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Scribd's new distribution deal with independent publishers

Under terms of the agreement with Scribds, authors will receive 50 percent of the net sales of their titles through the startup’s social platform. A default price of $9.99 will be set for each title, but authors will have the opportunity to set their own prices.

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Posted February 19, 2010
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But It's About More Than Just Advertising

Using data to grow
Google wants to help publishers use web technology to grow, Mr. Varian said. "I think papers could better exploit the data they have. They need better contextual targeting and ad-effectiveness measurement."

Mr. Varian said Google advises some publishers from the Google News roster on ad targeting and engagement. But not all of the newspaper world sees the search giant as a friend; last spring, News Corp. boss Rupert Murdoch accused the company of trampling copyrights by displaying snippets of new stories and selling advertising against them, taking money out of publishers' pockets. And last week, digital marketing firm Outsell released a report claiming that 44% of Google News users don't click through to the original sites.

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Posted January 28, 2010
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iPhone Apps For Authors Is A Good Move

Random House, to launch iPhone apps for authors.

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Posted December 21, 2009
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Hyperlocal news: profits a long way off

In short, 2010 will not be the year of hyperlocal—these are the foothills, the beginnings of localised online publishing

 

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Posted December 10, 2009
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UBS Media Quote On Opportunities For Local Media To Charge For Content @ UBS Media Week: Crovitz: More Opportunities For Local Media To Charge For Premium | paidContent

Crovitz said that news sites could target a 10 percent slice of its audience for paid content. “There’s one thing that stands out when we look at traffic patterns for local media,” Crovitz said. “The quality of the journalism at local papers is often unique. Unlike the major outlets, where there’s a lot of overlap of coverage, that differentiates local media

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Posted December 9, 2009
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Google Unveils a News-by-Topic Service [NYT]

The Google project is now at livingstories.googlelabs.com, part of Google Labs, where the company tries out experimental products, but if it is judged a success, it would eventually reside on the site of any publisher that wanted to use it.

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Posted December 8, 2009
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Newspapers Are What? Google’s Got Some Suggestions

8 out of 10 say they're toast.

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Posted November 18, 2009
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"The future is a hybrid future" ~ Arianna Huffington At The Monaco Media Forum

Well worth the listen if you're interested in how old and new media are converging in the publishing business.

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Posted November 12, 2009
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Video at Web 2.0 Summit of WSJ, Google, NYT, HuffPo Execs

"—22:00 in: Hippeau says Craigslist was more of a destroyer of newspapers than anything else. “It’n not Craig Newmark’s fault,” Nisenholtz replies. “Nobody has the right to exist in business. It’s that simple.”

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Posted October 23, 2009
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Report: Majority Of Newspapers Now Purchased By Kidnappers To Prove Date

Big ouch.

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Posted October 14, 2009
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