- Email Addresses May Have Been Exposed In Barnes & Noble Cyber Attack
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, October 19, 2020
The incident closely followed the Barnes & Noble Nook library outage. Financial data was not affected, the company says. ...
- How Ted Cruz's Dad Ended A Presidency (No, Not That One)
Red, White & Blog, Joe Mandese - Thursday, September 10, 2020
It's fitting that analog media like books and newspapers may be the undoing of this Presidency, given the way Russia and Cambridge Analytica utilized sophisticated, illicit methods to turn o ...
- 'Parents' Launches Book Club, New List "100 Books to Inspire Your Kids"
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Friday, July 10, 2020
The list embraces stories from more than one point of view. New initiatives also include the Raising the Future Book Club. ...
- Mailchimp Unveils Virtual Book Festival
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Marketing/email firm Mailchimp has launched a virtual book festival titled By the Books: A Collection of Rising Voices. It features books and conversations with authors. ...
- Bookshelves Reveal What TV's Power Brokers Are Reading
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Wednesday, July 1, 2020
"The Power Broker" has emerged as the book seen most often on the bookshelves of the TV talkers. ...
- Book Publishers Sue Internet Archive Over Digital Library
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, June 1, 2020
The nonprofit Internet Archive has engaged in "willful digital piracy on an industrial scale" by scanning print books and making the entire texts available to web users, publishers claim ...
- 'Parents,' Penguin Random House Partner On Nationwide Reading Movement
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Penguin Random House is also donating 750,000 books to nonprofit First Book as part of the campaign. The effort is supported by virtual story-time programming beginning this week. ...
- Eschewing Print, Viacom Will Entertain Offers For Simon & Schuster
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Thom Forbes - Thursday, March 5, 2020
Viacom wants at least $1.2 billion for the storied publishing company, according to one source. ...
- Book Publishers Settle Copyright Battle With Audible Over Captioning Service
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Seven book publishers have settled a lawsuit with Amazon's Audible over a captioning service that could allow people to read along while listening to books, according to court papers fil ...
- Meredith Corp Expands Book Publishing Reach With IPG Partnership
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Monday, December 16, 2019
IPG will provide representation and distribution services for TI Inc. Books (formerly known as Time Inc. Books) and its entire backlist catalog. ...
- 'NYT' To Publish "1619 Project" As Book Series
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Thursday, November 21, 2019
"The 1619 Project," The New York Times Magazine's special issue marking the beginning of slavery in the U.S., has landed a multi-book publishing deal with Random House. ...
- Hey Google, Play Me Some News
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Taking audio one step into the future, Google has announced Your News Update. It's a way to listen to news hosted by Google Assistant -- a personal news audio l ...
- Lonely Planet, Ford Partner To Go Beyond Guidebooks
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, November 8, 2019
A custom-travel video for each city featuring the new 2020 Ford Explorer will be hosted on a dedicated microsite. ...
- Ravens Descend Upon Chicago For 'Game Of Thrones' Stunt
Out to Launch, Larissa Faw - Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) is raising awareness for its fall speaker, “Game of Thrones” author George R. R. Martin, by training ravens to deliver messages, similar to their roles ...
- Hearst Magazines Launches Hearst Home Lifestyle Book Imprint
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Thursday, September 26, 2019
Two new illustrated book imprints, Hearst Home and Hearst Home Kids, are set to publish in 2020 with 12 titles. ...
- Authors Guild Sides With Publishers In Battle Over Audible's Captioning Service
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, September 24, 2019
"Authors and their agents will bear the loss of a valuable right and revenue stream, along with a loss of control of their work, if Audible is permitted to proce ...
- 'The Dodo' To Publish Children's Books With Scholastic
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Wednesday, September 11, 2019
The books will be based on some of The Dodo's most popular shows. 'Pumpkin's Story' is available nationwide through Scholastic Books Fairs and Scholastic Book Clubs. ...
- 'The Ringer' Strikes Book Series Deal With Grand Central Publishing
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Wednesday, August 28, 2019
The deal will result in books from several contributors, with the first coming from staff writer Shea Serrano, entitled "Movies (and Other Things)." ...
- Publishers Sue Audible, Seek To Block Captioning Feature
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, August 23, 2019
"Audible's actions -- taking copyrighted works and repurposing them for its own benefit without permission -- are the kind of quintessential infringement that the Copyright Act directly forbids," seven publishe ...
- Mark Halperin's Book Deal Meets Withering Media Barrage
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Regan Arts was set to announce Halperin's next book, "How to Beat Trump: America's Top Political Strategists on What It Will Take," when denunciations came fast and furious. ...
- Book Publisher Presses Claims Against Netflix Over 'Bandersnatch'
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, June 5, 2019
The publisher of the "Choose Your Own Adventure" book series argues that Netflix confuses viewers into believing "Black Mirror: Bandersnatch" is affiliated with the books." ...
- Reading As Entertainment: 'Strong Words' Hits 1-Year Mark
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Former Dennis Publisher editor self-funded the title and writes most of the content: book reviews, news and interview with authors. ...
- Ruth Reichl's Memoir Recalls Golden Age Of 'Gourmet'
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Friday, March 29, 2019
For those who want to recall the golden age of glossy magazines - when editors had more sway than reality-TV stars and Instagram influencers - consider "Save Me The Plu ...
- TheSkimm To Tour 10 Cities With Launch Of First Book
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Monday, March 25, 2019
The many-platformed digital media company TheSkimm is set to publish its first book this spring, called "How to Skimm Your Life," due out June 11. ...
- 'New York' Debuts Digital Crossword, 'The Cut' To Publish New Fiction Series
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Monday, March 4, 2019
Available on the publication's website across desktop and mobile devices, the crossword will be exempt from New York's digital subscription package and will post every Sunday night. ...
- Latest White House Tell-All Provides Tips For Marketing Pros
Marketing Politics Weekly, Howard Polskin - Monday, February 11, 2019
Cliff Sims' "Team of Vipers" has its ups and downs, and it's never more up (and riveting) then when it's getting down and dirty about Sean Spicer. ...
- The Comfort Of A Good Book: Sales Rise As Consumers Seek Cozy Escapes
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Thursday, January 17, 2019
NPD Group says U.S. book sales notched a 1.3% gain to 696 million units, with five titles selling more than 1 million copies each. ...
- Seth Godin On Learning To See What Consumers Want
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Permission marketing is based on the fact that consumers feel free to ignore marketing. Treating them with respect is the best way to win their attention, Seth Godin argues ...
- Email Is Making Us Miserable -- Here's Why
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, November 14, 2018
There were 269 billion emails of all types sent last year, and the number is expected to grow to 319.6 billion in the next three years. But people are rebellin ...
- 'Gear Patrol' Partners With Indie Stores To Promote Latest Issue
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, October 31, 2018
'Gear Patrol' is marketing its seventh print issue with activations at five independent shops across the country. ...
