Taking on Amazon isn’t easy. But after a lot of experimentation, this company is finding success convincing readers to switch from buying to subscribing. Why own a few pieces of media when you can rent access to everything? That pitch defines Netflix, which evolved from an all-you-can-watch DVD service into the kingpin of streaming video. Music followed a similar route, with services such as Spotify offering millions of songs for a monthly fee. And now may be the time for digital book subscriptions to go mainstream.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
[ Fast Company | 2018-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Welcome to Ad Age’s Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. You can get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device; sign up here. What people are talking about today Procter & Gamble’s Secret deodorant brand, an official sponsor of U.S.... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-07-15 10:00:00 UTC ]
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As publishers vie to persuade us to pack their titles for the holidays, we chart the evolution of the ’beach read’Summer reads, beach reads, holiday reads … at this time of year, the publishing world works itself into a sweat trying to force its novels into our carry-on luggage, or over the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-07-14 07:00:23 UTC ]
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David Walliams has narrated the audiobook of The Curse of the School Rabbit (HarperCollins), written and illustrated by Judith Kerr. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-10 12:22:15 UTC ]
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Netflix v.p. of international originals Kelly Luegenbiehl will feature at this year’s Global 50 c.e.o. Talk at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-10 00:53:16 UTC ]
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Noted politics-as-sport website Politico has put together a collection of bedside-table reading recommendations from 40 “political heavy hitters,” asking them for serious reads and guilty pleasures. First of all, are there any actual guilty pleasures on this list of books from the likes of Beto... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-09 15:27:59 UTC ]
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Netflix International Originals will be centerstage in the Frankfurt Pavilion when the division's vice-president Kelly Luegenbiehl speaks. The post Frankfurter Buchmesse Names Netflix’s Kelly Luegenbiehl for CEO Talk appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-09 12:25:50 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to the novelisation of ‘The Prom’, a musical and film that launches on Netflix next year, written by Saundra Mitchell. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-09 10:57:52 UTC ]
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Awesome daily roundup of the most interesting bookish links from around the web. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-07-09 10:30:07 UTC ]
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Cheltenham Festivals has received a grant of £127,608 from Arts Council England to expand its Reading Teachers = Reading Pupils programme over the next three years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-08 19:49:53 UTC ]
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With token redemptions up three per cent year on year and sales of the £1 books topping seven figures, World Book Day 2019 has been hailed a success by its organisers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-08 08:19:01 UTC ]
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This list of summer 2019 crime books is sponsored by Amazon Publishing. Robert Dugoni is the New York Times bestselling author of ... Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-07-05 10:34:16 UTC ]
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Looking forward to the summer 2019 anime season? Why don't you check out the manga and light novel series that inspired these new shows! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-07-03 10:42:39 UTC ]
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Just in time for the holiday weekend, a look at the new releases worth picking up. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-07-02 16:58:59 UTC ]
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Having trouble keeping up with the latest book buzz? Take this quiz to find out what buzzy 2019 book that has everyone talking is perfect for you. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-07-02 10:39:41 UTC ]
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A movement supported by nonprofit groups and libraries is creating literary spaces in places where children find themselves with time on their hands. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-07-02 09:00:13 UTC ]
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Svetlana Alexievich trans. by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, Last Witnesses: An Oral History of the Children of World War II (Random House) If God existed, or had an ear, she might listen the way Svetlana Alexievich does to the stories of her fellow ex-Soviets. This latest book from the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-02 08:49:53 UTC ]
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'The Sandman' is being made into a live-action series by Warner Bros. Television, and HarperCollins Germany gets its second chief in under two years. The post Neil Gaiman’s ‘Sandman’ Coming to Netflix; HarperCollins Germany Names Jürgen Welte appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-07-02 02:40:58 UTC ]
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What to do while you wait for Netflix’s Sarah Dessen Adaptations: Obviously, get thee to a bookstore and read her ... Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-06-29 10:31:00 UTC ]
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Last year, I read R.F. Kuang’s debut novel The Poppy War. I found myself flung backwards in time to August ... Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-06-28 10:41:44 UTC ]
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Elizabeth Day paid tribute to the "dazzling" Transworld senior publicity manager Sophie Christopher, in her keynote speech for The Bookseller’s Marketing and Publicity Conference. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-27 12:29:55 UTC ]
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