Industry leaders acknowledge that the platform has been a phenomenal catalyst for book sales and building community, but some see its perilous future as an opportunity to build direct, sustainable relationships with readers across multiple channels. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
The free expression–averse, tariff-happy president is in the White House once more. This time, the book business knows what to expect—mostly. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
Our annual Google calendar, updated throughout the year and to which readers can subscribe, keeps track of the dates of dozens of book business events of interest. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
Christopher Nolan takes on Homer, PW takes a look at the biggest book business stories of the year, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-12-26 16:00:00 UTC ]
Major contractions in the independent book distribution space, an explosion of artificial intelligence tools and businesses, and turmoil over freedom of expression in multiple sectors defined the book business landscape throughout the year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
The former president of Sterling Lord Literistic, formed in 1987 after the merging of Sterling Lord with Literistic, the agency Matson founded eight years before, will retire after six decades in the book business. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-12-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
As the Scholz coalition spirals toward a new parliamentary election, book business leaders lay out what they need. The post Germany’s Publishers: ‘Relieve the Burden on Culture’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-11-14 15:07:40 UTC ]
Alison Tweed, CEO of U.K.–based charity Book Aid International, describes the destruction of libraries in Lebanon, Ukraine, and Iraq and advises on how the book business can help to rebuild them. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
The Independent Publishers Guild is one of seven associations collaborating on sustainability efforts in the book business. The post The UK’s Sustainability Industry Forum Evaluates Its First Two Years appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-11-12 15:25:00 UTC ]
This week, we’re joined by tech critic Paris Marx to discuss Data Vampires, his latest Tech Won’t Save us podcast series. We chat about how data centers suck up vast amounts of power, water and other resources, and why the AI boom is exacerbating those issues. Also, Devindra and Ben dive into a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-10-11 13:30:50 UTC ]
Organizers of Frankfurt’s 2025 Guest of Honor Philippines program describe crime and mystery writing in the Philippine market. Sponsored. Publishing Perspectives Staff Report ‘More Than Solving a Mystery’ hile much of the book world is focused on the upcoming 76th edition of Frankfurter... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-10-04 12:00:59 UTC ]
Kids Can Press’s publisher says the book business can be demanding and unpredictable, but it’s also deeply fulfilling. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
The PublisHer international network for women in the book business announces a first North American meeting for late this month. The post PublisHer Plans Its First North American Event appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-09-17 22:05:13 UTC ]
After the entertainment company of the same name filed for bankruptcy, some in the book business wondered how the closure would impact the publisher. It won't. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
The college instructional materials community and a number of book business organizations are in the final stages of trying to fight off a plan by the Department of Education that would make it more cumbersome for college students to take part in programs that permit them to buy instructional... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
Over Woodward’s more than 50-year career in the book business, he held senior sales and marketing roles at both Little, Brown and Knopf, and later helped organize the New England Booksellers Association's first trade show. He died on May 20. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
Doug Seibold, founder of Agate Publishing, has begun marketing the Agate Publishing Academy, in order to provide an affordable online professional development program to aspiring publishers and book business veterans alike. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
The PublisHer program for women in the book business presents events for women at Sharjah's upcoming Booksellers Conference. The post At Sharjah’s Booksellers Conference: The ‘PublisHer Lounge’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-04-22 13:00:33 UTC ]
Stephen Blake Mettee died from a heart attack while snorkeling in the Galapagos Islands on November 18. A serial entrepreneur across many sectors, Mettee founded independent publisher Quill Driver Books in 1994 and Hummingbird Digital Media, a hybrid e-book distributing/retailing company, in 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
Unless checks are put in place, citizens and voters may soon face AI-generated content that bears no relation to realityAndré Spicer is professor of organisational behaviour at the Bayes Business School at City, University of LondonDuring 2023, the shape of politics to come appeared in a video.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-01-03 12:00:01 UTC ]