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June 16, 2016

Thursday News: Netflix Juicers, Chicago Library giveaway, and Marie Stopes

JanetPublishing Newsclass action lawsuit / female sexuality / literacy / Netflix / public libraries / UK historyComments Off on Thursday News: Netflix Juicers, Chicago Library giveaway, and Marie Stopes

Meet Netflix’s “Juicers”: People Who Get Paid to Watch TV – It shouldn’t be a surprise that Netflix utilizes people to help them understand what paying viewers want, but it may be surprising to learn that some of these folks – referred to as “juicers,” are suing Netflix in two separate class ... more >

April 21, 2016

Thursday News: Amazon v. Netflix, changes at DC Comics, new Steven Universe book, and museum maintenance

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / DC-Comics / museum exhibits / Netflix / Steven Universe6 Comments

Amazon Ups the Ante on Streaming Video, Challenging Netflix – Amazon is undertaking two new monthly programs – an $8.99 video streaming service (a dollar less than Netflix) and $10.99 Prime (for which a yearly subscription saves you about three months at this rate). As someone who pays for, well, more ... more >

February 5, 2016

Friday News: Not even sure how to title this one

JanetPublishing NewsBanned-Books / classic literature / Hong Kong / magazines / Netflix / publishing / reading habits / Relationships / third-party publishing services2 Comments

Hearst and Condé Nast Join Forces to Form PubWorx, a Shared Services Firm – So with magazine subscriptions going for alike $5 a pop, Condé Nast and Hearst are going into business together to create magazines on a contract basis for other companies. Because nothing says reinvention of the magazine business ... more >

May 11, 2015

Monday News: Netflix objects to AT&T deal, relocating stories, Amazon publishing’s growth, and Yahoo sues ex-employee over book

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / anti-trust / ATT / confidentiality / DirectTV / ereaders / FCC / GPS / lawsuit / Netflix / publishing / Yahoo9 Comments

Why Netflix Wants The AT&T/DirecTV Merger Killed – With the AT&T – DirectTV merger moving closer to reality, Netflix has filed a brief with the FCC, claiming that if it succeeds, the merger will give AT&T too much power over its competition (i.e. Netflix), and, more important, that AT&T will ... more >

November 6, 2014

Thursday News: B&N’s new digital audiobook app, Lemony Snicket comes to Netflix, Laura Mixon on Requires Hate, and Roxane Gay on Lena Dunham

JanetPublishing Newsaudiobooks / B&N / critique / digital books / harassment / live-action / Memoir / Netflix / sexual abuse / SFF19 Comments

I’m sorry the news is late this morning. In addition to a work deadline last night, I decided to update my operating system and it screwed up my computer for a few hours. B&N ReLaunches Their Audiobook Section With New App for Android – Although the app is still in ... more >

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September 17, 2014

Wednesday News: Harper Collins doubles down on DRM, Canada may tax Netflix and iTunes, Microsoft buys Minecraft, and the habits of high tech parents

JanetPublishing NewsCanada / digital books / DRM / gaming / Harper Collins / iTunes / Microsoft / Minecraft / Netflix / parenting / social media / Steve Jobs / tax / technology12 Comments

HarperCollins Adds Digital Watermarks to E-books – I read this whole article shaking my head at the idea that Harper Collins actually thinks it’s a good idea to add MORE DRM to their digital books. Why, you may ask? According to Harper Collins’ CDO Chantal Restivo-Alessi, the goal is “to ... more >

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