Jason Pontin has a daunting task at hand. The editor in chief and publisher of MIT’s Technology Review is the man charged with recalibrating the 112-year-old thought-leading publication, a duty he described to Adweek as an "on some level unwelcome, but intellectually interesting task, which is the result of living in difficult times.” Make no mistake though, Pontin and Technology Review are not bemoaning their situation and while the digital first shift may be swayed by market forces, Pontin and Technology Review are ultimately guided by passion and belief in innovation. Yesterday, Pontin published an eloquent overview of Technology Review’s next five months as the company begins a transition to a late October overhaul that will see a brand new print publication, site design and even a new name. The efforts are designed to give the prestigious technology publication a digital first mentality and Pontin has tasked his devoted readers to help with their input. “It is absolutely fair to say that I began my journey from a space that hoped traditional print journalism and publishing would be salvageable in some form and that digital would be built alongside, but those hopes are long past for me,” Pontin said. “The principal reason I want to do this other than the business realities,” Pontin said “is that I think it will allow us to do smarter, more beautiful journalism to better serve our readers. I’m not willing to negotiate the essential value of Technology Review,"... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
[ AdWeek | 2012-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DC. Marvel. You. ComiXology, digital comics partner to the giants, wants your self-published creations. Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins will introduce a “globally integrated system” for its editorial,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK erotica publisher Xcite Books is selling world rights to the first interactive Kama Sutra at... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Book Tokens is to launch an e-gifting card for digital books with the content to be... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rovio, the creator of the hugely popular mobile game Angry Birds, will partner with Cern to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers can now decide whether Google can digitize out-of-print books still protected by copyright, but does not settle the issue of individual author rights. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Called 'the best e-reader you can buy,' the Paperwhite has debuted to almost universal praise. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Association of American Publishers (AAP) and Google today announced an agreement that marks the end of nearly seven years of litigation, kicked off in 2005, when five members of the organization filed an infringement suit against the online giant. The deal helps bring digitized books and... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adobe has released Adobe Digital Editions 2.0, its freeware application for managing ebooks on a PC or Mac. Digital Editions is required for transferring protected eBook files to compatible mobile eBook Readers using Adobe’s EPUB and PDF standards. Version 2.0 includes accessibility support for... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2012-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Easypress Technologies, a book production software developer, is launching Book Publishing in the Cloud, a new technology platform it claims can cut the costs and time required to produce print and digital titles by as much as 50%. The new service is said to allow publishers to produce even more... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's author Jeremy Strong has launched a new national schools reading competition... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont, Simon & Schuster and Templar Publishing have all landed two titles on the W H Smith... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry insiders are predicting further restructures across the travel sector, following news... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mixed reviews for J K Rowling's The Casual Vacancy (Little, Brown) this morning (27th... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Albuquerque Publishing Company – the advertising sales, production and distribution agent for New Mexico’s largest and most read newspaper, the Albuquerque Journal – is live with Atex Advertising. The Atex syst ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble has announced it is to launch two tablets simultaneously in the UK and the US... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Morris Publishing Group is establishing a partnership with the local digital marketing team of magazine and newspaper publishing firm Hearst. Morris announced today that it reached an agreement with LocalEdge, a Hearst Media Services company, to re ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Government-appointed panel to consider what role can ebooks play in our libraries in future. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2012-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hints at a Kindle launch for Japan in October have been upstaged by Google’s sudden... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The government is expected to announce a review of library e-lending tomorrow (Wednesday 26th... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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