The CEO of the recently merged mega-publisher Markus Dohle addressed a range of subjects. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The publishing industry is in the midst of a rapid, tech-fueled period of change, but what does that change mean for the future of the business? That was the question posed to an opening panel at the 2013 Frankfurt Book Fair: What Is a Publisher Now? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Muse pulls from Galassi's own life and follows a book editor who, Knopf explained, "is caught in the middle of the decades-long rivalry between two publishing lions over the work of a beautiful, iconic female poet." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The CEO of HarperCollins U.K. talked about taking his new job and how he plans on taking HC into the future. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
On the eve of the Frankfurt Book Fair, Her Das Ungeheuer was honored as the year's best German-language novel. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
At an opening session at last year’s Frankfurt Book Fair, U.K. Publishers Association CEO Richard Mollet remarked that digital publishing was no longer in its infancy, but in the “voting and drinking stages of early adulthood.” Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Read the complete Frankfurt Book Fair 2013 Digital Spotlight in this Scribd reader Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The popular Tools of Change is no more, but in its place a more intimate digital conference--CONTEC--kicked off what Frankfurt v-p of conferences and entertainment & media Holger Volland said was going to be “a good mood” Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Whether following from abroad or tweeting from the conferences, here are the essential hashtags for The Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Uncertainty is one big obstacle holding publishers back from outsourcing their distribution, observes CEO Gareth Cuddy of ePubDirect. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
In March of this year, following a wonderful day of programming at TOC Bologna, I sat at dinner with a few of our speakers from the day—my friend and CONTEC Frankfurt speaker Paul Rhodes included—and the conversations at that table were simply absorbing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The second of two previews of agents' hotlists on the eve of the Frankfurt Book Fair. WME... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
When I moved to Paris in 2010, I’d already begun doing the majority of my reading on my Kindle. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
On Wednesday, September 25, six speakers in six different cities around the world gave related presentations loosely organized around the effects of the digital transition on publishing, entrepreneurship, and the power of collaboration. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
One of the allures of ebooks for American publishers is the opportunity the format provides to sell titles to international markets, free of the costs of printing—and shipping—books overseas. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
There is no denying that the past decade has seen some mighty changes within the publishing industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Last week's Göteborg Book Fair offered an overview of and new insights into what's hot and what's next in Swedish literature and publishing. Saskia Vogel reports. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Festival des Ecrivains du Monde, a celebration of world literature, began in Paris Friday September 20, continued through the weekend and carried over for two days in Lyon where it ends today. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The line-up has been confirmed for the first CONTEC Frankfurt, the Frankfurt Book Fair’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
It's the last week to pitch your stories and book advertising in our printed Frankfurt Book Fair Show Daily issues running October 8-11. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]