet City, Comixology Offer Digital Comic of Hugh Howey’s ‘Wool’

Amazon’s Jet City Comics imprint is serializing the comics adaptation of sci-fi novelist Hugh Howey’s 'Wool' simultaneously on Comixology and Amazon. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Check Out This Page-For-Page Digital Companion For Khaled Hosseini's Latest Novel

Afghan tourism footage, real-time weather info, historical photos, interactive video, and more complement the best-seller And the Mountains Echoed.How often can you say that every page of a book inspired you? To mark the May paperback launch of Khaled Hosseini's best selling novel And the... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guardian digital revenues hit £70m

Publisher of the Guardian and Observer to announce 25% rise in revenues in year to end of March 2014The Guardian is expected to report an increase in digital revenues of more than a quarter to almost £70m in the last year, as the future of its national newspaper titles is secured for the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Upcoming Comics Events: March 3, 2014

Will Eisner Reading by Paul Levitz in New York, NY; Moon Knight Release Party in Dublin, Ireland; Selfmade Hero Spring Party in London, U.K.; Smudge Expo in Arlington, VA. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New M&B website offers community

Harlequin has launched a new Mills & Boon website, which will include a community connecting... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amplify Debuts Digital Curriculum at SXSWedu

Amplify, a NewsCorp educational venture focused on using technology to transform K-12 education, showed off its much-anticipated English Language Arts digital curriculum during an online press conference last week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crowdwatch: 35 Years of Radical Comics; Fight Human Trafficking with Manga

PW Comics World's bi-weekly spotlight on crowdfunded comics and comics-related projects. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Can Greenwald's digital magazine Intercept help to reinvent journalism?

Founder plans non-hierarchical newsroom and wants to build First Look Media on collaborationWith $250m in funding from eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and some high profile journalist hires, First Look Media has set itself the lofty task of reinventing journalism for the digital age, starting with... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Learnist Releases App, Debuts Digital Bookstore

Learnist, an online social learning venture and application, is releasing a new iOS app for mobile devices and launching the Learnist Digital Bookstore, which will sell premium content from a selection of well-known experts and celebrities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Peanuts Gang Hits Sourcebooks' Digital Platform

Sourcebooks announced this morning that the Chicago-based publisher is adding the Peanuts gang to its Put Me in the Story digital platform, which allows parents to create personalized versions of children's books as an app or in print format. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two Digital Executives Leaving Time Inc.

Fran Hauser and John Cantarella, two top digital executives at Time Inc., are leaving the company ahead of its spinoff, each said this week.Ms. Hauser has spent 10 years with the publisher, rising to digital president of Time Inc.'s Style and Entertainment Group, which included People,... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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StoriesAlive Offers Interactive Children’s Stories

Launched in October of 2013, StoriesAlive is an app and subscription service offering access to a library of multimedia-rich, interactive childrens’ stories for $7.99 a month for the iPad and Android tablets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Martha Lane Fox to speak at LBF Digital Minds

Martha Lane Fox, co-founder of lastminute.com, will speak at the London Book Fair 2014’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Touting Their Digital Chops, Old Media Invade NewFronts

This year's NewFronts could be confused for OldFronts.Along with the NewFronts' six founding partners -- DigitasLBi, AOL, Yahoo, Hulu, Microsoft and Google -- the official 2014 lineup will again increase the presence of traditional media companies, with Time Inc. and The New York Times joining... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Upcoming Comics Events: February 24, 2014

"B+F" Tour in Seattle, WA; James Robinson Signing in San Francisco, CA; Gail Simone Signing and Q&A in Portland, OR; Kevin Huizenga Reading and Discussion in Bryn Mawr, PA. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a Digital World, What Does “Out of Print” Mean?

With ebooks and print-on-demand, readers never again have to want for a much loved, long forgotten, or previously unpublished book from a cherished writer. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pocket Gems Launches Hybrid Game, Novel, Comic Platform

Pocket Gems, the San Francisco-based mobile gaming company, has launched Episode, a new mobile gaming platform, that includes a writer’s portal that will enable anyone to utilize the platform to create their own animated story. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viz Media to Offer Print Manga in India

In conjunction with its distributor S&S International, Viz Media is expanding distribution of its English language print manga titles into India. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bill & Ted'</em>s Comics: Old Enough to Drink, Still Totally Worth It

It's been two decades since Bill &amp; Ted's Excellent Comic Book hit the shops -- and it's still great after all these years.     Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2014-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Manga, Inc. to Publish Tezuka Backlist

Tezuka Productions and Digital Manga, Inc. have announced a deal to translate and digitally publish hundreds of volumes of manga by revered manga and anime creator Osamu Tezuka. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2014 TV Upfront and Digital NewFront Calendar

TV networks are gearing up for their flashy presentations, which represnt the kick-off to negotiations with advertisers over fall prime-time programming.As has been the case over the past several years, plenty of other digital media companies and publishers are also vyying for marketers' TV... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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