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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The Justice Department has warned Apple Inc. and five of the biggest U.S. publishers that it plans to sue them for allegedly colluding to raise the price of electronic books, according to people familiar with the matter. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2012-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown author Val McDermid has backed the role of publishers, as children's laureate... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The parties in Germany's ruling coalition have proposed a new protective copyright law for news publishers to ensure they are compensated by "commercial traders" that use pieces of their copyrighted content online, according to an automat ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite consumer uncertainty in buying online, and publisher uncertainty in partnering with Amazon, ebooks sales are dominating the market. Continue reading at The Atlantic
[ The Atlantic | 2012-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kate Lyall Grant is to become the new publisher of Severn House, with overall responsibility for... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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No one is coming back to check a publisher’s Web site,” said Rachel Fershleiser, who works in literary strategic outreach at Tumblr, calling to mind a dull Web site that offers a catalogue and not much else. Incentive to come back, Fershleiser said, is the key to building a presence online,... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It remains to be seen if it's a full-on change of policy, but it looks like Amazon is at least shifting it stance when it comes to where some of the ebooks put out by its Amazon Publishing division are sold. As you may recall, Barnes & Noble and other booksellers recently pulled print... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The most pressing issues facing publishers today all stem from one central concern: To deliver relevant, targeted and in-demand content to readers where and whenever they want it, to break through the wall of information overload and determine what exactly that is—which seems to be expanding and... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AD TRENDS ON SOLID GROUND In the fourth quarter of 2011, most ad pages declined—but not in the Financial and Real Estate category. Ad pages for this sector were up 23% to 1,683 pages, from 1,372 pages the year before. The biggest... Continue reading at Publishing Executive
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Zinio is positioning itself to be more than just a digital newsstand service—the company is rolling out a new suite of publishing tools that are designed to easily include interactivity for almost any digital magazine. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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Over 180 Japanese publishers have joined forces to launch an initiative that promises to create 1... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Jackie Collins is going into self-publishing, with plans to release an ebook version of The... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After months of planning, PARADE Magazine is rolling out a mobile app to cultivate advertisers and enhance the content offerings to its existing reader base. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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More fallout from PhoneGate: News Corp. executive James Murdoch has "relinquished his position" as executive chairman head of News International, the conglomerate's British newspaper unit. News Corp., which also owns this Web site, says News International chief executive Tom Mockridge will stay... Continue reading at AllThingsD
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Serpent's Tail has appointed Hannah Westland, previously an agent at Rogers, Coleridge &... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the many goodies Nokia unveiled in its presser at MWC 2012 is a new hub for consuming your favorite written content. Called Nokia Reading, it brings your news feeds, ebooks, and audio books together in a unified, digital magazine-like format that can be accessed on- or offline. The app... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Specialist publishers are expanding their digital strategies, with Wiley, Aurum, Icon and Lonely... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BARCELONA, Spain--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--At Mobile World Congress, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that more than 16 million digital publications were powered by Adobe® Digital Publishing Suite across tablets o ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
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UK publishers have expressed concern Amazon’s use of “power” to remove the e-... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Little, Brown is publish J K Rowling’s first novel for adults worldwide in the English... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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