Look out, Apple and Spotify: TikTok’s owner is getting into the streaming music biz

ByteDance is looking to target territories where traditionally paid streaming music services haven’t caught on. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, or don’t have or know a teenager, you’re probably aware that the hottest social media app on the planet right now is TikTok. Well, now the app’s parent company, ByteDance, wants to dominate another field: streaming music. As Bloomberg reports, ByteDance is developing a paid music streaming service that is aimed at taking on industry leaders Apple and Spotify in emerging markets.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2019-05-21 06:07:11 UTC ]
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George RR Martin and Apple announce interactive Game of Thrones books collaboration

A Game of Thrones: Enhanced Edition, available through Apple from Thursday, promises ‘a world of additional content’ including sigils, family trees and glossariesGeorge RR Martin has hailed “an amazing next step in the world of books” as he announced publication of a new digital edition of A... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gospel music and spoken word launch Travis' debut novel

Comedians, spoken word artists and a gospel choir entertained guests at the launch of Robyn Travis' debut novel Mama Can't Raise No Man at the Hackney Empire in London. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, September 18, 2016

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended September 18, 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, September 11, 2016

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended September 11, 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, September 4, 2016

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended September 4, 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, August 28, 2016

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended August 28, 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, August 14, 2016

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended August 14, 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Hackney indie makes 'Small Biz 100' list

The Ship of Adventures bookshop in London's Hackney has been named in Small Business Saturday UK’s "Small Biz 100" for 2016, a campaign promoting and supporting small businesses on the high street. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, July 31, 2016

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended July 31, 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, July 24, 2016

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended July 24, 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Hachette, Booktrack Partner to Offer Teens E-Books with Music

Booktrack technology can supply a publisher's digital titles with a customizable movie-like soundtrack as well as sound effects. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Square Enix's 'Cosmos Rings' is an RPG for your Apple Watch

After pulling installments of the Chaos Rings series from the App Store and then filing a trademark for a game called Cosmos Rings in Europe, Square Enix turned some heads. Now the publishing giant is bringing us an interesting new release: an RPG ex... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2016-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, July 10, 2016

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended July 10, 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Germany: new owners for Thalia

The announcement that US private equity firm Advent International has finally found a buyer for Germany’s largest brick-and-mortar bookseller Thalia had long been expected. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, July 3, 2016

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended July 3, 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Audible Unveils Short Form Audio Streaming Service

In a move that further expands the Amazon subsidiary's reach beyond the audiobook market, Audible has unveiled an on-demand, unlimited listening service called Channels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, June 26, 2016

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended June 26, 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, June 19, 2016

The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended June 19, 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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How to get your Amazon credit from Apple's ebook price-fixing settlement

You might have a few extra dollars to spend on Amazon this week, all courtesy of Apple. On Tuesday, Amazon started issuing refunds as part of Apple’s price-fixing settlement. If you purchased a qualifying ebook from Amazon, you will be automatically receiving credits in your account. All you... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2016-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Check your Amazon account for free credit as Apple coughs up in ebook lawsuit settlement

Following a court ruling that it was involved in ebook price-fixing with five publishers, Apple has started the process of paying back $400m in refunds. Despite agreeing to pay out the thick end of half a billion dollars, Apple denies doing anything wrong. Interestingly, the payouts will not... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2016-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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