Hi Toshit, thank you for joining us. To kick things off, tell us about the origins of Tollbit. What drove you to start the company, and what mission were you aiming to accomplish? We started Tollbit in late 2023. At the time, ChatGPT was...
In a world before Roe v. Wade, young Marti is fourteen and pregnant by her 27-year-old art teacher. In desperation, she looks for ways to abort the baby. With the help of her friend, Peter, she hitchhikes across state borders to seek the...
1 Less is More: The Fine Art of Paywall Strategy Nieman Lab, Less is more, and discounts work: A new study looks at the minutiae of paywall strategy Showing less content in front of a paywall can actually increase subscriber conversion...
There are all kinds of podcasts: interview, chat, niche, narrative…the list goes on, depending on how you want to classify them. For writers, it might make sense to delve into the audio world (like how there are audio adaptations...
In the early 2000s, I closely witnessed the dot-com bubble burst. After spending a week in San Francisco and Silicon Valley visiting AI companies alongside a group of news industry leaders, I can’t help but feel a sense of déjà vu....
There are a number of sites and tools that can help you publish your book. Here are a few to get you started: “How to Write a Nonfiction Book” on Kindlepreneur “How to Sell Your Books in an Indie Bookstore” on...
Hundreds of thousands of e-books are submitted to anyone through self-publishing platforms such as Kindle Direct Publishing, Kobo Writing Life, Nook Press, and Smashwords. AI written books represents a large segment, polluting a good...
NetGalley formally used Adobe Digital Editions as a form of DRM. However, they just announced that they no longer use it and switched to LCPL. The post Netgalley switches from Adobe Digital Editions to LCP first appeared on Good e-Reader .
1 Platformer, Four big reasons to worry about DeepSeek (and four reasons to calm down) Platformer dives into the potential impact of DeepSeek, highlighting both the concerns and the reasons for optimism surrounding this new player....
Jessica Fischer wants nothing more than to break into the male-dominated legal scene and build her law practice in small-town Georgia. And she’s well on her way when the local town hero and football coach, Frank...
In just three days, the WAN-IFRA AI Study Tour will take a select group of news media leaders around San Francisco and Silicon Valley. Curated by Anabelle Nicoud, this tour promises a compelling lineup of speakers and exclusive site...
For podcasters, selling sponsorships can be a great way to support the show. And the good news is, host read ads on shows do really well: “Study from Gumball, ART19, and Signal Hill Insights Highlight Effectiveness of ‘Talent...
Diamond Comic Distributors used to be the only game in town when distributing graphic novels and comics to physical bookstores and comic book shops. Due to increased competition and many of the world’s largest publishers going with...
With ad revenues continuing to decline, publishers are focusing on reader revenue to stay competitive. Paywalls are a crucial tool for acquiring new subscribers, but the traditional, one-size-fits-all model is no longer effective. In...
In the last years of the British Raj, an American missionary family stayed in Midnapore, India. Though the Hintons enjoy white privileges, they have never been accepted by British society and instead run a boarding house on the outskirts...
Google is testing a new feature for its main app for Android and iOS. It is called Daily Listen and will pull stories on topics you are interested in for a five-minute recap. You have to opt in to try this experiment with Search Labs. In...
What do 326 media experts from 51 countries and territories think about the news industry in 2025? Every year, the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism releases its Trends and Predictions report detailing insights and...
Apple News and Apple News+ will expand into other countries starting in 2025. The news system is available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. There is no word yet on what countries will have publishers...
Looking for some interesting reading? Here’s a round up of articles about podcasting, diets, kids, mental health, jobs, and more. “Podcasts with the same name: what to do and how to prevent it” on Podnews Adblock: Skips...
Until we manage to get a hold of a crystal ball to glimpse what 2025 holds for the news industry, Nieman Lab’s annual predictions offer the next best thing. For those unfamiliar, every year Nieman Lab gathers insights from over a...
Happy almost new year! Keeping it light again this week, by highlighting some cool projects that caught my eye this year: Poddle: Like Wordle, but for podcast names “Using Podcasts to Broaden the Reach of Smaller Museums” on...
