Byliner, which aimed to find a new model for selling longform journalism online, crashed and burned this summer. Now the NYC-based digital publishing site Vook has acquired it.…
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Byliner gone bad and the business of longform journalism on the web
Byliner was a promising startup with an admirable goal. So what happened?…
Read MoreLongform journalism startup Byliner is in trouble and says its future is unclear
Byliner, which seemed like a promising startup for a new form of journalism when it launched in 2011, has apparently hit a rough patch.…
Read MoreWarby Parker sponsors Atavist e-single, offering free reads on the web for a month
Trendy eyeglasses maker Warby Parker is sponsoring an e-single at long-form nonfiction web publisher The Atavist, offering free reads for a month.…
Read MoreLong-form journalism site Longreads joins The Atlantic’s digital network
The Atlantic and long-form journalism site Longreads are teaming up in a partnership that will feature Longreads content across The Atlantic's digital properties. Longreads remains an independent site, and founder Mark Armstrong will retain full control over editorial content.…
Read MorePenguin’s Jeff Gomez moves to e-singles startup Byliner
Longform journalism site Byliner has hired Jeff Gomez, who worked at Penguin, as its new head of writer marketing.…
Read MoreEbook Bestsellers: A newspaper’s longform experiment pays off
Many newspapers have tried ebooks as a new revenue stream, but the Minneapolis Star Tribune's "In the Footsteps of Little Crow" stands out. Curt Brown's extensively researched narrative of the 1862 U.S.-Dakota War is #13 on the NYT ebook bestseller list this week.…
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