IPA Congress: publishers urged to join subscription

There is "an enormous business to be built in the book subscription space," similar to that in music and film, but more titles need to be made available by publishers, Scribd c.e.o. Trip Adler told the IPA Congress in Bangkok yesterday (24th March). Meanwhile HarperCollins chief digital officer Chantal Restivo-Alessi told the Congress it was very important for publishers to participate in new models, saying: "Only then can you sit at the table and define the business models. If you don't, others will, and it may not be to the advantage of your authors or content." Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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