Getty Images is getting with the 21st century today.With its new Connect system, Getty is making it easier for web publishers and certain platforms like blogging tools to embed Getty's image products in their online publications than it may have been before. This is clever, definitely designed to boost revenues, and probably overdue.Today's press release explains at length about Connect, pointing out how scalable it is, how comprehensive it is, and how it'll let businesses improve products, streamline workflows, reduce storage costs, and "launch compelling new services." We spoke with Getty's SVP of Business Development Craig Peters to get a fuller explanation. "What Connect is announcing for the first time is that we're exposing our technology, our metadata, and our content to our customers--letting them have direct access to all that through our API and web service for the first time," Peters says, while illustrating a couple of different use cases: A content publisher who could embed Getty's API in its CMS so that its own users could easily get access to Getty's high-quality images, or a content provider something like IMBD which could now access Getty photos of movie stars in a more automated way, or a publisher that supplies automated galleries. "It's something that can happen at scale," says Peters. "The client doesn't need to store millions of images on their side of things, they don't have to worry about what's the most recent image, so they're grabbing content... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
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US book publishing revenues have risen 4.9% for the first quarter of 2017 following higher sales in Adult books and higher education course materials, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) has reported. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Connect Books saw a 12% year-on-year rise for the 45-week period to 15th July 2017, with strong sales in UK and Wordery offsetting weaker sales in libraries. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Paul Allor began writing Clue, a new comic book miniseries based on the popular board game from Hasbro, he had many versions of the game to look to for inspiration. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century is publishing "IKEA DIY hacks", a book from Jules Yap, founder of website IKEAHackers.net. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Editor-in-chief Chris Keyes on Outside's 40th anniversary, its new book deal, and running a magazine-turned-multimedia brand in 2017. The post In a Connected World, Outside Wants to Help Us Unplug appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century is publishing the debut of Rich McCor, aka Instagram star Paperboyo, called Around the World in Cut-Outs. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Although the trade show, which wrapped this past weekend, was well attended by religion publishers, many left the event questioning its value. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Attendance continued to grow at TCAF 2017, which featured programming highlighting the LGBTQ community and celebrated anniversaries of independent publishers Image, Koyama Press and NBM. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century has acquired The Art of Fire by Daniel Hume in an overnight pre-empt to publish this November. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guy de Maupassant’s first novel, about a 19th century French noblewoman named Jeanne Le Perthuis des Vauds, was published under the title “Une Vie,” which translates simply as “A Life.” Stéphane Brizé’s piercingly sad and wise film adaptation bears the slightly embellished English-language title... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Houston-based energy industry publisher makes its first major move since last year's management buyout. The post Gulf Publishing Co. Acquires Century-Old Oildom Publishing appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century has acquired Women in Space, a book by spaceflight expert Libby Jackson chronicling the lives of 50 inspirational women, including astronauts, scientists, engineers and other pioneers of human space exploration. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Connect Books saw a 14.4% year-on-year rise in revenue for the first half of its financial year, driven by its wholesale and Wordery arm. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At Mobile World Congress, Samsung debuted its Galaxy Book, a power tablet running Windows 10 with a snap-on keyboard that looked to improve on Huawei's Matebook. Despite promising specs and integration of the device giant's new S Pen peripheral, it w... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2017-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century is publishing the autobiography of "Geordie Shore" star and TV personality Marnie Simpson, called Stripped Bare. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The PubTech Connect conferences features a stellar lineup of tech industry leaders. Here are interviews and articles about them. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lindsey Pollak turned her love of advising young people into a career as a super-powered speaker and consultant on millennials in the workforce. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George Baier IV of Dropbox, Hillary Kerr of Clique, and Joanna Lord of ClassPass are professional change-agents. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Through disruptive thinking, Jay Lauf and Sam Olstein have taken two of America's oldest brands to the forefront of media Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Top Execs from Time Inc., HarperCollins, Mailchimp, Wired, and Vice will share the secrets of global brand growth at PTC. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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