On April 24, during an all-hands meeting at Gawker Media's SoHo headquarters, founder and publisher Nick Denton was extolling the virtues of Kinja, his proprietary publishing platform that allows readers to participate in the company's editor ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'
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Campaigners trying to create a community library in Kensal Rise are seeking £70,000 of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After a round of key filings, two Authors Guild cases challenging Google’s ambitious library book-scanning program are on schedule for early fall trial dates. Final reply briefs were filed July 27 for the Authors Guild v. HathiTrust, with that case now fully briefed and all but set for a... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Social media is young and its impact on news publishing is still unfolding. It’s unlikely that sharing and commenting will be the only major trends to emerge from the social revolution. News publishers, already beset by extraordinary change ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As print continues to decline and digital often struggles to live up to the hype, events are offering higher profits than print and, for many publishers, far higher revenues than digital. Luxury consumer magazine and media company Dwell, however, is leveraging all of these different groups and... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The editor of Newsweek Daily Beast wrote to reassure staff members after comments by Barry Diller about the future of a print version of the magazine. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2012-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The publisher has bought a Bloomington, Ind.-based company called Author Solutions, which so far has attracted 150,000 authors releasing their own books. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2012-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ebook format became the most popular one for adult fiction in 2011, surpassing hardcover books and paperbacks, according to an annual survey. Net revenue from ebook sales over all more than doubled from 2010. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2012-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chen Guangcheng, whose nighttime escape and conflict with the Chinese government led to a diplomatic crisis for the United States last spring, is writing a memoir to be published next year. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2012-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder and Stoughton is asking readers to write a companion ebook to its autumn title, Miranda... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eason is to launch its e-reader later this year, the Irish bookseller has revealed, as it... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The sale to Buzzmedia, a portfolio of music and celebrity Web sites, calls into question Spin's future as a print publication. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2012-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers should let the reader into the creative process and look to incubate start-ups in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Romance specialist Mills & Boon is to resissue 12 backlist titles as digital shorts with new... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing giants The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal firmed up exclusive deals with Flipboard and Pulse earlier in the week for exclusive content to go out to these third-party mobile apps, but as one Flipboard rival explains, this news c ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Critics of the company's dual-class share structure, which gives the Murdoch family 40 percent voting control, registered their concerns that nothing would change if the company split into entertainment and publishing businesses. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2012-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch, the chairman and chief executive, confirmed Thursday that the company was spinning off its publishing division. He defended his newspaper assets, vowing to "unleash their real potential.'' Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2012-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp. is considering a breakup that would put its 20th Century Fox film studio, Fox broadcast network and Fox News Channel in one company and its newspapers and book publishing assets in another.News Corp. is contemplating what once was unthinkable — splitting its entertainment and... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HONG KONG — The Australian mining billionaire Georgina Rinehart has threatened to sell her recently acquired 19 percent stake in Fairfax Media, sending shares in the Australian publisher tumbling on Tuesday. The announcement is the latest ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Flipboard, the social newsreader with a stylish magazine-like design, has emerged from beta and is now available free for all Android devices, including the Kindle Fire (although it’s optimized for smartphones rather than tablets). Editor's Note: It's not compatible with my ASUS Transformer Pad... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2012-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The publisher, in conjunction with city libraries and 3M, will make its books available in e-format, though they will not be available immediately after release. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2012-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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