Next Issue Media, the publishing industry's attempt to create a Hulu-style joint venture for digital magazines, is expanding to Canada and taking on a new investor. The JV, whose members include Time Inc., Hearst and Conde Nast, will add Rogers Communications' Roger Media unit as an equity partner; Rogers will add two executives to Next Issue's board of directors. Continue reading at 'AllThingsD'
[ AllThingsD | 2013-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York-based startup Tinypass, which helps small publishers and content creators charge for content online through existing platforms like Google, is rolling out metered content options to all of its clients. Tinypass, which signed up its first f ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson has developed a new range of its bestselling textbooks for the iBookstore market in the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An attorney for Tom Cruise said he filed a US$50 million defamation lawsuit Wednesday against the publishers of Life & Style magazine for articles that said the actor has abandoned his 6-year-old daughter, Suri. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2012-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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10 facts about media and content industries 1. Digitization has increased book sales. Expenditure on electronic books almost doubled each year in 2006-2010 but still amounts to only 3% of global book sales. Forecasts however predict that reve ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A lack of trained professionals, of distribution channels for books, of good infrastructure, and piracy plague Indian publishers, but a dialogue for change has begun. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple has lived up to expectations by announcing a new iPad Mini this evening (23rd October), to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Goldman Sachs employee Greg Smith's 'Why I Left Goldman Sachs' drew strong response as an op-ed in The New York Times, but is garnering negative reviews as a memoir. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yesterday will not be remembered as a great day in Google's history. As well as the vertiginous stock slide, which sliced 9% off its share value before trading was halted for a couple of hours, the search engine firm threatened war with the French media. L'horage dans le teacup is over a... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2012-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More Americans are discovering what I did, after buying the original iPad more than two years ago: Reading ebooks, magazines and newspapers on a tablet is an immersive experience and often much more satisfying than print. Today, comScore says that in August, two out of every five US tablet... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2012-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The majority of Canadians still prefer print, and more than a quarter of book purchases were made... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. and Quad/Graphics reached an agreement to expand their existing printing partnership, the companies announced today. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Active Interest Media (AIM) and Restore Media have agreed to partner in production of their historic home and building brands, the companies announced today. AIM Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade publishing represents a "counter intuitive" opportunity for private investors, at... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett has set up his own multimedia production company,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publit, a Swedish-based ebook service, is to launch an English-language version of its website... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In an effort to gain subscribers, Fortune has relaunched its iPad app with a mix of free and paid content. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont UK is embarking on a drive to secure creative partnerships with children's... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Not content at stopping with its recent European tour, Google Play Books has made the trip to Japan and brought back a handful of new features. In addition to support for reading Japanese books in a vertical, right-to left layout, Mountain view now lets users tap on names of geographical spots... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YUDU Media is to make a push into the education market with the launch of YUDU Education, a new... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomberg has rolled out a new magazine iPad application that offers readers exclusive content, including video and interactive graphics. The Bloomberg Markets+ iPad app brings the company’s publication to Apple’s tablet. The ap ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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