With all nonfiction categories posting double-digit declines, unit sales of print books fell 9.4% in the week ended June 25 from the comparable week last year. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenue fell 7% at Harlequin in the second quarter ended June 30, to C$99.5 million, and operating earnings dropped to C$10.5 million from C$18.1 million in the second quarter of 2012. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Challenged by shrinking sales and online piracy, Poland’s publishing industry aims to mitigate losses with more stringent price regulation, reports Jaroslaw Adamowski. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Compensation bounced back for advertising sales or regional managers in this year’s survey after falling dramatically in 2012. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon posted a surprise loss of $7m (or £4.56m) in its second quarter, despite achieving a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Salary trends switched and the gap between b-to-b, consumer and association advertising sales directors shrunk in this year’s survey. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Total revenue at Amazon rose 22% in the second quarter ended June 30, to $15.70 billion, while operating income fell 26%, to $79 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FRANKFURT, July 25 (Reuters) - Publisher Axel Springer struck a 920 million euro ($1.22 billion) deal to sell some of Germany's best-known newspapers and magazines, severing its oldest roots in order to intensify its focus on digital media. Th ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The definition of magazine advertising sales has changed dramatically in recent years. New products, new competition and new market forces are expanding the role. Print, still an important piece of the puzzle, is just that—a piece. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft's Xbox One is getting decidedly more indie-friendly with today's confirmation from Microsoft that its forthcoming game console will double as a developer debug unit. In so many words, each $500 unit purchased at retail this holiday will also run in-progress game code, enabling... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of J K Rowling's pseudonymous novel, The Cuckoo's Calling (Little, Brown), rocketed... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hawaii Hochi, Ltd., a Japanese newspaper publisher located in Honolulu Hawaii has signed a contract for a JETLEADER 1500 to supplement their current printing operations. Hawaii Hochi, Ltd., a subsidiary of one of Japan’s larger newspapers, ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As newsrooms continue to shrink, journalism and media students are facing a harsh reality upon graduation. Media companies are changing business models and expectations rapidly. Those changes are starting to trickle down to colleges. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meredith Corp. will introduce Allrecipes magazine, a spin-off of the cooking site it bought in 2012, the company said on Monday.The magazine will guarantee its advertisers an average paid circulation of 500,000 and publish six times a year, starting with a December issue planned to hit... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Meredith Corporation is set to launch a print version of its popular Allrecipies.com brand. The magazine is being rolled out as a bi-monthly publication and is slated to debut in August. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Samsung announced this morning that it is taking pre-orders on its Ativ Book 9 Lite notebook PC, which was first announced on June 20. One of the most interesting features of the new notebook is the custom AMD CPU, which Samsung is describing as a “white-label” quad core. “It’s something we... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2013-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print media is dying; some may argue it is already dead. With the launch of the iPad and the current industry trend of tablet media consumption, consumers don’t want to clutter their homes with stacks of paper magazines and newspapers. Not to mention, there is the trend of "going green" which is... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2013-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sony's already said that it's making game publishing on PlayStation 4 even easier than it is on the PlayStation 3, but Senior Account Manager of Development at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Agostino Simonetta today explained exactly what that means. Sony's apparently applying a "four... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon.com's Kindle e-reader has dominated the competition in Japan since its launch last year, according to new research, showing the company's low pricing and powerful brand may have overcome its late entrance into the market. The Kindle accounted for 38.3 percent of the e-reader market in... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2013-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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By Samir "Mr. Magazine" Husni David Carey, president of Hearst Magazines, believes that people crave "spontaneous combustion" from their media purchases. "We live in this on-demand world," Carey elaborates.... Continue reading at Publishing Executive
[ Publishing Executive | 2013-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new Pew report takes a look at how 16-29 year olds view print books and libraries versus ebooks and digital offerings. Print is still the favorite among younger Americans. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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