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August 21, 2017

Monday News: the future of NYT books, men and women, Rushdie book on BBC

JanetPublishing Newsfree digital content / mansplaining / masculinity / New York Times Book Review / Salman Rushdie2 Comments

The ‘New York Times’ Books Desk Will Make You Read Again – This article reads like one long advertisement for the still-under-construction books section of the Times, which will apparently debut in November. Never mind the departure of Michio Kakutani (she took a buy-out!), and don’t mind the fact that they’re “slimming” ... more >

May 24, 2017

Wednesday News: Scribd, Google, BookExpo, and “Bob”

JanetPublishing Newsbook reviewing / BookExpo America / digital advertising / digital subscriptions / Google / New York Times Book Review / news / privacy / Scribd3 Comments

Scribd Reports 500K Subscribers, Adds Newspaper Content – With more than 500,000 paid subscribers and an expectation of $50 million in profits for 2017, Scribd is again expanding its content offerings with “selected” content from The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Guardian. It does not appear ... more >

March 3, 2017

Friday News: NYT changes book coverage, Amazon Web Services outage, strong girls, and astronomer Maria Cunitz

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon Web Services / astronomy / History / New York Times Book Review / photography / science4 Comments

Changes In ‘New York Times’ Books Coverage, Explained – Although I’m trying not to see this as the beginning of the end of book reviews, it’s a hard sell. Pamela Paul, editor of the New York Times Book Review, is trying to sell the “deprioritization” of book reviews as a democratizing ... more >

August 19, 2016

Friday News: Gawker’s uncertain future, 120 years of the NYTBR, SMS stories, and a father’s heart

JanetPublishing Newsdefamation / Gawker / Hooked / lawsuit / New York Times Book Review / wedding3 Comments

Here’s Nick Denton’s goodbye note to Gawker – Despite a standing offer from Ziff Davis, Univision ended up the winner in the Gawker auction, and a federal bankruptcy judge has signed off on the $135 million deal. Not surprisingly, Univision didn’t want Gawker.com to be part of the deal, or Nick ... more >

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