Slant: a publishing platform built on pay-per-click content

Pay-per-click compensation is one topic staid journalists love to hate on. Slant, a new platform-publisher site, has made the model core to its approach, which it hopes will attract writers who might shy away from publishing on platforms that compensate them in exposure rather than cash. The challenge: keeping the platform open while eschewing a Wild West of clickbait list and celebrity gossip. The post Slant: a publishing platform built on pay-per-click content appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at 'Digiday'

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[ AdWeek | 2012-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers across the country are displaying “We Pay Our Taxes” posters in their... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sony's Wonderbook platform augments reading experience

Sony is to develop a range of augmented reality titles on its Wonderbook platform as part of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AAM Completes Initial Certification of Adobe Digital Publishing Suite

NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Alliance for Audited Media, formerly the Audit Bureau of Circulations, has completed an initial audit of Adobe Digital Publishing Suite (DPS), a solution that many AAM publisher members use ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A One-Stop, Web-Based Shop For Comic Book Publishing

Graphicly abandoned their iTunes-like comic book marketplace to develop a full suite of online publishing tools for visual storytellers. As Adrian Tomine has pointed out, the one-time subculture of comics and graphic novels has migrated into the mainstream over the past decade. The... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2012-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Corporate Publishing, Are E-books PDF 2.0?

The PDF is firmly entrenched in corporate culture, but as digitally savvy employees push for a sensible way to consume long documents at work the ebook format will take hold. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Competition or Cooperation? News Publishers Turn to Their Neighbors

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Wall Street Journal Launches Global Video Platform

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Clicks and Pageviews Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg

Online and across various digital products, publishers have long touted their audience volume as the primary success metric—CPM rates are based on these numbers, after all. But engagement and performance metrics are also valued, especially via social media, which can greatly increase engagement... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Engadget | 2012-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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