The vast wasteland of television has been replaced by an excess of excellence that is fundamentally altering my media diet and threatening to consume my waking life in the process.
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With the music industry turning digital, music companies can now understand their customers’ listening habits in greater depth than ever before.
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M. Scott Havens is leaving the magazine for Time Inc., which is investing in online efforts before being spun off from Time Warner.
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Riffing on Amazon’s plan to deliver via drone, Netflix’s parody video shows Netflix DVDs being dropped from the sky, sometimes with unfortunate consequences.
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The case has significant implications for a TV industry undergoing profound changes, as well as challenges from upstart competitors like Netflix and Amazon.
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Mr. Patterson sells heaps of books and makes piles of money. Now he is sharing the wealth with independent booksellers.
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If there is a rivalry between the two, it is by many measures a mismatch. But that hasn’t stopped the salivation at the story line: Netflix, the Silicon Valley interloper, taking on HBO, the establishment player.
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So you bought a Betamax VCR? And also a Nook? Here’s a strategy to avoid betting on the wrong horse again.
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A Hindu nationalist group had objected to “The Hindus: An Alternative History,” saying it hurt religious sentiment in India.
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The layoffs are the latest sign of the bookseller’s challenges in carrying out its digital strategy.
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The book “Where the Moon Isn’t” went by “The Shock of the Fall” in Britain, and its publisher is reintroducing it under the second title after it won an award.
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Gracenote will work with the data company Next Big Sound as it develops a system that would let almost any anyone create an Internet radio service.
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The budget at the newspaper owned by Jeffrey Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com, will be increased and dozens of new employees will be hired for the newsroom.
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The video subscription service was the S.&P. 500’s biggest winner last year, but some analysts worry about the stock’s dizzying climb.
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The company predicted continued growth through the first quarter of this year.
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Movies at the festival may take in even less at the domestic box office as digital-leaning distributors become the most active buyers.
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Revenue in the Nook division, which includes digital content and devices, fell 60 percent, while sales in its bookstores dropped 6.6 percent, the company said.
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The appointment of Michael P. Huseby fills a post vacant since July at a time when the chain is struggling to find its footing.
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Bookish, a book recommendation site started by three publishing houses, had faced difficulties since its debut early last year.
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At a time when e-book sales seem to be flattening, there is something to be learned from Kevin Kelly’s self-published print catalog, a collection of reviews accrued from a website over the years.
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