Edited for personnel at each level of the book industry. Provides labor and management with industry tips about promotional ideas, personnel improvements and retail trends and methods. Highlights trends and possible financial or mechanical problems the book industry may face due to implementation of new technology. Covers trade news, book design, and manufacture, bookselling and merchandising, and interviews with influential authors and publishing principles.

This blog features news round ups and summary of the top stories in digital publishing, media and marketing, with a focus on digital content, advertising and emerging platforms. It offers commentary and analysis from the top experts and leading minds in the digital content business. The outlet offers RSS (Really Simple Syndication).

Background and Format: The Drum is a fortnightly marketing business magazine and news-led website covering the advertising/design/digital media sectors. The magazine is specifically aimed at the media, marketing and design community outside of London where they are served by the London-based media and marketing titles. The English and Scottish editions of The Drum merged into one publication on August 2008. The magazine is aimed at top level management and key decision makers. When sending press to the publication, the deadline falls on the last Wednesday of the month prior to publication, the title is then published a week later. The website that accompanies the publication has a monthly unique user figure of 1 million (source: publisher). The circulation is currently not disclosed as 9 months ago they took the company global and are waiting on their most recent figures. The magazine is available through subscription across the globe. Advertising information can be found at www.thedrum.com/advertise Awards: 2017 - PPA Awards, Business Media Brand of the Year (nominated) 2017 - PPA Awards, Business Magazine of the Year (nominated) 2017 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Best Online Media Property / Brand B2B (nominated) 2017 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Digital Editorial / Content Development Team of the Year, B2B (nominated) 2017 - British Media Awards, Commercial Content Team of the Year: The Drum Studios (bronze) 2016 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Digital Publisher of the Year (B2B) (nominated) 2016 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Best Online Media Property / Brand (B2B) (nominated) 2016 - PPA Awards, Business Media Brand of the Year (nominated) 2016 - PPA Awards, Event of the Year (business media): Do It Day (nominated) 2016 - PPA Awards, Publishing Innovator of the Year (nominated) 2016 - British Media Awards, Print Product of the Year (bronze) 2016 - British Media Awards, Event of the Year: Do It Day (winner) 2015 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Digital Publisher - Business to Business (nominated) 2015 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Commercial Partnership: The Drum & SapientNitro (nominated) 2015 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Editorial Team - Business to Business (winner) 2015 - PPA Awards, Business Media Brand of the Year (nominated) 2015 - PPA Awards, Business Magazine of the Year (nominated) 2015 - PPA Awards, Gamechanger of the Year (nominated) 2015 - PPA Awards, Event of the Year (business media): The Drum Live (winner) 2015 - PPA Awards, Digital Innovation of the Year (business media) (nominated) 2015 - British Media Awards, Event of the Year: The Drum Live (bronze) 2015 - British Media Awards, Content Team of the Year (bronze) 2014 - PPA Awards, Event of the Year - Business Media: The Drum Live! (nominated) 2014 - PPA Awards, Business Media Brand of the Year (nominated) 2014 - PPA Awards, Business Magazine of the Year (nominated) 2013 - PPA Awards, Event of the Year (Business Media): Dadi Awards (nominated) 2013 - PPA Aw

Edited for librarians and other library administrative personnel. Highlights include coverage of new trends in information retrieval, education and documentation. Also contains book, magazine, videos(VHS), DVDs, books on tape, databases, web sites, on-demand, and CD-ROM reviews, and technology updates pertaining to information dissemination and libraries.

Designed as a tool for information on all new literary releases. Content is geared toward the consumer interested in increasing his/her available sources of reading materials. Includes a quarterly supplement Book Links, which helps librarians, teachers and parents connect children with high quality books. Provides a guide to current library materials in many formats appropriate for use in public libraries and school library media centers. Also includes feature articles, author interviews, bibliographies, book-related essays by well-known writers and a selection of columns.