Just one year after rebranding from Glam Media, Mode Media is bringing all of its brands together on one site where it hopes to build the "largest native feed distribution platform outside of Facebook." At its second Digital Content NewFronts presentation today, Mode unveiled its new newsfeed-style social platform, mode.com, which now hosts all of the content that used to be on sites like Glam.com, Foodie.com, Bliss.com and Brash.com. The idea is to help consumers sort through articles and videos that various editors, creators, video producers and experts publish. At launch, Arora said Mode has 100,000 pieces of content from more than 10,000 creators across style, food, entertainment, sports, family and news verticals. Mode's effort comes at an interesting time for publishers. While Mode builds its own social platform, other publishers are pushing out content on ready-made sites like Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat that already have massive reach. Samir Arora, founder and CEO of Mode Media, explained that each social platform today has a purpose. For example, people use Facebook to find friends and look to Twitter as a news source. Mode hopes to stand out by sharing high-quality, curated articles that are vetted by editors (as opposed to newsfeeds curated by friends from high school). "This is not like the 50 to 100 companies that have created a business inside a Facebook or Twitter, like Buzzfeed," Arora said. "This is spreading stories outside of Facebook. We are... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
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The Association of American Publishers released its final report on 2020 industry sales today and the figures show another flat year, with sales down 0.2% compared to 2019, slipping to $25.71 billion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Melinda French Gates will launch Moment of Lift Books, a new nonfiction imprint, at Flatiron Books. The imprint's first three titles are due in 2023. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Up to 200 U.S. libraries of all types will be selected to receive $10,000 grants to support, restore, and sustain their core activities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-10-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK’s Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) employee network THRIVE has announced two panel events to mark this year’s Black History Month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-05 21:00:47 UTC ]
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Literary agency Peters Fraser + Dunlop is launching the Queer Fiction Prize, with author Okechukwu Nzelu among the judges for the inaugural award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-05 18:48:23 UTC ]
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The Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) has launched a new careers hub for the scholarly publishing community. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-05 05:43:24 UTC ]
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‘The War for Gloria’ is a plainspoken tale of a man finding his way the tough way Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-10-04 16:11:35 UTC ]
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When it comes to haunted houses, House Beautiful thinks the ghosts have gotten all the attention. To compensate, on Wednesday the Hearst title launched the first podcast in its 125-year history, a free, five-episode product called Dark House, which will explore the stories and architecture... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2021-10-01 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent press Chelsea Green Publishing is partnering with not-for-profit organisation FarmED to launch a food and farming literature festival, in what is said to be a first for the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-30 10:10:30 UTC ]
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Trusted Media Brands just recently acquired Jukin Media. Here's a look at what its strategy looks like — and what channels are set to expand first. The post Case Study: How Trusted Media Brands is prioritizing video after acquiring a viral digital content company appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-09-29 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Four publishing houses were merged by Walter De Gruyter in 1923. The new digitization brought 10,000 out-of-print titles back into availability. The post Germany’s De Gruyter Completes Archive Digitization: 53,000 Titles appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-09-28 16:29:01 UTC ]
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Former Andersen Press and Templar publisher Libby Hamilton is starting up her own imprint under the Barrington Stoke umbrella, focusing on picture books "with no limits". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-28 14:50:36 UTC ]
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The digital media company has raised eyebrows for its claims about its audience size for years. Then came the strange voice on the phone. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2021-09-27 02:20:46 UTC ]
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Glossy magazines get a makeover with focus on vintage clothing, creativity and recycling Former editors and directors at Britain’s glossiest fashion magazines are carving out a niche for themselves with print titles and websites that focus on sustainable clothing.Later this month, Calendar will... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-09-26 05:45:03 UTC ]
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Bad Form is launching a series of free events to demystify the publishing industry for people from Black, Asian and racialised communities. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-24 03:18:13 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster Children’s Books is launching a new picture book partnership between author Frances Stickley and debut illustrator Eamonn O’Neill, signing two books from the pair. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-23 10:52:10 UTC ]
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This week's Media Briefing previews the upcoming Digiday Publishing Summit, which kicks off on Sept. 27 and will feature speakers from media companies including The Washington Post, BDG, Group Nine Media and Essence. The post Media Briefing: What to expect from the Digiday Publishing Summit... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-09-23 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster has announced a new series of virtual author events, AuthorFest. The first event will feature Bob Woodward and Robert Costa of the 'Washington Post,' who will discuss their new book, 'Peril.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Nine publishers including Hachette, Penguin Random House Children's and Nosy Crow have launched a manifesto committing themselves to increased empathy-building strategies over the next three years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-22 19:09:14 UTC ]
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Gillian Flynn, the author of acclaimed psychological thriller Gone Girl (Weidenfeld & Nicolson), is to launch her own imprint with new US indie press Zando. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-22 05:52:46 UTC ]
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