Pearson credits AI with driving sales
Pearson is at the forefront of a fundamental shift in educational publishing that in time is going to bring into question the very viability of printed books in the education sector.
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Author: Mark Williams
Storytel US reports “a lot of tailwinds” from Spotify audiobooks move
Storytel US reports “a lot of tailwinds” from Spotify audiobooks move.
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No sign of Gordon Gekko at the 2024 Global 50 CEO (Simon & Schuster/KRR) Talk at Frankfurt
“Not opening the floodgates” (Richard Sarnoff, KKR) is a concession that AI content will flow regardless, and the right way forward is to learn to manage that flow, not try to dam it.
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South Korea’s navigation of fast-changing markets has lessons for western publishers
As a sub-genre becomes saturated, publishers must pivot to new genres to stay relevant. The current interest in horror and dystopian AI presents an opportunity, but it also comes with the risk of market saturation if not managed carefully.
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New York Times to sell audio subscriptions on Apple and Spotify
Paid podcasting is nowadays so much a part of the industry, that it’s hard to imagine that, as recently as 2019, many were sniggering as Morten Strunge launched Podimo with the crazy idea that consumers might hand over actual money to listen to a mere podcast.
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