As the U.S. economy continues its climb from the depths of recession, there are still many questions regarding the second stimulus package. In the past week, discussions between the two parties’ leaders started gaining steam, but a large difference remained in the...
source: Printing Impressions
The media landscape, including book publishing, is undergoing rapid
development and profound change due to the digitization of content,
and its respective sales and marketing channels. It is now possible to
consume all kinds of narrative content (from fictional to informative)...
source: BookWire
Vox Media has become a podcasting powerhouse, with more than 200 shows across multiple categories. From news and tech to culture, comedy and sports, the publisher is seen as a leader when it comes to building and monetizing audiences around their premium podcasts.
source: Digital Content Next
The U.K.’s music venues were lit up in red last month (#LightItInRed) to warn of the existential threat to them from coronavirus. In the seaside city of Brighton and Hove that meant a lot of buildings flashing ‘Danger’....
source: Diginomica
In the run-up to exams and midterms, the library at Roger Williams University is often busy with students trying to borrow textbooks and squeeze in some last-minute studying.
Access to these materials is always limited because the number of textbooks available is small....
source: Inside Higher Ed
The HarperCollins Author Academy trains and supports writers from underrepresented ethnic backgrounds, with the aim of helping them to become commercially successful in the publishing environment. The six-week programme, in which we equip enrolled students with the tools...
source: HarperCollins Author Academy
The signs started appearing in bookstore windows last week.
“Buy books from people who want to sell books, not colonize the moon.”
“Amazon, please leave the dystopia to Orwell.”
“If you want Amazon to be the world’s only retailer, keep...
source: The New York Times
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center has bad news. Again.
Its latest fall 2020 enrollment report continues to show downward trajectories nearly across the board in higher education. As of Sept. 24, undergraduate enrollment is now 4% lower than it was last...
source: Inside Higher Ed
Every toy, gadget and good you see on YouTube could soon be for sale online — not on Amazon, but right on YouTube itself.
The world’s largest video site recently started asking creators to use YouTube software to tag and track...
source: Digital Commerce 360
The coronavirus pandemic is impacting every step of retailers’ fulfillment operations from the beginning of the supply chain to the delivery on a shopper’s doorstep.
For adult diapers retailer NorthShore Care Supply, adjusting to the pandemic was a daily, sometimes...
source: Digital Commerce 360
TC Transcontinental Printing, a sector of Transcontinental Inc., is proud to announce that it has invested more than $10 million over the past eight months in its book printing platform in Québec, mainly at its Transcontinental...
source: Printing Impressions
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its September 2020 Printing-Writing Monthly report.
According to the report, total printing-writing paper shipments decreased 21% in September compared to September 2019. U.S. purchases of total printing-writing...
source: PulpPaperNews
Andrew Albanese writes: Back in a March 27 column, I questioned whether the historic shutdown in response to COVID-19 could be a watershed moment for library e-books. Some seven months later, usage of e-books, digital audio, and other digital resources has indeed risen dramatically...
source: Publishers Weekly
Amid an ongoing conversation in associations and other organizations about how to move from words to action in combating systemic racism, the Online News Association has partnered with OpenNews and the Maynard Institute in a collective effort to fight for social change in...
source: Associations Now
The outbreak of the coronavirus proved stressful for organizational leaders all over the world. Mercifully for many, the decision of whether to send workers home to work full-time was made for them by their government. Shelter-in-place mandates provided clarity and removed...
source: ASAE
