Journalism is arguably in one of the most fragile states since Gutenberg’s advent of the printing press almost 600 years Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'
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Newsprint buyers will vanish ever faster, but publishers have done too little with their digital products to make them attractive to readers or advertisersAlongside a range of cutbacks, one of the other major tactics employed by regional newspaper publishers is, of course, cover price rises.This... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Launched last year, the Crave app for romance ebooks is experimenting with a new form of reading, one that serves text and multimedia content in short, addictive bursts. The post A New Romance Book App “Crave” Promises to Save the Novel appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book sales have remained stagnant in 2015. But print book sales are up, and Harper Lee's latest novel and adult coloring books are the big winners. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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December 27 will mark the final appearance of the print section, which was launched with great fanfare as a 24-page weekly supplement in 2012. In addition to books reviews, it featured author interviews, essays, literary news and a weekly work o ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One-year-old tech company Authenticated Digital says it has a system that will authenticate 90 percent of digital ad impressions, and it's pitching the software to agencies and publishers starting today. Its program is designed to determine if a promo ran on the correct Web page—did it appear... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With fewer than 1,000 stores in the UK, a number of online initiatives are aiming to help shoppers find their way back to local independent bookshopsThe rise of online retailers and ebooks have had a devastating impact on the UK’s independent bookshops. According to the Booksellers Association,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Smith boss Stephen Clarke has been awarded a 56% pay rise this year, taking home £3.9m including bonuses in 2015. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher wants to cut 225 jobs from Warwickshire warehouse, where books are distributed, owing to decline in demandReaders’ preference for ebooks has been blamed for 225 potential job losses after publisher Penguin Random House announced cuts that leave staff facing an anxious Christmas.The... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-publishing is "exploding" in the Spanish language book market, and Penguin Random House is making the U.S. Hispanic market a priority. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Writer and editor John Freeman discusses his transition from book criticism to editing Granta, and now, to launching his own journal, Freeman's. The post John Freeman on Transitioning from Critic to Literary Journal Entrepreneur appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-23 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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All six editors and all 31 editorial board members of research journal Lingua have resigned last week in protest over publisher Elsevier's high subscription rates and failure to embrace open access. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon saw a 23% rise in sales in the third quarter (ending September 30th) to $25.4bn ($20.6bn in third quarter 2014). Net income stood at $79m in the third quarter, compared to a loss of $437m in the same period in 2014. The results follow a profitable second quarter of the year. Amazon is... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Yorker editor David Remnick on the magazine’s magic formula, a new weekly radio show – and caution over Facebook contentDavid Remnick is meant to be talking about the New Yorker’s weekly radio show, which launched this weekend. Yet his answer to my opening gambit, asking why the venerable... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WPP chief says publishers cannot rely solely on digital advertising, adding that his marketing services group is re-evaluating its spend on Google and FacebookSir Martin Sorrell has said that the slowdown in digital newspaper advertising growth is proof that publishers should have... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite a sluggish global economy and political turmoil, official attendance for the 2015 Frankfurt Book Fair rose modestly over 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ahead of the Frankfurt Book Fair, Ed Nawotka reflects on the up-and-coming stars, those in the spotlight and behind the scenes, of the publishing world. The post At Frankfurt, It’s Time for the Superheroes of Publishing to Rise appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Here's a reversal pretty much nobody saw coming: What used to be regarded as one of the most skippable forms of advertising -- custom content -- is now being held up by many in the industry as the thing that just might save advertising from all manner of ad-avoidance behavior, including ad... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There’s a huge problem at the moment in journalism and the publishing industry, which is that no journalism or media company has figured out how to actually fund their content in this new age of the Internet. The big reason is that newspape ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Georgina Capel Associates rights manager Valeria Huerta, The Pigeonhole editorial director Anna Jean Hughes and SAGE executive director, product innovation Martha Sedgwick have been awarded funded trips to this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair by the event’s organisers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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