Publishers welcome their new platform overlords. Twitter, Google, Facebook, Apple and Snapchat are all suddenly in the market for more publisher content. That means more competition, which publishers say puts them in the drivers seat. "There’s competition among the big distributors for content,” said Wall Street Journal's Edward Roussel. The rub: Deals with Facebook and Apple may look good now, but it's unclear how long they will last, or whether they will pay off. Still, publishers say the situation today is much better than 20 years ago, when AOL in particular controlled distribution. The post NYT and WSJ agree on platforms: ‘They have an interest in seeing us survive’ appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at 'Digiday'
[ Digiday | 2015-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At Ploughshares, Kat Chow discusses Seeing Ghosts, her memoir that examines grief and sorrow through the lens of three generations of her Chinese-American family. “I’ve always been drawn to writing about the body—our physical selves and how they reflect our inner lives—and how our bodies are an... Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2021-09-02 20:30:39 UTC ]
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Hayley Mills, star of 'Pollyanna' and 'The Parent Trap,' is now 75 and has written a memoir about her life as a child actor under Walt Disney's watchful eye. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-09-02 13:00:20 UTC ]
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Amazon plans to open several large physical retail locations in the US that will operate like department stores, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-20 23:13:54 UTC ]
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The US online storytelling subsidiary of China's COL Digital Publishing Group announces gamification techniques for user-generated content. The post ChineseALL USA’s ‘Crazy Maple Studio’ Opens a ‘Gamification Platform’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-08-16 22:46:28 UTC ]
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For Karr High School’s Brice Brown, building self-worth is more important than winning games. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-08-13 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Sporting titles are moving beyond rote tellings of achievement as a number of stars from across disciplines are using their platforms to speak out on broader societal issues. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-12 14:56:47 UTC ]
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Before Covid, A Good Used Book was a pop-up bookshop thriving across L.A. It's back to physical business this month — at the end of a long, hard road. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-08-05 13:00:28 UTC ]
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The Internet has opened up new modes of self-publishing for writers: subscription services like Substack and Patreon, online releases on platforms like Gumroad, and even NFTs. Now, we’re seeing the debut (to my knowledge) of a new self-publishing model: writer Aurora Mattia has published her... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-07-30 16:50:24 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House announces book is expected in late 2022 with proceeds going to charityThe Duke of Sussex has agreed a publishing deal to write his memoirs and said he would do so “not as the prince I was born, but as the man I have become”.The global deal for his “literary memoir” was... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-07-19 18:37:55 UTC ]
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The funding will support the Palace Project, a nascent partnership between LYRASIS and the Digital Public Library of America to develop digital tools and services for libraries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA members whose jobs have been impacted by the pandemic can once again register for free, and a special code offers a break on Library Marketplace registrations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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On the sunny spring morning that we speak, Harriet Evans has been going through the page proofs of her 12th novel, The Beloved Girls, with a forensic eye—long before she was a bestselling author, Evans was a highly regarded editor—and it has not met her exacting standards. “I’m actually... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-14 16:27:00 UTC ]
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Yesterday, the Washington Post hosted a live video chat with Josh Hawley, the Republican senator for Missouri. The interview was billed as being about Hawley’s new book on the “tyranny of big tech,” but before discussing that, Cat Zakrzewski, a tech-policy reporter, asked Hawley about tyranny of... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2021-05-05 12:12:52 UTC ]
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Mohsin Zaidi, author of A Dutiful Boy, discusses how the publication of underrepresented voices has the potential to transform lives. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-30 08:34:44 UTC ]
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Lagardère, the parent company of Hachette Livre, will dissolve its current management structure and transition to a more conventional joint stock company, and reasserted its commitment to the publishing business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Opening a new route to self-publishing, Amazon's Kindle Vella capitalizes on the popularity of online serialized storytelling. The post Amazon Announces Its Wattpad-Style ‘Kindle Vella’ Platform appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-04-14 17:25:03 UTC ]
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TV personality, cookbook author and former model posted final tweets to 13.7m followers before shutting down account Chrissy Teigen said goodbye to her 13.7 million Twitter followers on Wednesday night in a series of posts acknowledging the abuse and hatred on the platform.“Hey. For over 10... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-03-25 12:40:11 UTC ]
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"Of Women and Salt," tracking generations of Latinas, comes out of Gabriela Garcia's family story, life experience and advocacy for migrants. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-03-23 19:20:30 UTC ]
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News Corp is the largest media company to sign agreement with Facebook since laws passed by Scott Morrison’s governmentRupert Murdoch’s News Corp says a landmark three-year agreement with Facebook to pay for its Australian content will transform the terms of trade for journalism.Facebook has... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-03-15 23:55:55 UTC ]
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A lot has changed since 2011! From book club picks to political memoirs, here were the NYT bestsellers from a decade ago. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-03-12 11:32:00 UTC ]
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