Six digital publishing startups to watch
Want some different options for blogging and digital publishing? Here are six startups to check out. Read more »
Readmill partners with Guardian, Atavist and Livrada and adds a free book section to its app
Berlin-based e-reading startup Readmill has added a free books section to its iOS app, and also announced partnerships with The Atavist, The Guardian and Livrada. Read more »
Is the decline in longform newspaper journalism a good thing or a bad thing?
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According to the Columbia Journalism Review, the past decade has seen a dramatic decline in longer stories at some of the industry’s leading newspapers. But does that mean longform journalism is dying, or just evolving? Read more »
Is the book a crucial cultural artifact, or just an outdated container for content?
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A blog post by Nick Carr about the future of the printed book touched off an epic comment debate between the author and media theorist Clay Shirky about whether the book format itself will die out and be replaced. Read more »
BuzzFeed’s latest: Is this the future of magazines?
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The business success of digital news sites has led more of them to apply their technical wizardry to long-form journalism. BuzzFeed is the latest example. Will its style of feature one days replace magazines like the New Yorker? Read more »
Barry Diller and Scott Rudin launch book publisher with startup Atavist
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Barry Diller, Scott Rudin, publishing exec Frances Coady and Brooklyn publishing startup Atavist are working together to form an ebook publisher. Many details are sketchy, but it seems clear that Diller is willing to put a lot of money into the venture. Read more »
The serious business of Kindle Serials
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Serial fiction has existed online for awhile, but with Kindle Serials, Amazon hopes to reinvent the format, in part by offering all episodes for a flat price. Serials may require a different business model than Kindle Singles, and could require Amazon to invest more money upfront. Read more »
TED Books launches iOS store, with subscriptions
Conference organization TED already publishes ebooks. Now it’s selling them through a new app, Ted Books for iOS. Readers can also buy subscriptions. Read more »
Our Guide To E-Singles
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E-singles are one of the hottest new publishing trends–with everyone from David Baldacci and Jodi Picoult to Byliner and Slate testing them… Read more »
