Publishing's Ratner moment: why eBooks are not 'stupid'

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Publishing's Ratner moment: why eBooks are not 'stupid'

Recently the chief executive of publisher Hachette Livre, Arnaud Nourry, seems to have suffered his own “Ratner moment” when he described ebooks in an interview with an Indian news site as a “stupid product”. The interview, which was intended to address the future of digital publishing and specific
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Facebook offers an olive branch to local newspapers as tensions escalate

“Local news publishers tell us that digital subscribers are critical to the long-term sustainability of their business,” Campbell Brown, head of news partnerships at Facebook, wrote in a blog post. “We know Facebook is one part of the strategy to engage readers and ultimately drive paid subscriptions.”.
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'Smiles Through the Mist' is a caregiver's response to his wife's Alzheimer's

Johnson recounts his experiences in “Smiles Through the Mist: A Journey of No Return” (Infinity Publishing), noting that this job was nothing like his former career; there are no written rules … As space permits, we will mention self-published books by local authors that are for sale on commercial sites.
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Facebook's support for local news subscriptions is one move in the larger dance between …

These publishers will gather in person once a month, complete weekly trainings on digital subscription marketing, and design their own project for putting the trainings in action (supported by grant funding). But additional newsrooms across the country will also get access to some of the strategies
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Dior's '60s Flower Power Celebrates Women's Rights in Paris

The venue was emblazoned with mantras such as Hillary Clinton's “Women's Rights Are Human Rights,” providing a clue that Chiuri — the fashion house's first female chief — would press ahead with the feminist themes that have proved the best-sellers from her previous collections. The show — a
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