Facebook is paying news publishers, but the terms show the power is still with the platform. The post The Rundown: With Watch news shows, Facebook still holds the cards appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at 'Digiday'
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Nominations open for Christian Small Publishers awards; Barbour books recognized. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK finished 2014 with a net sales decline of 10% in the final quarter, compared to the same period in 2013 which saw Sir Alex Ferguson claim the Christmas number one, according to annual results released by French parent company Lagardere. Across 2014 as a whole, Hachette UK saw a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What if there were an ad that you just couldn't draw your eyes from? It's oddly captivating, almost hypnotic, and it would halt your thumb from scrolling farther down your Facebook feed. There's one such creative format that is only now catching on as the digital world's equivalent of the... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The non-executive Folio Holdings Board is to assume responsibility for the role the late Lord Gavron played as Chairman of The Folio Society, it has been confirmed. Gavron died this weekend at the age of 84. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After attracting more than 50m monthly readers on tablets and smartphones, US startup smashes down its walled garden and hopes partners will see the potentialFlipboard came to prominence as a news-reading app for tablets and smartphones, attracting more than 50 million monthly active readers by... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harper Lee to publish second novel and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp reported quarterly revenue and a profit just above analysts’ consensus forecast as its book publishing and real estate businesses offset dwindling print revenue. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2015-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp. continues to tout the strength of its legacy newspaper business even though most of the company's growth now stems from expansions in the real estate and book publishing markets. Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Newspaper revenue in the UK, the US and Australia is down despite a rise in the company’s overall revenue thanks to book publishing and real estate divisionsDeclining sales, advertising and subscriptions hurt revenues at Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper business in the final quarter of last year, News... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is allowing a new ad type in its yearly awards: Instagram campaigns. The Facebook Awards started taking submissions last week, and for the first time, Instagram ads are up for consideration, the social network said. This is the fourth year Facebook is hosting the ad awards, and Adweek... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch’s supporter, Prince Al Waleed bin Talal, reduces holding from 5% to 1%The Saudi Arabian billionaire, Prince Al Waleed bin Talal, has sold a substantial stake in Rupert Murdoch’s publishing company, News Corp, reports Bloomberg.His investment firm, Kingdom Holdings, announced to... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than 80 writers will participate in the Tuesday and Wednesday evening author receptions (February 10 and 11). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook continues to do what few digital publishers can pull off: Over each of the last five quarters, the social network has been able to boost revenue even as it sells fewer ads.The ability to raise prices has rocketed Facebook's overall revenue to $3.85 billion in the most recent quarter. In... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The novelist Robert Harris was right to call the BBC’s lack of a books show a ‘disgrace’. There’s plenty the corporation could do to make a popular literary programme on TVWith injury, there is always a little insult. When a BBC spokesperson, responding to Robert Harris’s complaints at the Costa... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Snapchat has introduced a new feature which allows its users to view articles, images, and videos from a variety of publishers inside the company’s messaging application. It’s called Discover, and it’s a major depar ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faith-based films panel at Sundance; awards and honors; peaceful new book club; NIV celebrates 50 years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Over the weekend a court in Turkey told Facebook to block several pages that had been deemed to insult the Prophet Mohammad. A court order was delivered to the social network with the threat that if Facebook failed to comply, the site would be completely blocked in Turkey. Turkey's banging of... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2015-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Less than one month into the new year, stores continue to open, including a third Vermont location for Phoenix Books and an eighth store for Gottwals Books and the Walls of Books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zuckerberg is asking Facebook users to join him in reading certain titles this year. The next book to be part of the program is Steven Pinker's 'The Better Angels of Our Nature.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mark Zuckerberg’s second book for his Facebook book club is The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker (Penguin). The book is currently showing as not in stock on Amazon.co.uk until January 21st, and on Amazon.com until January 24th. The book is showing as available on the Waterstones’... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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