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| Ebooks Now 23% of U.S. Publisher Sales | | Thursday, April 11, 2013 11:51 PM | Lauren Indvik |
| Big, bigger, but not yet biggest: According to the Association of American Publishers's StatShot study released Thursday, ebooks made up nearly a quarter (22.55%, to be precise) of U.S. trade publishers' book sales last year. That's up from 17% in 2011 and just 3% in 2009. The financial outlook for books is good. Total industry revenues increased 6.2% to $7.1 billion, of which $1.54 billion came from ebooks.
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| To Fund Longform Journalism, 'Toronto Star' Tests Ebook Subscriptions | | Thursday, April 11, 2013 7:33 PM | Lauren Indvik |
| Seeking new ways to fund longform journalism, newspaper and magazine publishers have lately released a range of short, inexpensive ebooks, featuring repackaged feature articles (see The Atlantic's The Obama Presidency, Explained) and archival material (Vanity Fair's The Best of Vanity Fair: Elizabeth Taylor), through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other ebook sellers.
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| LinkedIn Acquires Pulse Newsreader for $90 Million | | Thursday, April 11, 2013 4:48 PM | Lauren Indvik |
| LinkedIn on Thursday confirmed a previous report, that it acquired 3-year-old newsreading app Pulse. The news was announced jointly on the companies' respective websites Thursday afternoon. AllThingsD reports that the acquisition cost LinkedIn $90 million. Reps from LinkedIn could not be reached for comment. Update: LinkedIn confirmed the deal is valued at approximately $90 million, 90% in the form of company stock and 10% in cash.
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| 50+ Events in New York, Atlanta and More | | Thursday, April 11, 2013 11:29 AM | Elisha Hartwig |
| Mashable's Events Board is a great place to find the leading conferences in your industry — whether that's advertising, technology, media or public relations. This week, we're highlighting five events that we think can help move your career forward. Our picks include events in New York, the Bay Area and Atlanta. If you don't find something that's a fit for you, you can check out more than 50 events on our complete listings.
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