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  • Turning newspapers into ebooks: Part 2

    by Simon Collinson on

    Yesterday, in “Turning Newspapers into Ebooks: Part 1,” we went through the reasons news organizations should consider creating ebooks from their archived content. Today, we're looking at a few examples and how the process of creating the ebooks works. Select ...

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  • Turning newspapers into ebooks: Part 1

    by Simon Collinson on

    Embracing the latest digital strategy in news Even with the transition to digital, newspapers still offer the world the first draft of history. But with the digital revolution, many news organizations are struggling to find ways to extract the most ...

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  • Get Vook-Created New York Times Ebooks Now!

    by Matthew Cavnar on

    Vook creates ebook series from The Times archive. Last week, we announced our collaboration with The New York Times to launch their TimesFiles ebooks, which are now available through Amazon, B&N, and the iBookstore.  TimesFiles are curated selections of articles ...

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  • The New York Times Ebook Buzz

    by Allison Horton on

    Yesterday we announced that Vook is working with The New York Times to launch its TimesFiles ebook program, and the media has taken notice. Check out what everyone is saying about Vook and The New York Times: The Associated Press, ...

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  • Vook Powers The New York Times TimesFiles ePublishing Program

    by Matthew Cavnar on

    Vook creates ebook series from The Times archives We're proud to announce that we're working with The New York Times to launch its TimesFiles ebook publishing program. Our VookMakers are using our ebook creation technology platform to power the TimesFiles ...

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  • Content snacking is yummy

    by Vook Contributor on

    Consumer response to our early titles was an immediate indicator that short form— useful content hit the sweet spot with mobile readers. Now we’re seeing that point of view reflected in the national media – check out this article from the New York Times that sports a Vook mention near the end. (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/business/13ping.html?_r=2&src=busln) The writer says that it’s been hard to gauge our traction, but the recent rave article in the NYT Mag itself, our sales hits with Pilates and JFK and our goal to release a 1,000 titles this year means we’re feeling rosy about the future.

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