The tech and startup news publisher hopes to convert 1 to 2 percent of its readers into subscribers. The post TechCrunch unveils a subscription product, Extra Crunch appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at 'Digiday'
[ Digiday | 2019-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
US ebook subscription service Scribd is dropping its unlimited ebook subscription offer, and moving to a hybrid model as of next month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"A rising tide raises all boats" is the new distribution strategy for many publishers. While many sites have inked cross-promotion deals to get their content on other publishers' Facebook page, millennial news site Ozy is targeting partners' inboxes. With its co-branded emails, Ozy is... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Under the new plan, Scribd will limit users to three books and one audiobook per month, although a portion of the Scribd collection will still be open to unlimited reading. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author JK Rowling has announced a new book which will follow the next generation as they set off for Hogwarts. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald
[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2016-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Times of London and Sunday Times have a combined 400,000 print-digital subscribers and harbor ambitious plans to grow that figure both domestically and abroad. It has launched its first "entry level" app overseas, with a price tag of £3 ($4.30) a month, compared to the usual monthly £26... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week I asked Sarah Sleath about he dual role as both production and editorial assistant and publicity and marketing assistant at both Swales and Willis and Impress Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller is to feature a ‘book-related products’ preview within the weekly magazine for the first time in its history. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s three weeks since we exposed freeware developer FreeSmartSoft for including an uninstallable adware-serving back door in some of its products. The company had released some updated versions since then, so we checked out a copy of the popular FSS Google Book Downloader to see if any lessons... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2015-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One of the most important -- yet thankless -- jobs in the world is being a teacher. Many educators are underpaid and under-appreciated. In some underfunded districts, teachers are forced to make do without essentials, like books and pencils -- a really sad state of affairs. Luckily, technology... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2015-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The multi-content subscription service, in beta since 2014, has gone live. It offers tiered access to books, TV/film, music and video games, and has partnerships with such publishers as HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The subscription model is changing how consumers get music, movies and TV shows, and now a number of services are trying the model on digital comics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Norwich-based regional publisher increases cover prices at 40 titles Three months after posting its first revenue and profit growth in eight years, regional newspaper publisher Archant has increased cover prices at most of its titles.In a message to the National Federation of Retail Newsagents... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Describe your role I lead the global digital products team across books and journals at Taylor & Francis. The work of the team ranges from delivering the extensive roadmap for our journals platform, which contains millions of articles, through to managing the relaunch of our video-based... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Global brands may appear to dominate ebook subscriptions, but nimble, local publishing startups across Europe are winning authors’ hearts and minds. The post When It Comes to Ebook Subscriptions, One Size Does Not Fit All! appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2015 Saltire Publisher of the Year shortlist has been revealed, featuring two past winners and three Edinburgh-based publishing houses. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French railway SNCF has launched an ebook library on its mainline trains, offering 100,000 titles to be downloaded by smartphone, tablet or computer and read offline when there is no internet connection. Access to the full selection of books offered by SNCF e-LIVRE is free for 45 days and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German publisher Bastei Lübbe has revealed it is to launch an ebook subscription service targeting the mobile market called oolipo. The subscription service will first soft-launch in the UK, USA, Germany, Austria and Switzerland in April 2016 with the aim of launching in July 2016 in two... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five bestselling authors have banded together to launch their own literary conference, StoryCon, with the first iteration set to take place in New Orleans next fall. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kate Atkinson, Michel Faber and Irvine Welsh feature on the shortlists for the 2015 Saltire Literary Awards, with two new awards introduced this year: The Fiction Book of the Year and Non-Fiction Book of the Year. The new prizes were created for the Awards in place of last year's Literary Book... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walt Disney will next month launch a an app-based subscription service in the UK, offering books as well as films, TV and music, for £9.99 per month, called DisneyLife. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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