But, this anecdote of the ebook era may not be all bad news for publishers.
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The Attributor system also provides helpful automation for publishers, such as notices to offenders.
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For publishers, meanwhile, it promises streamlined production and much-needed scale for selling to advertisers.
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The flip side to all this good news for publishers is that 30% levy.
For publishers, selling content on the Internet has been always more about religion than business.
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MoShare is free for publishers to put on their website in apps and mobile sites.
This only further shows the need for publishers to continue pivoting in our current digital environment.
Lastly, I asked Dan for tips for publishers and agencies to promote their Content Marketing initiatives.
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This is particularly alarming for publishers because digital margins are almost as slender as print ones.
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The problem for publishers: Both airlines and alcohol are major advertisers, losing either one would be painful.
So what does the proliferation of this sharing behavior mean for publishers, advertisers and their bottom lines?
They are useful for publishers and owners of media outlets, for their protection against legal claims and critics.
This makes it harder for publishers to develop new authors and new genres.
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Digital may now be the primary survival strategy for publishers, but Richard offers another glimmer of optimism for print denizens.
Riffle comes from the folks at Odyl, a service for publishers that includes the top six US book brands.
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With more people than ever before using these devices, this clearly represents an incredible opportunity for publishers across the country.
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Founded in 2005, Meebo started out as a browser-based instant messaging service and expanded into a social toolbar product for publishers.
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With each new tablet comes a long and expensive process for publishers, which have to retrofit their content for each device.
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The consumer interest is and should be paramount: if that means lower profits for publishers of college textbooks so be it.
This may be an enticing strategy for publishers with blockbuster franchises that can draw gamers to whichever services can provide them.
Apple clearly confirmed this, but unfortunately we have little detail on how it will work and what it could mean for publishers.
Indisputably short and not much guiding light for publishers, producers and artists.
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Although RSS-driven traffic to websites is notoriously difficult to track, there is no question in my mind that RSS is good for publishers.
In the e-book world, the competition between publishers really happens at various price points, which makes the lists much more useful for publishers.
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Another issue for publishers is how they can get access to all the data they need to make the most of their ad inventory.
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Particularly for publishers, they do not get revenue on a site like Twitter or Facebook, unless they drive users back to their own website.
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For publishers, digital-book revenue is still the fastest-growing segment of the business at a time when the sale of physical books is in decline.
Our ability to deliver video directly into the Twitter stream is a major step forward for publishers who want to drive viewer engagement in real-time.
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Verne books are freebies for publishers, since European and U.S. law puts previously published work into the public domain 70 years after an author's death.
For publishers this is a new way to share archival content, publish great collections or package together stories in a totally new way on Flipboard.
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