Lou Ann Sabatier Named CEO of Clarity Media

Congratulations to Lou Ann Sabatier, an old friend and industry colleague, a fellow member of Exceptional Women in Publishing and a fellow blogger here on Publishing Executive. Lou has just accepted the job of CEO of Clarity Media’s Washington, DC properties: The Weekly... more »

Biblioboard

"I've been waiting my whole career to sell something like this," says Mitchell Davis of BiblioBoard, a platform that helps libraries and institutions create and sell elegant multimedia anthologies and "exhibits" from their catalogs and collections. Davis is a... more »

Monetizing the Digital Revolution: Media Industry Benchmark & Trending Study, 3rd Edition

Available Now – Monetizing the Digital Revolution, 3rd Edition, a comprehensive study by Folio and CDS Global. This study includes survey data from 576 industry professionals and provides unique insights on how digital technology is transforming the media industry. Download... more »

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The mission of Unbound Media is to help demystify digital for publishers. Create content for your digital channels, build your audience and make more money online. Unbound is a great resource for the latest digital trends, how-tos and inspiration.... more »

 

5 Key Takeaways from Pew's State of the News Media 2013

The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ) released the 10th annual State of News Media report. To little surprise, digital operations continue to dominate change in the news media, creating opportunities and posing challenges on every front... more »

Facebook's New Ad Plan Is the Web's Old Plan

A year ago, in the run-up to its IPO, Facebook told the ad world that it had a new plan: “Sponsored stories” — ads that looked like “real” content, that would show up on users’ screens based on the way... more »

Brightest Young Things Editor Accused of Plagiarizing from Rolling Stone, Interview, more.

Buzzy Washington arts website Brightest Young Things has been hit with a plagiarism scandal in its spring and summer music guide. Blurbs attributed to Brightest Young Things managing editor Logan Donaldson were actually lifted from music websites, Rolling... more »

 

Fifty Shades of Grey publisher Random House posts record profits

EL James's Fifty Shades trilogy sold more than 70m copies in 2012, driving Random House to record annual revenues and profits. The publisher's operating profit leapt 75% year on year to €325m (£275.7m) in 2012. Revenues at the Bertelsmann-owned... more »

Jeff Bezos' new patent envisions tablets without processors, batteries

It seems like everyone is trying to jump on the cloud computing bandwagon, but Amazon Chairman and CEO Jeff Bezos wants to take it to a whole new level. GeekWire reports that he and Gregory Hart have filed a patent... more »

Penguin publishing group sues Oregon nonprofit for posting whole books online

Publishing giant Penguin Group (USA) Inc. has sued the online library American Buddha, accusing the Oregon nonprofit company of posting to the Web the entire contents of books for which it holds exclusive rights. Penguin seeks an injunction, as... more »

 

Saturday Evening Post Celebrates One of America’s Greatest Authors with Release Of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Gatsby Girls

He made the Roaring ‘20s come alive in numerous novels and created the Flapper Girl.   As fans anticipate the release of the fourth film version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece The Great Gatsby, there is renewed interest in the legendary... more »

Springer and the Basque Center for Applied Mathematics launch new book partnership

Springer and the Basque Center for Applied Mathematics (BCAM) will partner to publish BCAM SpringerBriefs. The books will consist of concise summaries of cutting-edge research and practical applications in mathematics. These new SpringerBriefs will focus on the publication of content... more »

Godengo+Texterity Becomes GTxcel in Corporate Rebranding Campaign, Makes Monetization Strategies a Key Element

One year after the acquisition of Texterity by Godengo, the digital and mobile publishing provider (formerly known as Godengo+Texterity) reveals their new name and corporate vision as GTxcel.... more »

BookBub Reaches One Million Subscribers

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--BookBub today announced it has surpassed one million subscribers. The company, which sends readers a free daily email alerting them to limited-time discounts on acclaimed ebooks, is currently signing up between five and ten thousand new subscribers a day.... more »

2013 Publishing Business Conference & Expo Call for Speakers

The Publishing Business Conference & Expo, the nation's largest conference and expo for book, magazine and journal publishers, will take place September 23-25, 2013, at the New York Marriott Marquis Times Square. The Publishing Business Conference & Expo is produced... more »