Pearson breaks from print with 'digital first' policy for US titles

Pearson will start releasing its updated US titles in digital form first as it breaks with traditional educational publishing and begins phasing out print textbooks. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Time Inc., Quad/Graphics Expand Printing Partnership

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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Google and publishers reach settlement on digitized books case

Publishers can now decide whether Google can digitize out-of-print books still protected by copyright, but does not settle the issue of individual author rights. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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RHCP snaps up flurry of middle-grade titles

Random House Children's Publishers has acquired two middle-grade titles, Crog by Amanda... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Casual Vacancy’ and the State of Big (Print) Debuts

After months of hype, the first adult novel from J.K. Rowling debuted with the third biggest print opening of 2012. At outlets tracked by Nielsen BookScan, The Casual Vacancy sold 156,679 copies in its first week—enough to place it behind only No Easy Day by Mark Owen (254,046 copies) and Fifty... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Entertainment Weekly print edition comes with a 'smartphone-like Android device'

If there's one advantage a print magazine still has over an online publication, it's the ability to offer all manner of crazy freebies glued to its pages. Maybelline samples, CDROMs packing the latest version of WinZip, or -- in tomorrow's edition of Entertainment Weekly -- something that... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google, Association of American Publishers strike deal over book digitization

The Association of American Publishers (AAP) and Google today announced an agreement that marks the end of nearly seven years of litigation, kicked off in 2005, when five members of the organization filed an infringement suit against the online giant. The deal helps bring digitized books and... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson boss Scardino steps down

Dame Marjorie Scardino, the first woman to head a FTSE 100 company, is to step down as chief executive of publishing firm Pearson at the end of the year. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2012-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marjorie Scardino steps down as Pearson CEO after 15 years

Marjorie Scardino, chief executive of Financial Times publisher Pearson, is stepping down at the end of 2012 and will be replaced by John Fallon, chief executive of Pearson's international education division. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2012-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adobe Digital Editions 2.0 is now available

Adobe has released Adobe Digital Editions 2.0, its freeware application for managing ebooks on a PC or Mac. Digital Editions is required for transferring protected eBook files to compatible mobile eBook Readers using Adobe’s EPUB and PDF standards. Version 2.0 includes accessibility support for... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2012-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson Foundation and Booktrust launch reading comp

Children's author Jeremy Strong has launched a new national schools reading competition... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print mags find equilibrium

Nine months into the year, one media trend seems clear: titles may come and go, but magazines made from paper-and-ink are sticking around. Publishers launched 155 magazines in the first three quarters of 2012, among them Fairchild Publications' men's fashion quarterly M and northeast... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Morris Publishing Creating New Digital Marketing Division

Morris Publishing Group is establishing a partnership with the local digital marketing team of magazine and newspaper publishing firm Hearst. Morris announced today that it reached an agreement with LocalEdge, a Hearst Media Services company, to re ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two Eleanor Moran titles for Quercus

Quercus has two new novels from Eleanor Moran. Jo Dickinson, paperback publisher at Quercus,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Going Beyond E-Books, Barnes & Noble Nook Launches Digital Video Store

Barnes & Noble Nook is ramping up its digital media offerings with a new video-download and rental service. Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Friday Project signs new Confessions title

HarperCollins imprint The Friday Project has signed another title in its Confessions series,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World Book Day 2013 titles announced

Books by Francesca Simon, Anthony Horowitz, Shirley Hughes and Lauren Child will be included in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anova cooks up Beehive Bakery title

Anova has acquired the first cookbook by "Masterchef" finalist, Stacie Stewart.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-books vs. print: Most parents prefer reading paper books to their children

A new survey found that more than 70 percent of parents still prefer print books to the iPad when it comes to reading to children. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Igloo and The Works team up for charity title

Igloo Books and The Works are teaming up to produce a children’s book to raise money for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adobe Digital Publishing Suite, Single Edition Available Today as Part of Creative Cloud Membership

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sept. 19, 2012 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the latest addition to Adobe® Creative Cloud™ — Adobe Digital Publishing Suite (DPS), Single Edition. DPS, Si ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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