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Digiday
5 months ago
Media industry

Media Briefing: Media execs set sights on non-ad revenue streams in 2024

Publishers are looking to alternative revenue streams like subscriptions, commerce, and non-traditional platform partnerships to make 2024 a revenue-positive year.
Publishers are acknowledging that advertising is not a reliable revenue stream and are exploring other pathways to growth. [ more ]
VentureBeat
5 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Why NYT vs. OpenAI will be the copyright fight to watch in 2024 | The AI Beat

The New York Times has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, seeking billions of dollars in damages and the destruction of chatbot models using NYT copyrighted material.
Legal experts predict this case could potentially make it to the Supreme Court, as it raises important questions about AI and copyright law.
Industries affected by generative AI, such as publishing and entertainment, are closely watching the outcome of this case. [ more ]
Electric Literature
5 months ago
Writing

75 Books By Women of Color to Read in 2024 - Electric Literature

The author has been compiling lists of upcoming books by women of color for the past eight years to address the lack of representation in publishing.
There is still a disproportionate number of books published by white writers, and books by people of color and LGBTQ+ writers are being banned and censored. [ more ]
Chicago Tribune
5 months ago
Chicago

Gloria Scoby, former publisher at Crain's, dies at 77

Gloria Scoby was a successful ad sales representative and publisher for Crain's Chicago Business.
She was known for her ability to build confidence with advertisers and her strong editorial instincts. [ more ]
Inverse
5 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Square Enix Is Going All In On Gaming's Worst Fad In 2024

To start the new year, Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu released a letter outlining the publisher's plans for 2024 - and wasted no time riling up fans in the process.
Digiday
5 months ago
Marketing

The anti-predictions: Here's what won't happen in advertising in 2024

Competitive gaming companies need to find sustainable revenue streams to survive in the industry.
Publishers are still facing challenges in profiting from their audiences due to the lack of consensus on tracking without third-party cookies. [ more ]
eBookFairs
5 months ago
Marketing

Every Author Must Contribute to Marketing Their Books Regardless of How They Publish

Authors are increasingly responsible for marketing their own books
Publishers have limited marketing resources for new or midlist authors [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
5 months ago
Books

Nonfiction to look out for in 2024

Nature writing and major biography are on the decline in new nonfiction.
History and health are still popular topics in new nonfiction publishing. [ more ]
ABC7 San Francisco
5 months ago
Marketing

Sisters behind 'A Life of Literature' TikTok step into the publishing business with Bindery

Two sisters in Britain who gained fame on TikTok for promoting books are now stepping into the publishing business.
The sisters' publishing venture, called Bindery, aims to give unpublished authors a chance to get their books published. [ more ]
www.aljazeera.com
5 months ago
Books

In Zimbabwe, a small publisher that helped launch big voices shuts down

In 25 years, the couple-run Harare-based Weaver Press published hundreds of Zimbabwean fiction and nonfiction titles.
Digiday
5 months ago
Marketing

How modern media companies are organizing their sales operations

Publishers' sales teams need to be nimble, innovative, and ambitious to keep ad revenue coming in.
There has been a shift from brand-centric sales teams to a categorical approach for client management. [ more ]
Engadget
6 months ago
Artificial intelligence

The Morning After: NASA beamed a cat video from deep space to Earth

A video of Taters the cat beamed across 19 million miles of space because NASA had to try it.
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