Why designers hate on the article progress bar

Publishers looking to give readers more control and information about their articles have discovered the article progress bar. The feature, which lets readers know how much of an article they've read, is a preferred tactic for the likes of Bloomberg and The Daily Beast but divisive among designers, who call it distracting and gimmicky. The post Why designers hate on the article progress bar appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at 'Digiday'

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Survey: Have You Ever Read an Enhanced E-Book?

We asked our readers two years ago if they had read an enhanced ebook. Over half of survey respondents had not. Now, we're asking again. Take our survey and tell us if you've read an enhanced ebook. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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20 Percent of Americans Say They're Reading eBooks

One in five Americans say they've read an ebook in the last year, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project. Those numbers come from a late January survey, they're up sharply from a December 2011 survey. Pew says the jump coincides with a jump in... Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2012-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conde Elevator Tweeter Remains Masked

For those of you still following the saga of "CondeElevator, the anonymous Twitter account supposedly written by a Conde Nast employee: It's probably not written by Conde editor John Jannuzzi, says the Daily Beast. This update comes a day after the same publication cited "multiple sources"... Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2011-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Daily Beast Fully Absorbs Newsweek.com

It's long been expected turn out this way, and it's finally happening. NewYorkMag.com's Daily Intel is reporting that The Daily Beast will be retiring the Newsweek.com URL on July 19. Continue reading at Folio Magazine