'News Geek' Google CEO Appeases Publishers With End to 'First Click Free'

A few years ago, Google regularly traded barbs with major news publishers in public. Today, Google is rewiring its search engine to appease them.The Alphabet unit is scrapping a contentious search result rule for subscription news sites and giving them new tools to attract more paying customers. It's Google's most significant step yet to to curry favor with news organizations that provide information for its search engine but have lost ad revenue from the rise of the internet. Facebook, the primary driver of online news traffic, is taking similar steps.The biggest change is Google's decision to eliminate its "first click free" program. This listed articles higher in search results if publishers agreed to offer some stories for free. Google is now pledging to index all subscription news outlets in search, let publishers determine how many articles to provide free through the search engine, and will not demote them in results if they have little or no free content. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2017-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Seamus Heaney collection to be published

An anthology of later work by the Nobel laureate will feature a last poem, In Time, written for his granddaughter SíofraSeamus Heaney obituary by Neil CorcoranA poem written for his granddaughter and never published before in the UK will form part of a new collection of selected poems by the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones stocks Amazon Publishing's Sherratt

Paperback editions of books by Amazon Publishing UK author Mel Sherratt are being stocked locally... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Changing Book and Its Publishing Model

With previously monolithic books now (mostly) digitized and disaggregated into chapters, objectives, tests, case studies and various metatagged bits, a different publishing model is emerging. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why It’s Imperative Amazon v. Hachette Ends Soon

If Amazon believes in readers and Hachette believes in authors as much as they say, it's imperative they end their fight as soon as possible, argues Tanja Tuma. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corporation's marriage of convenience with the Press Council looks shaky

Attacks on the Press Council reflect the conveniently shifting opinions of news media publishers to the political environment rather than fundamental questions of press freedom Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sand Named Adult Trade Publisher at Abrams

Michael Sand, executive editor at Little, Brown, has been appointed v-p, publisher, adult trade at Abrams, effective September 22. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When publishers’ platform dreams become nightmares

Publishers are discovering that giving contributors the keys to their publishing platforms often opens up a host of new issues. The post When publishers’ platform dreams become nightmares appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mobile traffic surpasses desktop for top UK publishers

The top newspaper and magazine publishers in the U.K. have now crossed the mobile-desktop audience threshold, with many reporting that over half their audience now views their content on mobile and tablet devices. The post Mobile traffic surpasses desktop for top UK publishers appeared first on... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Geographic Ranked No. 1 in Social Media Among Publishers

National Geographic is the king of the social media jungle, according to a top 10 list released by Shareablee. The New York-based digital data company has ranked NatGeo as the most effective publisher in the social space for the month of July, with 46.4 million engagements on Facebook, Twitter... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Suchomel Returning to Legato Publishers Group

Almost two weeks after the planned acquisition of Perseus Books Group by Hachette and Ingram fell apart, Perseus CEO David Steinberger has announced that Mark Suchomel will officially resume his position at the helm of the boutique distribution company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing’s Civil War of Words

Hachette was smart to take its dispute with Amazon public, turning it into a war of words and choosing the battlefield where they have the natural advantage. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Survey on Programmatic Says Publishers Are Behind

  A recent survey of senior executive AOL Platform clients from leading US advertisers, agencies and publishers revealed how and why programmatic buying is being utilized in the industry. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mapping Bookshops and Publishers in Confusing Cairo

A new web project, CairoBookStop, aims to cull and map information about publishers and bookshops in Cairo that focus on contemporary Arabic literature. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Roundup for Week Ending August 15, 2014

Mid-August is a time of transitions and new ideas, including the launch of a nationwide Independent Bookstore Day. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Virtual Book Festivals Run By Major Publishers Take Off in UK

HarperCollins UK's June virtual Romance Festival was a success; this week SF publisher Gollancz is hosting a festival combining online Q&As with real life events. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Guantanamo Diary,' the first Gitmo account by a detainee still imprisoned, will be published

“Guantanamo Diary” will be published simultaneously around the world on Jan. 20, 2015, as part of an international campaign to free Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Gitmo prisoner and author of the memoir. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In China, You Don’t Need a Publisher to Rake in the Big Yuan

China's self-publishing portals are offering writers access to vast audiences and earning them staggering royalties, and turning some into multi-millionaires. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon vs Hachette: readers and authors take sides in publishing dispute

The tussle between Amazon and the publishing conglomerate has been raging since spring. Heres an update on the fightA corporate boxing match broke from the ring and swelled into all-out rumpus last weekend, as readers and authors took sides in Amazon and Hachettes fight over the publishing... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate to publish Guantánamo memoir

Canongate has acquired an account of life at Guantanamo Bay by one of its prisoners, Mohamedou... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-publishing becomes larger focus at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair

The Frankfurt Book Fair will organize a two-day self-publishing and author program at the 2014 fair this year, aimed at an international audience. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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