Google beats Apple to Number One market-cap slot on first-time online service...
Google’s holding company Alphabet Inc. has just reported its quarterly results, with an ensuing stock boost that pushed its total value above Apple’s for the first time since 2010, making it America’s...
View ArticleTell us! What kinds of sponsored articles do you want? Must they be book...
It was a no brainer. A cool new company loved an article that TeleRead Editor Chris Meadows had written without commerce in mind, and its offerings should delight many lovers of books and other media....
View ArticlePublishers need to take initiative in fixing the broken state of web ads,...
The e-reading we do on-line is getting increasingly more fraught. Ads are getting more and more obnoxious and the ad-blocking arms race is continuing apace, but where’s the United Nations-type...
View ArticleWill Amazon e-books in public schools help ensure Amazon’s future solvency?
Are Amazon e-books in New York City schools going to lead to even more Amazon dominance in the marketplace down the line? It’s something I’ve been pondering for a while, and I just ran across an...
View ArticleKindle Oasis: Read the fine print before you buy
PC Mag has an interesting analysis of the Kindle Oasis launch—a look at Amazon’s newest premium e-reader from the perspective of a marketer, not a techie. One big takeaway for consumers is to read the...
View ArticleNews, mag publishers just ‘feeding on scraps’ from Facebook? Amazon moment?
An interview report in The Guardian with Justin Smith, head of the Bloomberg publishing unit Bloomberg Media, suggests that news and magazine publishers are falling into the same relationship with...
View ArticleAs e-reading moves to mobile, how will news publishers make money?
Other than e-books, one thing people read a lot—especially on mobile devices—is news. However, newspapers are still having a hard time monetizing their online portals, and some interesting statistics...
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