Few tech entrepreneurs have had the ability to imagine a future just beyond our reach, and to profoundly change how we live our lives. Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg are two such stars, and Jeff Bezos, our Media Visionary for 2016, joins this constellation. From ecommerce and streaming video to artificial intelligence, drone deliveries and publishing, look to Bezos to enable the Jetsons age. Amazon's founder and CEO has spent the past two decades building a global shopping site with an active user base of 304 million. "This year, Amazon became the fastest company ever to reach $100 billion in annual sales," Bezos wrote shareholders in July. In the coming years, Bezos aims not only to expand the retail colossus but also his burgeoning Amazon Prime business. U.S. membership in Prime—which, for $99 per year, provides access to two-day shipping, streaming video and ad-free music, among other benefits—grew to 63 million in Q2 of this year, according to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners. Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal last week reported the possibility of a premium live sports package—negotiations over game rights with the NBA, NFL and MLB are said to be underway. Prime Video may soon rival Netflix on a global scale, with the streaming business set to launch in 200 countries and territories, including Canada and Australia. (It's currently available in the U.S., the U.K. and a handful of other countries.) As Bezos eyes expansion, he has made an equal commitment to... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
[ AdWeek | 2016-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline Home will publish actress and presenter Gemma Atkinson's "realistic and accessible" post-natal fitness guide and cookbook in summer 2021. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-02 09:41:21 UTC ]
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With the juvenile and YA nonfiction categories both posting better than 32% gains, unit sales of print books rose 10.3% in the week ended Sept. 26, 2020, over the comparable week in 2019, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus will publish C J Carey's Widowland, a feminist dystopian novel set in a 1950s Nazi-ruled Britain. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-01 21:18:02 UTC ]
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West End performer and author Carrie Hope Fletcher has advised industry professionals to mobilise their social media platforms and create "engaging, authentic" content to increase audiences. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-30 13:54:26 UTC ]
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Laura Whitaker-Jones has joined Watkins Media as marketing and publicity manager, overseeing the marketing and publicity team for the Watkins, Nourish and Duncan Baird imprints. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-28 23:38:29 UTC ]
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Young Adult books saw a huge 43% rise in post-lockdown sales by value as the children's sector as a whole swelled to 33% of the market once shops reopened. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-28 00:01:16 UTC ]
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After reporting success with a similar scheme in the US, Havas Media Group wants to make it easier for UK advertisers to buy digital media that targets underrepresented audiences. Continue reading at Media Week
[ Media Week | 2020-09-21 15:04:05 UTC ]
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After the sudden and unexpected loss of its CEO, Macmillan looks to move forward. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Content Network, a trade body representing many publishers, told CEO Tim Cook as much. Continue reading at Publishing Executive
[ Publishing Executive | 2020-09-16 15:15:03 UTC ]
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Octopus has paid tribute to British designer, retailer and restaurateur Sir Terence Conran, who died aged 88 over the weekend. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-14 03:25:58 UTC ]
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Seven’s objections include weaker squads and reduced crowdsSummer without cricket on free-to-air TV loomsThe spectre of a summer without cricket on free-to-air TV has cast a shadow over the upcoming season amid reports Seven West Media has begun the process of cancelling its contract with... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-09-11 02:30:20 UTC ]
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Higher sales of a range of digital and online products offset continued declines in print revenue, leading to a 2% increase in sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 at John Wiley & Sons. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Content Network, a trade body representing many publishers, told CEO Tim Cook as much. Continue reading at Publishing Executive
[ Publishing Executive | 2020-09-03 21:40:05 UTC ]
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Faber will publish How To Write One Song by Jeff Tweedy of US rock band Wilco in October. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-02 20:41:03 UTC ]
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Digital Content Network, a trade body representing many publishers, told CEO Tim Cook as much. Continue reading at Publishing Executive
[ Publishing Executive | 2020-09-02 17:42:58 UTC ]
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Daunt Books Publishing has acquired The Breaks by Julietta Singh, the first non-fiction book on its Originals list, billed as a "visionary and moving" take on race, inheritance and mothering. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-09-02 10:49:51 UTC ]
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Am I the Asshole is an infamous subreddit where people vote who the asshole is in a situation. Can you guess the book based on its AITA post? Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-08-26 10:35:00 UTC ]
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Over the last five years, a number of U.S. digital media darlings journeyed to the U.K. and beyond, fuelled by venture-capital funding with sights set on global expansion. The post ‘Not enough money to go around’: US digital-media publishers curb international expansion appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2020-08-26 04:01:12 UTC ]
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CNN’s Brian Stelter contends that Fox aids Trump in manipulating the truth and the public. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-08-25 15:43:28 UTC ]
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In August 2019, The Bookseller reported that children's books accounted for just 4.9% of review space, despite making up a third of the market. Latest figures from Books in the Media shows that this figure has dropped to 4.3%, when looking at reviews from the past 12 months. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-24 01:05:09 UTC ]
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