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December 15, 2016

Thursday News: Year in review, new cell phone ruling, UN drops Wonder Woman, and holiday gift books

JanetPublishing Newsgift books / passcode / privacy / smartphones / United Nations / Wonder Woman / year in review3 Comments

The Year in Review: 10 Moments That Rocked the Literary World in 2016 – Some events on this list seem like they happened eons ago (the death of Harper Lee), while others SHOULD have been done eons ago (white women dominate publishing). I loved revisiting Paul Beatty’s Booker win, though. This year’s ... more >

July 23, 2015

Thursday News: Glommable, comics on phones, book recs, and new migration theory

JanetPublishing Newsbest of list / Comics / History / migration / popular culture / Simon & Schuster / smartphonesComments Off on Thursday News: Glommable, comics on phones, book recs, and new migration theory

S&S Launches Pop Culture Site – Simon & Schuster has joined the ranks of publishers who curate websites aimed at engaging readers beyond books (e.g. Macmillan’s Heroes and Heartbreakers). I clicked briefly on glommable and, among other things, there’s a quiz that tells you which independent press you are, favorite links, ... more >

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August 27, 2014

Wednesday News: Amazon’s Fire phone sales, small raises in publishing, school library fundraising campaign, and man-as-slinky video

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / crowd sourcing / education / Fire phone / fundraising / Libraries / publishing / retail sales / salaries / smartphones5 Comments

Amazon sold fewer Fire phones than Jack White sold records – So while Market Watch and others have tracked the poor sales for Amazon Fire phones, including the complaints about price and the limitations of the Amazon system, Gigaom argues that the problem at Amazon isn’t just the Fire, but ... more >

July 14, 2014

Monday News: Tablet sales decline, more self-publishing data scraping, Goodreads looks at unfinished books, and a Romance summer reading challenge

JanetPublishing Newsdata / Goodreads / readers / Romance / Self-publishing / smartphones / subgenres / Tablets15 Comments

Sales of Big Smartphones Are Totally Killing Tablets – I posted a story last week on Samsung’s decreasing profits, and here is more evidence that tablet sales are in jeopardy, in large part because bigger smartphone screens are making it easier for consumers to get by with only one device. ... more >

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July 10, 2014

Thursday News: Pixar & Lucasfilm started wage-fixing cartel, Apple tells on Google, profits down at Samsung, and bookstore shelving

JanetPublishing NewsApple / FTC / Google / in-app purchasing / independent bookstores / Samsung / smartphones / technology / Techtopus / wage-fixing6 Comments

REVEALED: Court docs show role of Pixar and Dreamworks Animation in Silicon Valley wage-fixing cartel – Remember the revelations of artificial wage suppression by Google and Apple? Well, that, it turns out, was just the beginning of the conspiracy, and now, with a $324 million settlement at risk, revelations about ... more >

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May 28, 2014

Wednesday News: Amazon speaks, smartphones boost digital reading in India, has Apple dropped Beats, and Rogen v. Hornaday

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / Apple / Beats / digital publishing / Ebooks / Film / Hachette / Misogyny / smartphones17 Comments

Amazon Responds to Discussion of Hachette Contract Dispute – Amazon has broken its silence on the Hachette negotiations, and, as Nate Hoffelder points out, it’s much more generous to Hachette than Hachette has been to Amazon. Also, how is it no one seems to have learned anything since the agency ... more >

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