Social mobile games studio Storm8 announced today that it will start marketing, distributing and advising on third-party games via a new arm, Storm8 Publishing. Its first title, War of Dragons for iOS, is a Puzzle & Dragons-esque match-three game originally released as Tower of Saviors. Storm8 is best known for monetization-focused, free-to-play games like iMobster and the "Story" series released under its TeamLava brand. Continue reading at 'AllThingsD'
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Bonnier Publishing division IglooBooks has signed a publishing deal with Aardman for the Shaun the Sheep brand, as well as the new feature film Early Man. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Martin Casimir, managing director at Bloomsbury Professional, has left the company to work at UK-based Singapore maths publisher Maths - No Problem! as managing director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publishers from across the world are to come together at Frankfurt Book Fair to celebrate the "diversity and vibrancy" of the international independent publishing scene. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'It's important that the book industry stays culturally in touch with the whole of society,' says PRH Ebury's Rebecca Smart. She brings her viewpoints to Frankfurt's The Markets conference. The post Ebury’s Rebecca Smart: A Publishing ‘House Open to All’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thought Catalog has seen its audience chopped in half thanks to the whims of the Facebook algorithm. But that's to a disciplined operating plan, the company has managed to remain profitable. The "new reality," according to Thought Catalog CRO Alex Magnin, is publishers need to operate far more... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Don’t count out the power of the “What time does the Super Bowl” and other SEO tricks just yet. Facebook may have been all the rage these past few years, but now there's a renewed focus by publishers on Google search. Facebook has turned out to be a fickle partner, and Google's own shifting... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A fast-growing presence from the Italian industry at Frankfurt Book Fair means more events and space, along with an emphasis on Lazio and the Piedmont. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson 107 Publishers at the Italian Collective Stand loor space covered by the Italian... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Snapchat is a little different today, going back to its roots with a retooling that boosts personal messages and lowers visibility for its publishing partners in Discover.The reconfiguration is seen as a sign that Snapchat doesn't see the need to keep putting Discover in users' faces. A few... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry’s lack of diversity ‘is a real issue, and we have been slow’, says Tom Welson, launching a new scheme to attract under-represented communitiesThe chief executive of the UK’s largest publisher has warned that the books industry will “become irrelevant” if it continues to fail to reflect... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Russell Brand is publishing a guide to addiction with Pan Macmillan's wellness and lifestyle imprint Bluebird. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Singapore literature, or Sing lit as it is known locally, is getting hot—and it is not because of the island’s tropical climate. Recent months have seen many titles, from literary fiction to middle grade series, getting picked up by overseas publishers, including those from the U.K. and U.S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Actress Sarah Jessica Parker will next year head up her own publishing imprint at Hogarth Press, according to the New York Times. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Publishing has acquired two new and unseen titles by the late novelist Catherine Cookson, including a memoir. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With a rising rate base, the magazine will jump up to 925,000 at the start of 2017. The post Dr. Oz The Good Life Is Good Business appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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With the recent outing of Elena Ferrante's identity grabbing headlines, her American publisher, Europa Editions, is mounting a timely celebration to push two new books by the bestselling Italian author. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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By and large, Singapore’s education system, which is among the most highly regarded in the world, is a boon to its publishing industry. No subject is more popular, or more competitive, than mathematics. Known as Singapore math, the city-state’s mathematics teaching method and curriculum is... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Natasha Bardon, deputy publishing director at HarperVoyager, has been promoted to publishing director with immediate effect. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With a goal of supporting and promoting 'Latino/a/x' people and literature in the publishing industry, a new network of book professionals formalizes the group's activities. The post ‘Latinx in Publishing’ Launches in Hispanic Heritage Month appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Q&A with Haj Carr, founder and CEO of TrueLine Publishing. The post Fostering Confidence: How One B2B Publisher Attracts and Retains Talent appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Likely the most authoritative count of a year's self-published books in the USA, Bowker's figure sorts out how many titles are represented by the number of indie ISBNs sold in 2015. The post Bowker Now Cites at Least 625,327 US Indie Books Published in 2015 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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