At first, it may feel strange that photo sharing service Instagram and messaging service Whatsapp are developing into news channels. That’s what Reuters … Read the story...
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Key trend: publishers are making readers pay for news in 2020s
Reuters Institute has published a survey on news business that highlights the key trends for 2020. Overall, the results don’t feature any dramatic surprises, but rather reinforce the … Read the story...
The biggest publisher in the world changes its strategy to focus on digital products
The biggest book publisher in the world (also the biggest textbook publisher), Pearson Plc, has confirmed that the future of textbooks is digital.
In July 2019, Pearson announced that all the published textbooks will be digital first in the US … Read the story...
Paywall business model for news doesn’t match readers’ expectations in the long run
A report titled Pay Models for Online News in the US and Europe: 2019 Update published in April 2019 by the Reuters Institute indicates that the number of newspapers that charge for access to their online news is slowly increasing. … Read the story...
Is it still a library after books have been moved to a warehouse?
Libraries are at a crossroads. In many countries, especially in Europe, Asia and Middle East, new massive libraries are being built. Often, they are architectural wonders that are designed to store as many books as possible. In the US, however, … Read the story...
Ebooks and ereaders have found their audience in France
Large English-language markets, such as the US and the UK are leading the transition to ebooks, but large European countries, like France, Germany, Italy and Spain are beginning to turn to digital reading as well. A survey conducted in France … Read the story...
European Union stops geoblocking between EU countries
European Union (the Parliament, the Council and the Commission) has agreed to make geoblocking illegal in specific situations where consumers want to buy a product or service from another EU country. The EU Commissioners who are championing the new legislation … Read the story...
This is why digital nomads, remote workers and everyone who travels must rely on offline tools
Traveling professionals, digital nomads and remote workers rely on their computing devices to get the work done. One key thing workers take for granted in an office – Internet access – is not always available on the road. Once a … Read the story...
The modern libraries of Thionville, France and Seinäjoki, Finland have something in common
Public libraries all over the world have a new problem to solve: how to provide the best possible services to citizens when the core service of a library – printed book – is transforming to digital format. Ebooks can be … Read the story...
Unlimited streaming of ebooks, magazines, music and movies from Cstream in France
We are used to getting our daily dose of television from broadcast networks, music from radio or Spotify, and books from a bookstore. Since media has become digital and is conveniently available on the Internet, content could be made available … Read the story...
Ebook news digest: publisher follows TV business model, reading apps, startups for nomads
Ebook news digest September 22, 2016
Best ebook reader apps (Which)
Downloading and reading ebooks on a tablet or on a smartphone is easy once you have discovered the right reading app for your needs. Do you only … Read the story...
Top destinations for digital nomads 2016
The only way to really experience world’s amazing destinations is to go those places by yourself. Digital nomads are people who work while they travel across the world. The new lifestyle has inspired many new businesses and services that aim … Read the story...