Mollet: EC's digital drive 'plays into hands of US platform companies'

Publishers Association chief executive Richard Mollet has warned that the new European Commission's drive to impose a digital single market risks undermining Europe's cultural diversity and will play into the hands of US-based platform companies. Jean-Claude Juncker's new commission, which formally took over at the start of this month, has moved copyright into the Digital Economy and Society unit, under commissioner Gunther Oettinger. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books by Han, Kwan Drive Unit Gains in Late August

With all four categories posting modest increases, unit sales of print books rose 3% in the week ended Aug. 26, 2018, over the comparable week in 2017, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon staff employed to defend company on Twitter

A group of Amazon employees in the US is being paid to promote the company on Twitter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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South Africa’s Snapplify and Econet Wireless Announce Partnership for Digital Reading in Africa

With more than 240,000 titles, the South African ed-tech company Snapplify is working with communications provider Econet to make ebooks available to more African readers. The post South Africa’s Snapplify and Econet Wireless Announce Partnership for Digital Reading in Africa appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Continuing charm offensive, Facebook creates tool to boost news publishers’ reach on the platform

Facebook has been testing a tool with five publishers including BuzzFeed to help them improve their reach on the platform. The post Continuing charm offensive, Facebook creates tool to boost news publishers’ reach on the platform appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is playing nicer with publishers by easing up on ad and content restrictions

Facebook Watch is still no jackpot. But Facebook is letting more publishers sell their own ad inventory and has warmed up to non-exclusive content. The post Facebook is playing nicer with publishers by easing up on ad and content restrictions appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital sales soar in China as the West dips

There are many points of difference between China’s books market and that of the UK and US, but one of the starkest is digital growth. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SAGE buys technology company Talis

SAGE has bought technology company Talis and Talis Aspire, its course resource list management system, for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beijing International Book Fair Emphasizes Its New Digital Zone

Centered around its two-day Digital Publishing Forum conference event, the newly focused Digital Zone at Beijing International Book Fair includes presentations from Amazon Web Services, Springer Nature, Microsoft, and Wiley. The post Beijing International Book Fair Emphasizes Its New Digital... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital-to-Print SIPs Are Kalmbach’s Key to Attracting New Readers

Kalmbach Media’s Discover, a consumer-facing science magazine, is producing its first digital-to-print special issue publication (SIP), called Strange Science, which will feature 52 unusual, yet true, science stories, curated from some of Discover’s more popular digital articles. Published as a... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As Publishers Build Experiential Events, Bustle Digital Group’s Newest Acquisition Will Help It Compete

Bustle Digital Group acquired Flavorpill Media Inc. to build out the company's experiential programming, Bustle said. Additional terms of the acquisition, which is effective immediately, were not made public. Flavorpill Media Inc. is an online publisher and experiential brand that launched in... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2018-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Education Publishers Push Digital Content as the New School Year Begins

A study commissioned by Ingram finds that students delay or avoid purchasing expensive textbooks. Education publishers respond with digital textbooks. The post Education Publishers Push Digital Content as the New School Year Begins appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Argentine-Mexican Partnership Looks To Facilitate More Latin American Digital Publishing

Mexican ebook conversion and distribution provider Ink-It and Argentine e-commerce platform Publica.la have partnered to enable direct sales of digital content. The post Argentine-Mexican Partnership Looks To Facilitate More Latin American Digital Publishing appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: De Gruyter Partnership with Medieval Institute; Cambridge Cites Digital Growth

Western Michigan University's Medieval Institute Publications announces a marketing partnership with De Gruyter, as Cambridge University Press sees digital reaching 'close to 40 percent of total sales.' The post Industry Notes: De Gruyter Partnership with Medieval Institute; Cambridge Cites... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebooks: How digital publishers are 'shaking up' the industry

Meet the author who had 60 rejections before hitting it lucky with an ebook publisher. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2018-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adult Nonfiction Drives Late July Gains

Strong sales in the adult nonfiction category led to a 2% increase in overall print unit sales in the week ended July 29, 2018, compared to the similar week in 2017, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literature events company to create 'immersive' festival performances

A new literature events company called Story Machine Productions plans to "revolutionise the experience of books" by creating "immersive performances" at festivals inspired by book content alone. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Q&A: Hearst Magazines’ New President Troy Young On What Print Means to the Company

Troy Young was named to succeed David Carey as president of Hearst Magazines today. In the more than five years Young worked as president of Hearst Magazines Digital Media, he transformed the digital brand to more closely align with the print product, brought in revenue and a surge in pageviews.... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cerrie Burnell turns hand to middle grade

Oxford University Press Children’s has bought two middle-grade titles by author Cerrie Burnell. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ads.cert is the digital media’s latest effort to combat fraud

If ads.txt has a loophole, it's the trust required that all members of the programmatic supply chain are validating publishers' inventory. The post Ads.cert is the digital media’s latest effort to combat fraud appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For news publishers, smart speakers are the hot new platform

Companies including The New York Times and NPR are staffing up as they try to figure out how their editorial voice will sound on smart speakers. The post For news publishers, smart speakers are the hot new platform appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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