Wow, we’re almost to the end of 2024! Keeping it light this week. Here’s a quick roundup of some interesting news stories from the year (mostly from the world of podcasting, but there are other news items that h ave to do...
Cover art is very important in attracting your audience, whether it’s podcast cover art, a book cover, or something else. Here are some tips to make your cover art stand out (especially for podcasts). The Podcast Host recommends...
Interactive reading applications such as Epic, PIBOCO, and Raz-Kids are explicitly designed for children. Storytime allows parents to read stories to their children via video calls, using filters and voice modulations to embody different...
Meta recently launched WhatsApp Channels as a way for publishers to broadcast their content to an audience of subscribers. In the month since its launch, several publishers, such as The Daily Mail, Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, and Le Monde—to...
Introduction While social media referral traffic has already been declining for years, search engines have always been a healthy traffic source for news publishers. However, this is set to change with Google providing answers directly in...
Passionate readers often find it challenging to choose their next book. With a goal of reading over 20 books a year, certain strategies and insights have proven invaluable. Here is a thoughtfully curated list of suggestions to...
US adults are increasingly ditching newspaper subscriptions and getting daily news from social media. Pew Research found that just over half (54%) say they at least sometimes get news from social media, up slightly from the last few...
Ghostwriting is nothing new; it has been done since books were published. However, they rarely get credit for writing a book, whereas celebrities get all the credit. The Society of Authors in the United Kingdom calls for celebrities,...
In today’s digital age, consumers expect fast, easy, and constant access to the products and services they use on a daily basis. They want to grab the smartphone they always have at their fingertips, open an app, and get things done....
The debate about the changes, trends, and direction of growth in the digital publishing industry is not a discussion about books and magazines. It is a debate about the development of technology or, to be more specific, about how it has...
There is only one simple solution that gives digital magazines unlimited opportunities to attract readers and engage them to such an extent they come back. It’s called multimedia. If you think about it, publishers have always tried...
When in 1993 Adobe Systems introduced the PDF (Portable Document Format) to the world, they probably didn’t even imagine the size of a revolutionary they started. By improving the process of creating, sharing, and accessing digital...
When it comes to traditional publishing, the number of places where you physically distribute or advertise your magazine results directly in reach. Even though the possibilities are limited, the rule is simple: the more points, the...
Social media ranks incredibly high when it comes to the effective promotion of digital publications. Thanks to them you can actively engage your fans or get constructive feedback from followers, as well as vividly increase the number of...
Do you run a magazine? If your answer is “yes”, you should look deeper into this article. Why? Because it presents a new, efficient form of distribution, promotion, and sales you might be interested in due to the long list of its...
Distributing a magazine online is the first step to success in today’s publishing industry. Letting yourself be found effectively by potential readers is the second one. How do you increase your web visibility and make people come...
Until recently, television has been the most effective advertising channel for almost every industry. As well as the most expensive, which resulted in the fact that many small or medium-sized companies could not afford it. Today, such...
The artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot called ChatGPT, which has taken the world by storm, increasingly boldly enters the publishing business. Although it’s not perfect and still needs a lot of improvement, we can already say...
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We live in an incredible age, an age of digital transformation. We witness enormous yet fascinating changes touching almost every industry in the world. It is no different from the publishing business. Magazine publications are right in...
Roman Semiokhin is a business leader, philanthropist and innovator who has helped advance a diverse range of industries through his business activities, from agriculture and medicine to IT. This article will explore the potential of...
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Stop for a moment. Look carefully at people around you: bored in the crowded commute, exasperated in long queues at shops, relaxed on benches in parks on sunny days. Is anybody reading a paper publication? If so, how many people are...
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Automation is transforming the way businesses operate, and one of the areas that have seen massive improvement is invoice approval. Gone are the days of manual processes with people handling the brunt of the work. With an automated...
Managing a big team of experts who report to your office is a tough operational task for many field service business owners. They might still rely on manual methods to track the mobile workforce and allocate work. In addition, a field...
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