Le Monde in English Misses Lofty Subscriber Goals But Remains ‘Optimistic’

French news publisher Le Monde launched its English-language product, Le Monde in English, two years ago, with the goal of generating 30,000 subscribers by the end of 2023. It has since fallen short of that goal, according to business development officer Arnaud Aubron, though the publisher declined to provide an update on its exact subscriber... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

[ AdWeek | 2024-04-25 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Plus Remains an Afterthought for Publishers

A recent study by Shareaholic found that Google Plus generated just .04 percent of traffic referrals in September. Facebook, by comparison, drove 10.37 percent. Gigya, an analytics company, found that in the second quarter of this year, 2 percent of social sharing happened through Google Plus,... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2013-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Le French Book Signs With Ingram

Le French Book, a startup focused on bringing bestselling French mysteries and thrillers to English language speakers, has struck a deal with Ingram to distribute its print list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The New Growth Industry: English to Tamil Translations

Tamil publishers are increasingly eager to find bestselling books to translate from English to Tamil, but there is little reciprocity. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker Prize will now be open to any novel written in English

The prestigious UK writing prize will now be open to any works that are published in the UK and were written in English. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Summer Closes on Mostly Optimistic Note

Few booksellers in PW’s post–Labor Day survey of summer sales were as upbeat as Val Stadick, owner of Main Street Books in Minot, N.D., where the state’s oil boom helped the seven-year-old bookstore bounce back from a flood two years ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More Print News Subscribers Plan To Cancel Subs, Uptick In Mobile Consumption

It’s no secret that newspapers and magazine publishers have suffered steep declines in print circulation over the last decade, and that trend is just going to continue, according to a survey of 1,134 U.S. adults conducted by the Donald W. R ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cuba’s First English-Language Bookstore Opens

Cuba Libro, Cuba's first (tiny) English-language bookstore opens — one more sign of an easing of restrictions on the island. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kindle for Android app updated with library sorting, keeps a watchful eye on remaining read time

Amazon's Android-flavored reading app is offering up a couple more of its own e-reader's features for those with Google-fied devices. Just like folks with Kindles have already encountered, the Kindle for Android app now keeps tabs on time remaining in both chapter and book should pace be of... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Times gains digital subscribers, but ad sales drop

New York Times Co., the newspaper publisher controlled by the Ochs-Sulzberger family, reported second-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates as it drew more subscribers for its digital editions.Excluding some items, profit was 14 cents a share, the company said today in a statement.... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2013-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Giving Brazilian Literature Its Due in English and at Frankfurt

Chad W. Post offers an overview of some classic Brazilian texts (available in English) and some of what’s planned for the Frankfurt Book Fair, where Brazil is guest of honor. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookBub Ebook Deals Site Closes in on 1.5 Million Subscribers

With the simple concept of alerting readers to a curated list of discounted ebooks, Bookbub has attracted nearly 1.5 million users in just a year. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Life for Colombian Comics Artists Improves, But Challenges Remain

After years of struggle, Colombia's independent comics and graphic novel scene is starting to flourish, with new publishers and a traveling comics festival. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US Export of English-language Print and Ebooks Proliferating

The UK and Germany were the top overseas markets for US print books in 2012, while Europe led the UK in consumption of US ebooks, according to the AAP. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Vessel Press Promises Entertaining Translated Lit in English

Part of the agenda of New Vessel Press, a recently launched ebook publisher, is to demonstrate that translated fiction can be as entertaining as it is edifying. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Does Lack of English-language Publishers Leave Seoul’s Book Fair 2nd Class?

The "Korea Times" compares the Seoul International Book Fair to Tokyo's International Book Fair, and finds it sorely lacking. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford English Dictionary adds the words 'tweet,' 'ebook'

The OED bent the rules slightly by adding 'tweet' in under 10 years – a nod to the word's rapid and widespread rise into everyday usage. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New News Corp Boss Optimistic on Print

The incoming boss of News Corporation's publishing business believes there are reasons to be optimistic about the print industry as its newspapers are reshaped for the digital age. Robert Thomson, who will head the 'new News Corp' once ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As BookExpo America Opens, Industry Concerns Remain Largely Unchanged

The opening keynote of BookExpo America suggests the top concerns facing the US book market in 2013 remain much the same: ebooks, self-publishing, and how to win readers. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NYT Is Open For Programmatic Business - 'Issues' Remain

For the past year, executives at The New York Times Company speaking on its quarterly earnings calls have singled out a particular challenge for the newspaper publisher's display ad business: programmatic media buying methods. With this month ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China’s Emerging English-language Book Market

Peter Gordon of Hong Kong's Chameleon Press and Jo Lusby of Penguin China talk discuss the developing English-language market for books in China. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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