publishers

We've been explaining for years that you absolutely can compete with free, and in the last few months a bunch of news publications have figured out an interesting strategy that's working surprisingly well: taking old content from their magazines/newspapers/blogs/etc. and repackaging them as cheap ebooks.

Today, we think in a completely new way, or as one startup likes to say, we think “Visual.ly”. Visual.ly is a new platform for exploring sharing and promoting great visualizations and a service that connects datavis pros with advertisers and publishers looking for compelling content.

Apple could use its dominant position to control subscriptions for iPad and iPhone editions, the European newspaper industry warns.

As the much-maligned Digg V4 nears its 3-month anniversary, many of the publisher accounts that were excited about being given so much power over their own stories have all but abandoned the site.

Some have turned off their feeds. Others really should turn off their feeds as they're getting zero traction with them.

Is Digg really dead?

The new Digg allows publishers to grow a targeted following much like Twitter, without having to promote content to Digg's front page.

I might get banned for saying this, but honestly I think this is what will destroy the new Digg -- Indie publishers are going to get screwed and Lamestream Media will dominate even more than it does already.

After years of having its news generated by algorithms, Google News is testing a new “Editor’s Pick” section with publishers, enabling them to select and promote specific content to users...

Yahoo appears to be getting ready to produce local websites filled with original content that could compete with newspapers, posing a particular challenge to the hundreds of publishers who now sell advertising for the powerful portal.

To commemorate the transition, Scribd has partnered with a number of publishers to make premium content available in the new format for free, including Forbes Media.