Technology

Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989 with the goal of making content on the internet interoperable and accessible, and today it is the primary way that people access the internet. Berners-Lee, keynote speaker at IDPF DigiCon @ BEA 2016, has a similar vision for the ebook and believes that publishers can…

It’s rare to think about it, but moving your eyes back and forth over lines of text is one of the most commonly performed bodily motions. When reading, your eyes go from word to word, left to right, one after another. When you hit the end of the line, your eyes make what’s called a…

The next time someone throws you shade for pulling out a steamy romance novel on the train or bus, just tell them that it's okay, because Google's doing it, too. For the past few months, Google has been feeding 2,865 romance novels into an artificial intelligence engine to help loosen it up — linguistically at…

In this post-digital age, publishers are in a position to reach audiences across many different devices and digital platforms and package their products in increasingly creative ways. Stories can be brought to life through interactive ebooks, games, mobile apps, and more. These channels offer powerful ways to monetize content, grow loyal audiences, and stay competitive…

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — May 4, 2016 — Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, has launched Gale Interactive: Science, a new digital science resource available now for schools. This new product uses innovative technology to combine Gale’s curriculum-aligned research content with interactive 3D models from partner Cyber Science 3D, to help students understand science beyond…

The way that books are selected for publication has remained basically the same for years: editors read over a manuscript and decide if they think it has potential and is a good fit. But that could be changing: The publishing platform Inkitt has teamed up with Tor to release the first book picked by an…

PHILADELPHIA — May 2, 2016 — The Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA) honored NAPCO Media with two Silver Awards of Distinction in the Online Video Category. With more than 6,000 entries received from across the United States and around the world, the Communicator Awards is the largest and most competitive awards program honoring…

A new age of reading has begun in the United Arab Emirates with the launch of the world’s first reality book by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA). This is part of its campaign to promote the eighth edition of the 2016 Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival. The SBA selected Baba Zayed — a book originally published…

I spend a lot of time commuting to and from work in my car and I try to use the time wisely. I cycle through a playlist of podcasts every week but I feel like I’m missing out on other types of content. Regardless of your daily commute, I’ll bet you’d feel the same way…

The three-day London Book Fair (LBF) is often used as a platform to announce new publishing partnerships, as well as a forum to analyze global publishing trends. The conference, which ran from April 12th to the 14th this week, has offered plenty of both, from predictions of artificially intelligent books to new global publishing initiatives.…