GumGum Secures Series A Financing; Officially Unveils Revolutionary New Licensing Platform Aug 1, 2008
GumGum adds MTV Europe as well as Gawker Media's Gawker, Jezebel, Defamer, and io9 to its growing list of publishers. "GumGum reduces our photo licensing costs while still allowing us to publish high quality photographs from a variety of photo agencies," said Nick Denton, Publisher of Gawker Media. (PR Newswire)
GamersGate Open for German Publisher Crimson Cow Mar 4, 2008
March 3, 2008 - Leading PC digital distribution platform GamersGate announced today that German publisher Crimson Cow has joined the growing list of publishers choosing the portal for their digital distribution. The first titles to be released for download include The Abbey, scheduled for a March release, and eagerly awaited A Vampyre Story, scheduled for a May release. (IGN PC Games)
Microsoft resolves to fight Google Feb 2, 2008
The combination will also bring Microsoft relationships with a long list of publishers and advertisers, bolstering the company's quest to become a leading seller of ads not only on its site but on sites across the Web. Microsoft, which paid $6 billion last year for online advertising specialist aQuantive, already sells ads on popular sites such as Facebook and Digg, as Yahoo does on eBay, Comcast and the sites of hundreds of newspapers. (News & Observer)
Districts to decide on math books Jan 9, 2008
The state's board of education adopted in November an approved list of publishers that meet key curriculum standards. Schools will receive funding from the state for purchases if they select from the list. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Why do Women Buy the Books They Do? Book Sellers and Attendees of the Book Expo America Can Find Out June 1 Jun 1, 2007
Each year they implement hundreds of surveys, focus groups, and organize online review panels for a growing list of publishers. They are dedicated to helping authors and publishers create content that connects. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
McPheters Pulls Plug on Readership.com May 17, 2007
McPheters & Co. announced plans for the service back in October 2005, with the financial support of a marquis list of publishers including Cond; Nast, Hearst Corp., Time Inc., Meredith Corp. and Hachette Filipacchi Media and agencies Starcom USA, MediaVest, Universal McCann and GM Planworks. Originally, the service was set to fully roll out in 2006. (MediaWeek.com)
Google to sell ads for only AOL sites Apr 10, 2007
Google has "an incredible list of publishers in their network, but they've got a lot of them," Mr. Kelly said. "Whenever you focus on one targeted group or another, you're going to get better results." Until now, Google has made the same set of ads available to all third-party search sites that participate in Google's AdSense program. (Washington Times, DC)
Christian Writers' Market Guide Mar 2, 2007
There is a list of Publishers in Order of Most Books Published Per Year as well as information on Royalties, and Advances. There is so much information here and that should not be overlooked. (Suite101.com)
EA arrives on Live Arcade Jan 18, 2007
When Microsoft brought the original Xbox online in November 2002 with its Xbox Live service, there was one glaring omission from the list of publishers supporting online play in the form of Electronic Arts. It was not until May of 2004 that Microsoft announced it its original online initiative during its Electronic Entertainment Expo press conference. (GameSpot)
