Publishers often want to work closely with ebook outlets -- possibly a little too closely -- but it's rare that they involve themselves directly. Pearson is taking that uncommon step by making a 5 percent, $89.5 million investment in Nook Media, the joint venture between Barnes & Noble and Microsoft. Some of the reasoning won't be made public until Barnes & Noble provides holiday sales results on January 3rd, but Pearson is clear that it's furthering its online education plans: it wants Nook Media's distribution skills to make a "seamless and effective experience for students." Just when we'll see this harmony is still up in the air, though. Nook Media has yet to outline what Microsoft's partnership means for ebooks and e-readers, let alone how Pearson factors in. We're not expecting a sea change until companies start speaking up.Continue reading Pearson buys a small stake in Nook Media, wants a fast track for digital educationFiled under: MicrosoftCommentsSource: PaidContent Continue reading at 'Engadget'
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A California bookseller tries to buy the store where he works; Barnes & Noble to open on Fifth Avenue--in Youngstown; a bookstore pops-up in the Bronx; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Betanews | 2016-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some buyers of ebooks will begin to receive payments Tuesday as part of a settlement in a price-fixing case against Apple.People who purchased ebooks between April 1, 2010, and May 21, 2012, will receive credits from ebook sellers, or will get a check if they opted out of receiving credits,... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2016-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Forget your Foyles of London or that Barnes & Noble on New York's Union Square, the top shop sits on Lygon Street, Melbourne. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald
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Japanese manga publisher Kadokawa has taken a 51% stake in Hachette's manga imprint. Kodakawa plans to turn the imprint into Yen Press LLC, a joint venture between the two publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2016-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ PC World | 2016-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ BBC World | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With long-term trends exerting downward pressure on magazines' ad-page sales and newsstand appeal, two of the industry's biggest publishers said last week that they had formed a joint venture to handle back-office operations such as production, procurement and circulation.The competitors and now... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comparable store sales rose 0.6% at Barnes & Noble over the nine-week holiday period that ended January 2, 2016. Excluding sales of Nook products, comp sales were up 1.6%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Slate | 2016-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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