There's now a Harry Potter subscription service

Everything is a subscription service nowadays, so frankly it's a surprise it's taken so long for the Harry Potter franchise to get in on the action, but that it has, in the form of Wizarding World Gold. The 12-month sub includes a whole bunch of magi... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2019-10-16 10:01:00 UTC ]
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Yahoo Improves Local Lead-Gen Services

As city, regional and specialty titles continue to fight for local business listings and ad dollars, massive web corporations are scaling their ground-level efforts and getting into the mix. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Making Sense of Marketing Services

For all the activity around “marketing services,” publishers in general still have a lot to learn when setting up a sales operation around this kind of service strategy. The lessons typically center on three core buckets: Culture, market approach and data. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon opens fan-fiction service

Amazon is once again shaking up traditional publishing models. This time, it's giving fans a chance to add their own personal touches to their favourite fiction - and get paid in the process. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2013-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zinio Offers Multi-Title Subscriptions

Digital magazine storefront Zinio has added a flat-rate, multi-title subscription option to its platform. The option recognizes a growing user base—nearly a quarter of customers—that reads three or more titles across devices.  Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK court rules for news-clipping service

The British Supreme Court has decided partially in favour of news-clipping service Meltwater in its long-running dispute with UK newspaper publishers, who accused Meltwater of distributing excerpts of stories online without paying any licensing fees. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2013-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harris, Mosse and ABBA among pre-LBF deals

New deals for Joanne Harris and Kate Mosse have been sealed just ahead of the London Book Fair.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chat app takes on ebook retailers, Amazon with manga comics service

Line, the popular messaging platform based in Japan, is challenging ebook vendors like Amazon and Rakuten with a new service to download and view manga, or Japanese comic books. The company has launched "Line Manga," a mobile app for Android and iOS phones. Line's initial offering consists of... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2013-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble creates a new self-publishing service

Nook Press gives authors up to 65 percent of their revenue and allows them to sell their titles anywhere. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Toronto Star Tests Monthly E-Book Subscriptions

The Toronto Star is testing the ebook market with a dedicated subscription model. Launched in November 2012, Star Dispatches is the brainchild of the Toronto Star's marketing department. The Star already has more than 20 titles of long-form jour ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Economist Considers Audio-Only Subscription

The Economist is considering providing an audio-only subscription, according to Nick Blunden, global digital publisher of the title. The weekly print title, which is also available online and has apps for seven digital platforms, said the move would ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lee Harris promoted at Angry Robot

Angry Robot has promoted Lee Harris to the position of senior editor, with immediate effect.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Government says library service 'not in crisis'

The Government's official response to the Culture, Media and Sport's Select Committee... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andrew Sullivan Presells $500k In Blog Subscriptions

Annual subscriptions to Sullivan's new, independent The Dish blog are pre-selling at $19.95. Andrew Sullivan announced Wednesday, via Twitter, that his soon-to-be-self-published blog has just passed $500,000 in pre-subscription sales. The announcement comes less than a month after... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Distribution: Prometheus and Random House Publisher Services Agree

Prometheus Books announced today a multiyear sales and distribution partnership with Random House Publisher Services (RHPS), beginning April 1, 2013, RHPS will provide exclusive sales and distribution for all Prometheus physical and digital titles in the United States and internationally. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK newspaper Offering Subsidized Nexus 7 Tablet with Its Digital Subscription

The Daily will publish its final issue this month after News Corporation bigwigs decided to pull the plug on the original iPad-only newspaper, proving it’s not easy to sell subscriptions to enhanced print-style media to a digital audience. ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S to launch self-publishing service with Author Solutions

Simon & Schuster has teamed up with Author Solutions to launch a self-publishing service... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pottermore Shop launches gifting service

The Pottermore Shop has launched a gifting service enabling the delivery of Harry Potter ebooks... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paywall Startup Tinypass Adds Metered Subscriptions for Small Publishers

New York-based startup Tinypass, which helps small publishers and content creators charge for content online through existing platforms like Google, is rolling out metered content options to all of its clients. Tinypass, which signed up its first f ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More Harry Hole for Harvill

Harvill Secker is to publish a new Harry Hole novel by Jo Nesbo, ending fans' fears that the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harris in Quercus move

Walker Books sales and trade marketing director Jane Harris is to join Quercus as executive... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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