In a significant move, six major publishers and the Authors Guild have launched a lawsuit challenging Florida’s controversial book restriction law, H.B. 1069. Launched in July 2023, Bill 1069 requires schools to remove and review any...
AI has influenced the news industry in two main ways. On one hand, it gives readers more dynamic, personalized experiences. On the other hand, AI-driven tools streamline journalists’ workflows, automating routine tasks and enhancing...
Do you have cracked or deteriorating walls, uneven floors, or sticking windows and doors? These tell-tale signs of a shifting foundation are hard to miss, but what do you do about it? Who do you call? Foundation repair contractors often...
Copyrights are important because they give artists control over how their work is used and shared. But what happens to those rights after the creator dies? Knowing the answer is important, not just for creators but also for their...
Hi, I’m Wout. I’m a student at KU Leuven. Last year I finished my bachelor’s degree in Informatics with a minor in Business & Innovation. In September I will start my master’s degree in computer science....
Apple has fired over 100 News+ and Books team employees this week. The affected people worked in Senior Vice President Eddy Cue’s services group. According to a Bloomberg report, most layoffs were on the Apple Books team, which has...
The first e-reader was released in November 2007, and despite its original hefty price tag of $399 ($600 in 2024), it sold out in a few hours. It is said that imitation is the greatest form of flattery. Kindle should be proud as many new...
Why are so many journalists leaving newsrooms to go independent? The long and short of it: Traditional media’s job market instability and journalists’ desire for more autonomy on the content they cover and their revenue are two factors...
Hey there! I’m Benjamin, I study engineering science at KU Leuven. I just finished my bachelor’s and I’m going to start my master’s degree in engineering science next year. Outside of my studies, I like to spend...
Hello, I’m Sander and I’m 21 years old. I just finished my bachelor’s in Informatics with a minor in Mathematics. Next year I will be starting my master’s degree in Computer Science, specializing in Artificial...
By Sajjad Bagwan In today’s competitive online landscape, having a well-designed and well-functioning e-commerce store is essential, but it’s only the beginning. To truly succeed, you need a robust e-commerce partner –...
Hi! My name is Conor and I’m a Computer Engineering student at Trinity College Dublin. I’ve just finished an Erasmus exchange year at KU Leuven, where I specialized in Artificial Intelligence, and now I’m returning to...
ElevenLabs is a startup that launched an AI text-to-speech e-reading app globally. It supports 32 different languages from all over the world. The main selling point is that it can read PDF files, articles, newsletters, EPUB books, and...
Publishing revenue in the United States generated 29.9 billion dollars in 2023 for books, course materials, audiobooks, and ebooks. This is a minor 0.8% decline compared to the final stated numbers for 2022. However, it is a 6.1%...
We recently spoke with Nick Tjaardstra, Head of Kurier’s Digital Sales, about how covering Taylor Swift’s Vienna concerts massively boosted subscriptions for the newspaper and how they’re attempting to retain these new subscribers. The...
Despite saving people’s lives every day as a successful trauma surgeon, nothing can mend Dr. Liliana Chase’s heart after the loss of her husband and baby girl. When her mother convinces her to come back to Clear Springs,...
Denník N’s data-driven subscription strategy The problem: 91% of the 76 publisher professionals interviewed said “silos were moderate to very significant issues in their total revenue optimization efforts”,...
Know your worth. Know your industry. This is nothing new, but until recently I mostly associated these ideas as an employee, not as a creator or someone who runs their own business. It applies to both though. First, something more...
Perplexity, the AI-powered search engine announced the launch of its new Publisher Program. DigiDay reported. This, experts opine is as much about making business sense as it is about mending ways with the publishers given the several...
As a spider-kin seer, Liliana’s eyes can see the future. What she didn’t see was her visions leading her out of her voluntary seclusion and into the lives of the first friends she’s had in decades. Friends Liliana...
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...
Dstlry, a well-known name when it comes to next-generation comics publishing and digital collectibles, said it had raised $5 million in its latest seed funding round, VentureBeat reported. With this, the total funds it raised since its...
By Eleanor Hecks Branding is integral to any marketing strategy, regardless of industry. In the authorship landscape, creating brand awareness and a cohesive online presence connects you to readers and garners attention around your work....
Major publishers are not sitting idly by, while digital textbook pirates use Google Ads to boost their website traffic and profit from subscription services or individual sales, often at a fraction of the market price. The publishing...
In a strategic move set to redefine its future trajectory, Issuu, a leading platform for digital content transformation, has announced its acquisition by Bending Spoons, a prominent player in the digital tools and content sector. In a...
Don’t think about creators in your space as competition. Instead, work together and build each other up. Both the paleo / dinosaur community and the podcasting community are all about working together and lifting each other up...
Image credit: X.com Turkey blocked access to Wattpad, a popular Canadian-origin story-writing and reading platform, according to the Freedom of Expression Association’s (İFÖD) EngelliWeb initiative. The initiative reported that access...
Digital book sales in the United States grew for the second time in 2024. This is good news, as more people buy digital content on their e-readers, smartphones, and tablets. E-book revenues were up 2.2% compared to May 2023, generating...
Quick PSA that dinosaurs are for everyone (adults and kids alike)! Anyone else a fan of the show Ghosts on CBS? The latest season did a fantastic job showing off the character Captain Isaac Higgintoot’s love of dinosaurs shortly...
Independent comic book publisher, Boom! Studios, has just been acquired by Penguin Random House (PRH). As a result of this acquisition, Boom! is expected to conclude its current partnership with Diamond Comic Distributors and join the...
By Eleanor Hecks You finally wrote “The end,” edited your book to perfection, and now you’re ready to release it to the world. How can you ensure your book launch is successful? Since most writers make very little...
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, known for its uplifting books and diverse media ventures, including Redbox, has been dealing with significant financial challenges. Despite its optimistic ethos, positive thinking wasn’t enough to...
I’m really bad at celebrating wins but this one is big…last week we released our 500th episode for our podcast I Know Dino! Garret and I have learned a lot these past 500 episodes, as both dinosaur enthusiasts and podcasters....
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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