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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 >
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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 >
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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 >
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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 >