Magazines and Newspapers Need to Build Better Apps

While it is still early in the migration process, Apple's iPad and other tablets appear to be a very good thing for the publishing industry, allowing publishers to monetize their content while avoiding the printing and distribution costs associat ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Norman Pearlstine, Time Inc. Vice Chairman, to Retire

Pearlstine will retire in mid-July after a 40-year run in the publishing industry. The post Norman Pearlstine, Time Inc. Vice Chairman, to Retire appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The LA Review of Books and USC undertake a summer publishing workshop

A five-week summer program created by the L.A. Review of Books is currently underway at USC to help people break into the publishing industry. But that industry, despite having some local stars, is centered 3,000 miles away. “We do want to make people job ready," said LARB publisher and editor... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Redmayne hails 'terrific year' at HarperCollins Summer Party

Charlie Redmayne paid tribute to the veterans of the publishing industry who had passed away in the “brutal” last year at the HarperCollins summer party. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade figures say campaign needed to promote the value of books and reading

Leading figures have urged the publishing industry to pool its data and money to create a cross-industry campaign about the value of books and reading.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Unbelievable' response to Newham Bookshop appeal for Grenfell Tower victims

The publishing industry has rallied round to support Newham Bookshop’s charity drive for victims of the Grenfell Tower in London. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crunching the numbers on the Jhalak Prize

The inaugural Jhalak Prize for Book of the Year by a Writer of Colour was awarded in March. Co-founder and chair of judges Sunny Singh analyses what the 100-plus submissions made to the prize reveal about the publishing industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Sets Up Shop in the Heart of the Publishing Industry

Customers shopped during a preview on Tuesday for Amazon’s first New York bookstore. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2017-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon hopes to take Manhattan with New York bookstore

Amazon will open its seventh bookstore on Thursday in New York, the company's first brick-and-mortar location in the home city of America's publishing industry. The 4,000-square-foot store, near the headquarters of publishers Penguin Random House, Hachette and Simon & Schuster, held a soft... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ReDigi, Key Digital 'First Sale' Case, Heating Up on Appeal

In an amicus brief, AAP lawyers argue that a reversal legalizing the resale of digital media would be "catastrophic" for the publishing industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big Green Bookshop trebles orders as industry rallies to help 'skint' store

The publishing industry has rallied round to help the independent Big Green Bookshop after one of its owners sent out a desperate tweet appealing for customers because they were “seriously skint”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH UK to pay work experience interns in diversity drive

Penguin Random House UK (PRH UK) will now pay its work experience participants the National Living Wage in a bid to make the publishing industry more accessible and diverse.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First candidates awarded Carole Blake Open Doors Project placements

Ada Igwebu and Connor Faulkner have been offered places by Blake Friedmann on its inaugural Carole Blake Open Doors Project, a programme encouraging candidates from diverse backgrounds to enter the publishing industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Machine Learning Will Give Publishing Visual, Interactive Content on a Big Scale

Every day, digital publishers are challenged by the fragmentation of media. Third-party and social platforms appropriating content, mobile "snacking," low-quality "clickbait" competition and content recommendation services that drive visitors off-site are just some of the factors depressing... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LBF: Fairgoers upbeat but editors hedge bets

Publishers and agents have noted an “upbeat” mood at this year’s fair, with many saying that the publishing industry can play an important role in helping people to navigate through or escape from the prevailing turbulent political climate. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For Martha Stewart Living, Print is ‘A Good Thing’

A Q&A with EIC Elizabeth Graves on her first year on the job and the state of magazine media. The post For Martha Stewart Living, Print is ‘A Good Thing’ appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘It helps build that daily habit’: Publishers use Instant Articles bundle for daily must-reads

Facebook Instant Articles update, allowing publishers to post multiple articles in each post, is a way of replicating daily email newsletters right in Facebook’s platform. Ten publishers, among them BuzzFeed, The Washington Post, The Sun and El País, are testing out the new feature before a... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2017-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing predictions 2017

Authors, agents, chief executives and more predict what will happen in the publishing industry in 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Guadalajara Book Fair Expands Its Range of Offerings

The largest Spanish-language book fair in the world has become a place where thought leaders, artists, educators, and scientists gather to share information that impacts the publishing industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Do, not say

After Donald Trump's triumph in the US election, Sarah Shaffi looks at how more than ever the publishing industry needs to promote messages of inclusivity and diversity. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing seeks to address industry’s lack of diversity

The publishing industry needs to improve the diversity of its staff and open itself up to writers of all backgrounds if it is to increase the range of its output, publishers have told The Bookseller. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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