News Corp's Thomson talks of online progress at the Times and Sun

But he doesn't provide any figures to back up his positive claims about subscriber totalsThe Times "is delivering both volume and higher revenue per subscriber", says the News Corp chief executive and former Times editor Robert Thomson.He added: "Digital, which already accounts for nearly one-third of paid sales, has been growing at a double-digit rate.""While it's still early, we are pleased with the progress and the number of Sun+ members has increased markedly. We are still monitoring churn and will have formal metrics for you later this month." Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder launches online sf community

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French chain Decitre launches online community

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Is the Time Right for Bundling?

In a world where people increasingly consume their content on multiple platforms—watching TV recorded on their DVR, as well as downloaded to their iPad; reading the New York Times in print Sunday mornings, on their Kindle during the morning commute, then on their desktop at the office—questions... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bloomberg Executive Is Said to Be in Talks to Lead Dow Jones

News Corporation is said to be in advanced talks to hire Lex Fenwick as the chief executive of Dow Jones, filling a six-month vacancy created when the publisher’s top executive resigned amid the phone-hacking scandal in Britain. Mr. Fenwick ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

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Faber launches online project hub for YA readers

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US Online Ad Spending to Top Print by $5.7 Billion in 2012

U.S. online ad spending is set to eclipse that of print this year by 15.5 percent, according to eMarketer, suggesting that the long-awaited print-to-digital inflection point may now be here for both content creators and marketers. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Penton Online Auctions

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Capitol Weekly Cuts Print Version, Will Continue Online Only

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Anticipation builds for Apple education news

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The New York Times, The Daily and New Yorker Top Performing Titles on Apple’s Newsstand

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YouGov: books 'among most popular online buys'

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Trend Report: Are paywalls the only way forward for online publishers?

It's been 18 months since News Corp erected paywalls around The Sunday Times and The Times. Mike Fletcher assesses whether the paywall model is the future for online publishing and talks exclusively with News International to discover a shift in strategic thinking. Continue reading at Media Week

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BA: 'no time to waste' in implementing Portas review

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Google partners with Bloomsbury Public Library Online

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Google unveils mobile-formatted news magazine Currents

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Bonnier Corp. Buys Four Hunting Expos from Target Communications

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Media Decoder Blog: Many Online Book Buyers First Shop Around in Stores

According to a survey, 24 percent of people who said they had bought books from an online retailer in the last month also said they had seen the book in a brick-and-mortar bookstore first. Continue reading at The New York Times

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A Talk with Neil Van Uum

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