Market research companies Nielsen and GfK announced a partnership on Monday with the aim of providing insights about global book publishing.
Tekstum Offers “Sentiment” Analytics for the Spanish Market
Tekstum is a new company offering big data analytics for the Spanish market that analyzes everything from social media impact to the emotions present in books.
Simon & Schuster CEO Seeks to Master Data
Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy is eagerly exploring new business models but acknowledges there’s still room for old-fashioned intuition in publishing.
STM’s Hot Button Issues: Open Access, Data and Social Media
According to discussions at the International Association of STM Publishers conference, open access and data-driven articles need more scrutiny.
How Keywords, Machine Learning Unlock Book Discovery
Jim Bryant of Trajectory.com argues that advancements natural language processing leading to keywords may unlock a revolution in book discovery.
Ebook Platforms Know What, When and How You Read
A panel at Digital Book World last week offered several insights on how ebook platforms are analyzing user data and what they have discovered.
How the New York Times Measures “Love”
The key to reader analytics in the newsroom at the New York Times is asking the right questions, says James Robinson.
Data Conversion Laboratory: Making the Long Tail
Data Conversion Laboratory’s Mark Gross argues that digitizing even the most esoteric material and making it searchable can create a market for it.
Silicon Valley Through the Prism of Publishing
Books in Browsers V demonstrated various efforts by Silicon Valley to help the publishing industry explore new digital opportunities.
Creativity vs. Big Data? An Interview with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger
Oxford University professor Viktor Mayer-Schönberger offers a preview of his presentation on Big Data in Publishing, which he will deliver at the Frankfurt Book Fair’s CONTEC conference on October 7.