Now Is the Time to Finally Close the Digital Divide

The incoming president of the Association of Rural & Small Libraries argues that Covid-19 has shown us the urgent need for a national broadband strategy and a more equitable, sustainable digital library market. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
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News Magazines Resist Print Declines; Digital Editions Show Growth

Pew Research Center reports print circulation fell an average of just two percent last year for 14 of the largest news magazines. The post News Magazines Resist Print Declines; Digital Editions Show Growth appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wiley Touts Digital Progess in Down Fiscal 2016

Sales and earnings fell in fiscal 2016 at John Wiley as the company continued its transition to a digital knowledge and learning company. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Science invests in TetraScience

Holtzbrinck-owned technology software company Digital Science has made an investment in US start-up TetraScience. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sweeping CPG Study Finds Magazines Deliver Biggest Bang for Buck, Digital Video Lags

What medium delivers the biggest bang for the buck? A new study provides a definitive answer, at least for packaged goods, and it's probably not the one anyone expected.Magazines deliver by far the best return on ad spending when compared to TV, digital display and video, mobile and cross-media... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Regional Publishers and the Digital Dilemma

Assessing digital content's place in a still-print-centric space. The post Regional Publishers and the Digital Dilemma appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Reclassified' Oli White tops Sunday Times adult fiction chart

Sunday Times literary editor Andrew Holgate has said it is "worth thinking about" introducing a Young Adult bestseller chart into the paper, after taking the decision to make vlogger Oli White's Generation Next (Hodder & Stoughton) number one on the upcoming Sunday Times adult fiction... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones to close two stores but open one in Wimbledon

Waterstones is set to close two of its longstanding stores this summer at opposite ends of the UK – London’s Oxford Street Plaza and Edinburgh’s George Street branch. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Axel Springer buys eMarketer to reduce digital ad dependency

The German publisher continues to focus on building its digital subscription business with $250m purchase of research companyAxel Springer has snapped up market research firm eMarketer in a $250m (£173m) deal as the German publisher continues to focus on building its digital subscription... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Axel Springer Buys eMarketer, Extending U.S. and Digital Push

Axel Springer has agreed to buy market researcher eMarketer at an enterprise value of about $250 million as the German publisher continues its push into digital businesses and English-speaking markets.The German media group is paying $242 million for 93% of the shares in eMarketer, taking the... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hayden Close to Making History at Library of Congress

The Senate Rules Committee on Thursday voted to recommend that the full Senate approve President Obama's nomination of Carla Hayden as Librarian of Congress. If approved she will become the first woman and the first African American to hold the post. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rakuten to close UK marketplace

Rakuten will close its UK marketplace website in August following a review of its European operations. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent looks to the US to drive digital-only future

Publisher to boost American presence and ‘devolve’ power from London baseThe Independent is to ramp up its presence in the US as it becomes the latest news publisher to look across the Atlantic to drive revenue and readership. After the publisher imposed brutal staff cuts following the closure... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers’ Facebook videos are shared 7 times more than links

Publishers are addicted to the video format on Facebook, and it's easy to see why: they get much higher engagement on video posts than they do on article links, according to an analysis of NewsWhip data. The problem is that publishers have less ability to monetize the video they post to... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Move to Cash In On Digital Audiobook Boom

With sales of digital audiobooks soaring, publishers are racing to produce more titles and find innovative new marketing methods. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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L.A. billionaire becomes the 2nd-largest shareholder of L.A. Times' parent company

Los Angeles Times owner Tribune Publishing Co. has rejected a second buyout offer from rival newspaper publisher Gannett Co., and this time it’s brought in new financial muscle to fend off further overtures: L. A. billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong. Tribune Publishing announced Monday morning that... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Audio Drove 2015 Sales Gains

Led by a 34% increase in sales of digital audio, sales of audiobooks rose 20% in 2015 over 2014, to an estimated $1.78 billion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc.’s Jen Wong: ‘We have a ways to go to get to the bleeding edge’

As a legacy publisher, Time Inc. still gets 76 percent of its revenue from its print brands. It falls to Time Inc.’s new president of digital Jen Wong to speed its transaction to digital. She talked to Digiday about the hard work of speeding up the pace of change, the value of being first with... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Content Next reports recommendations for reaching the ad-blocking audience

As the population of people using ad blocking software has grown, publishers are increasingly recognizing that they have to find a way to address those people a different way. Digital Content Next, a trade group for premium publishers, has shared recommendations, which came out of meetings with... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eric Danetz Wants to Help Time Inc. Take Over the World

The new SVP and group publisher of Time Inc. International gives Folio: a glimpse inside the media giant's plans for aggressive global expansion. The post Eric Danetz Wants to Help Time Inc. Take Over the World appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Serpent Sword to HoZ digital-only imprint

Aria, the new digital only imprint from Head of Zeus, is to publish The Serpent Sword by self-published author Matthew Harffy in June. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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