Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 09/02/2011 - 07:28 PA chief executive Richard Mollet has stressed the "political . . and social imperative to promote literacy", calling on delegates at the PA's second annual digital seminar to "do all we can to promote people and projects which support literacy". Giving the keynote speech at the Publishers Association's "Here and Now: The Digital and ebook Market 2011" seminar, Mollet rallied publishers to support literacy and the besieged library service. He asserted that it would remain just as crucial even as the digital world develops. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cisco has added Dentsu Aegis Network's Isobar to its roster of agencies, naming it digital marketing innovation agency of record (say that 10 times fast). Under the partnership, Isobar has signed onto a one-year retainer contract with the IT, professional networking and cybersecurity solutions... Continue reading at Advertising Age
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Toni Morrison, Nobel Laureate and author of Beloved, has died at the age of 88, her publisher Knopf has confirmed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-06 11:43:53 UTC ]
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Remember a few years ago when adults discovered coloring books and a wave of new pieces hailed them as a tool for mindfulness and dealing with anxiety? In a move both educational and depressingly efficient, this coloring book on climate change and renewable energy covers the topic that is... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-26 15:06:44 UTC ]
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HarperCollins’ new digital division, One More Chapter, has snapped up the debut adult fiction title from bestselling YA author of The Kissing Booth, Beth Reekles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-25 16:36:10 UTC ]
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Bryan Goldberg is making additional moves in digital media. Goldberg's Bustle Digital Group has acquired Inverse, a tech- and science-focused website, the company said today. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed. The acquisition represents yet another for Goldberg and BDG, which... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2019-07-23 17:51:26 UTC ]
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With over 2,000 ADA website lawsuits filed last year, digital publishers should consider whether their digital content needs to comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). Designed to make digital content more accessible to a wider range of people with disabilities, WCAG... Continue reading at Publishing Executive
[ Publishing Executive | 2019-07-19 15:07:09 UTC ]
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Andrea Camilleri, author of the Inspector Montalbano series, has died at the age of 93. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-17 02:58:54 UTC ]
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Pearson will start releasing its updated US titles in digital form first as it breaks with traditional educational publishing and begins phasing out print textbooks. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-15 14:01:34 UTC ]
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Lotta Edling is proud of her company’s journalistic excellence, as well as its growth in reach and digital subscription numbers Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-07-12 18:30:41 UTC ]
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A coalition of some 44 public libraries across Washington state is organizing a six-month boycott of Blackstone Publishing's digital audiobooks after the publisher announced last month that it would withhold new release audio titles from libraries for 90 days. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst is continuing its moves to find digital subscription revenue in offshoot products with a new streaming video service offering Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-07-11 18:30:41 UTC ]
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A 20-person team at Hearst Magazines has brought four different consumer products to market since last October. It sees a mandate to serve the needs of its existing audience. The post Hearst’s latest digital subs foray is $100 per year exercise videos appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2019-07-11 04:01:02 UTC ]
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IVP has increased its sales over 16% from last year with a mix of old and new bestsellers, a new distribution partnership, and Amazon’s marketing services. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S officials confirmed that as of August 1, public libraries will be able to license S&S e-books for two-year terms, on a one copy/one user model, with most “new release” e-books priced between $38.99 and $52.99. Previously, S&S e-books were sold on one-year licenses, though at a... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Nylon, the alternative fashion and lifestyle magazine founded in 1999, was scooped up by Bustle Digital Group for an undisclosed sum on Thursday. Effective immediately, Nylon’s editorial and design teams will join BDG, including editor-in-chief Gabrielle Korn, who will remain on in her... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-06-27 16:31:12 UTC ]
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The young heroine of Dylan Meconis’s graphic novel “Queen of the Sea” learns how suddenly, and ruthlessly, fortune can turn a queen into a pawn. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-06-25 19:52:06 UTC ]
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Interviews Shelly Bhoil Tenzin Dickie is a Tibetan writer and translator and editor of The Treasury of Lives, a biographical encyclopedia of Tibet, Inner Asia, and the Himalayan region. Her edited anthology, Old Demons, New Deities: 21 Short Stories from... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2019-06-25 14:25:59 UTC ]
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Ckbk, a new digital subscription service billed as “Spotify for cookbooks”, is launching for the professional market with licences in place with publishers and big name UK chefs including Gary Rhodes and Ken Hom. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-24 05:59:01 UTC ]
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Romance novelist Judith Krantz has died in California, aged 91, from natural causes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-23 19:07:56 UTC ]
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With advertising trending down for most print publications, publishers are eyeing paywalls with renewed interest. This whitepaper explores five successful methods of engaging your reader base with a compelling value proposition to convince them to pay for access. Continue reading at Publishing Executive
[ Publishing Executive | 2019-06-21 20:38:36 UTC ]
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