Smiths News boosts business with airline and ebook business

Smiths News, the newspaper and magazine wholesaler, has completed the purchase of the remaining assets of Dawson Holdings, which include its ebook unit and its newspaper and magazine airline distribution business. Continue reading at 'Media Week'

[ Media Week | 2011-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon wins an ebook fight in Europe

European Union regulators ended an antitrust probe into ebook prices after Apple and other publishers offered to abandon the possibility of pricing agreements that would have hindered Amazon selling ebooks more cheaply than their rivals. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The New York Times Is Getting Into eBooks With Byliner And Vook Partnerships

The New York Times is getting into the ebooks business through partnerships with digital publishers Byliner and Vook. The Times will up to 12 original e-singles through Byliner on a variety of topics including culture, sports, business, science, and health. The first Byliner title, "Snow Fall:... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2012-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon releases Kindle apps and ebooks into China

Amazon has started its Chinese Kindle incursion by launching the reader app for Android and iOS in that market, along with a large selection of ebooks. There's no mention of any Kindle devices like the Fire HD in the nation yet, but Amazon just did a similar launch in Brazil and said the... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Enhanced ebook for Queen

Carlton Digital has created what it says is "the most advanced, interactive music ebook in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon wins EU ebook pricing battle with Apple and major book publishers

The European Union has accepted an offer from Apple and four major publishers to reduce pricing restrictions on content offered at Amazon and other book-sellers. After being caught out by the EU, we heard that the offer was likely to be adopted last month, and the commission has now confirmed... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is the USPS Getting Into the Magazine Newsstand Business?

All signs point to the USPS wanting-in on the newsstand business, but it’s up to publishers now. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pizza Hut and W H Smith bite into book club

Restaurant chain Pizza Hut is partnering with W H Smith and marketing communications agency... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cuban Publishers Eager to Embrace Ebooks, Open US Market

Ebooks will bring Cuba's isolated publishing industry and authors to a wider audience across the Spanish-speaking world, but also the US, under the radar of the trade embargo. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wilbur Smith moves to HarperCollins

HarperCollins has signed a world English language six-book deal with thriller writer Wilbur Smith... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch pulls plug on 'the Daily,' first news app for iPad

Rupert Murdoch says News Corp. was not convinced the digital publishing experiment would be viable long-term. The firm also announces a sweeping restructuring.Rupert Murdoch has pulled the plug on News Corp.'s high-profile experiment to create a digital national newspaper. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corporation shutters The Daily tablet newspaper as of December 15th

News Corporation's The Daily was to have been a vanguard of the future, based on the past -- a tablet-focused newspaper that could get us back to paying subscriptions for our regular news fix. Not enough of us were as enthralled with the retro-future concept, however. While CEO Rupert Murdoch... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp. shuts down The Daily

News Corp. said on Monday that it is shutting down The Daily, its ambitious but expensive attempt to create an iPad newspaper, on Dec. 15. The decision follows a 22-month effort that delivered both some significant achievements—developing the iPad as a publishing platform, for example, and... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2012-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thomson named as News Corp publishing head

Robert Thomson has been named as the head of the separated publishing business soon to be formed... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith 'to expand to Russia'

W H Smith looks set to expand into Russia after hiring property consultant Knight Frank to hunt... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Try W H Smith, not Amazon', says Mirror

Newspapers have appealed to consumers to boycott Amazon this Christmas following its statements... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NYT: Penguin to extend ebook and audiobook library rentals to LA and Cleveland

Penguin will refresh its ebook lending system later today, according to a report from the New York Times. The publisher will start lending out its titles in Los Angeles and Cleveland, mimicking the program that trialled (despite some DRM issues) in New York. Public library users can even expect... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American City Business Journals Acquires Streetwise Media

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 16, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American City Business Journals, the nation's largest print and online publisher of local business news, has acquired Streetwise Media, a Boston-based digital media company that uses a community ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Baby-sitters Club' novels will get ebook releases

The first 20 books in the popular children's series by Ann M. Martin will be released in electronic format on Dec. 1. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Competition or Cooperation? News Publishers Turn to Their Neighbors

Participants at the African Media Leaders Forum in Dakar, Senegal, today heard how twinning partnerships between African newspapers, and newspapers elsewhere, are leading the way to developing successful business strategies and strengthening financia ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Federated Media Shutters Its Direct Sales Business

In what could presage a foundational shift in the online advertising landscape, Federated Media Publishing will shut down its direct sales business, i.e. the division charged with selling standard display ads. On Thursday afternoon (Nov. 8) the company began informing employees that it would... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2012-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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