Whether or not we’re actually ready, America is reopening. The process to return to “normal” will be uneven and gradual across the country in the coming days, weeks and months. And regrettably, we are no more certain today than we were six weeks ago about what recovery will actually look like. The impact on our economy from this pandemic is still yet to be fully realized, and it may take a generation to fully articulate. During the first quarter of the year our national GDP fell nearly 5%—the most since 2008. Worse, Q2’s GDP is forecasted to be down between 30-40%, which is not only unthinkable, but would also be a historical record in the U.S. As of this morning, 30 million Americans had filed for unemployment, either because they were laid off or furloughed. Realistically, that number hasn’t quite peaked. And sadly, many of the jobs lost or put on hold may not come back, at least not for a good while. Publishing has been hit hard, surely not as hard as some industries, but times are tough just the same. Anyone that wanted to read this story already knew that. I don’t need to recap who the victims are, but our industry has all the problematic symptoms of this downturn—pay cuts, furloughs, layoffs and shutdowns. Ad spending is drying up. The events business is ravaged beyond comprehension. Retailers are unable to open, thus unable to sell magazines, books and newspapers. It’s an economic horror story caused by microscopic genetic RNA material, also known as the COVID-19... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
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After a very entertaining stunt with Jimmy Fallon, GE, an early adopter of content marketing, has been putting a focus on hard news of late. GE has used sites like The Economist and Quartz for native advertising to promote itself as a supporter of ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More consolidation has hit the Russian book market as Oleg Novikov, the owner of AST and Eksmo, has agreed to purchase Drofa, a leading education publisher. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After a fun stunt with Jimmy Fallon, GE's native advertising is taking a serious turn into news. The post GE’s becomes legitimate online news publisher appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2014-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Even while publishers at the International Christian Retail Show celebrated top books in Christian fiction, publishing programs are being cut back in this crowded category. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Corporation's news executive seeks local journalism deal with press owners, saying differences have been 'overdone'James Harding, the BBC's director of news and current affairs, opened a conference on local journalism today by arguing that the differences between the corporation and newspaper... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A publishing dinner party in Berlin went glum as six independent publishers learned they would suddenly have a new distributor, a result of Hachette's acquisition of Perseus. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller reports that Amazon is making new demands on UK publishers, including the right to deliver POD titles to customers should a book be out of stock. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers like MotorTrend and Hearst's Jumpstart Automotive Group are using their reader data to offer up valuable insights to their ad partners. The post Auto publishers show how valuable data can be appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An Amish weekend; Catholic Press Association selects best books; awards and honors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Who would you have on a book business World Cup dream team? Who would you place up front? On the bench? As manager We humbly submit our own selections. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Police say 1,000 published books and 10 computer hard discs seized from photocopying facilities in Madrid and SevilleSpanish police have arrested three people on suspicion of illegally scanning and then unlawfully publishing books on a massive scale. Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Will Evans on the of his Dallas-based publishing house, Deep Vellum Press, and his intention to turn American readers into a community of translation lovers. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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They're singing a new slogan in the London headquarters of the UK's leading magazine publisher: "There's only one IPC."IPC Media's chief executive Marcus Rich has announced an internal restructure that does away with the company's current divisions (connect, inspire and southbank, since you... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Six publishers have volunteered for a night in the cells, fundraising for campaign against limits on prisoners' entitlement to booksThere's more than one sort of porridge, as any lag would tell you. Profile Books publisher Andrew Franklin opted for the lumpier kind when he volunteered to spend... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The outcome of the current Amazon/Hachette pricing war has implications for the entire publishing industry, Wharton experts and others say. Continue reading at Knowledge@Wharton
[ Knowledge@Wharton | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German news publishers are escalating their fight to get a cut of the ad revenue that Google makes when it republishes parts of their news articles.The publishers’ society VG Media has started legal proceedings against Google after the search-engine giant refused to negotiate with the collecting... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The debut of Dreamworks' Awesomeness Ink imprint and a deal between Brand Bar and St. Martin's to represent a number of SMP's women fiction authors were some of the highlights coming out of the first day of Licensing Expo 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Murray Publishers is to publish a book accompanying a major new BBC Radio 4 series on plants... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Everyone is the poorer for publishers' widespread assumption that nobody wants to read about this part of societyI have spent the last 25 years selling and then publishing books, so I read with interest Melvyn Bragg's recent comments on working-class characters in fiction being stereotyped and... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Are you an aspiring writer or editor? Wondering how the self-publishing industry works? Our panel will be here on 18 June between 1pm and 2.30pm to offer advice and answer your questionsSelf-publishing is becoming an increasingly popular way for authors to get their work into print. While the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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