Voice and artificial intelligence are the most likely candidates to further disrupt the book business, according to the results of a survey of the book trade's most innovative, the FutureBook 40, conducted ahead of FutureBook Live, The Bookseller's publishing conference taking place on 30th November in London. However, a lack of investment was the main barrier to quicker and better innovation, followed a paucity of relevant skills. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis is what's known in online circles as a world–class troll. For the uninitiated, a troll is someone who expresses a controversial and often contrarian opinion in order to get a rise out of people and draw attention to himself. If someone is widely... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The future of epic fantasy will be explored on a PW Webcast set for 1 p.m. today. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxmoor House, MyRecipes.com, and Digimarc Discover has collaborated to created new interactive cookbooks that let cooks save recipes and automate shopping lists on smartphones. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Are digital sellers undermining the move to automated buying? For a long time, online publishers have worried that the shift to programmatic would undercut their premium business. Some have even created their own private exchanges and are c ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As digital publishing slowly but surely comes to eclipse traditional, printed media a big question arises: what happens to the publishing schedule when there are no fixed dealines? This is a problem being tackled head on by the Financial Time ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's 2050. Somehow we haven't joined the dinosaurs in extinction, succumbed to the Secret Society of Super Villains, or been raptured up to the clouds. And the robots are friendly, not evil. Futurologist and environmentalist Sir Jonathan Porritt's The World We Made: Alex McKay's Story from 2050,... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Otis Chandler, Richard Nash, Dominique Raccah, Charlie Redmayne, John Sargent are the five personalities in the running for FutureBooks' Most Inspiring Digital Person. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cosmopolitan has recently named Laura Brounstein special projects director. Brounstein formerly served as the editorial director for the Teen Group at Bauer Publishing. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While digital distribution has roiled the newspaper, book publishing and music industries, a different story may be playing out in the world of comic books. Continue reading at Knowledge@Wharton
[ Knowledge@Wharton | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I say we scramble all the private jets in Silicon Valley and get the "Lean In" book star to D.C. to lean on some pols to open the government again, tout de suite! Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the world of books, 10 October is Super Thursday - the day many publishing houses release what they hope will be their biggest sellers for the Christmas market. The BBC's Will Gompertz reports. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seeking answers to life's most complex questions in the pages of Homer's Iliad seems like an ancient luxury, especially when they can be so easily obtained with a five–second web search. The Internet gods have both blessed and cursed us an insatiable palate for instant gratification––and browser... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Wiley president and chief executive officer Stephen Smith told the Contec digital conference... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 2012, global ebook retailers descended on Brazil. This year, the big story is about education and the shift to digital books in schools. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Read the complete Frankfurt Book Fair 2013 Digital Spotlight in this Scribd reader Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The varied views from digital publishers on display at Berlin's Rewrite the Web event revealed one commonality: content always takes precedent over platform. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Uncertainty is one big obstacle holding publishers back from outsourcing their distribution, observes CEO Gareth Cuddy of ePubDirect. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As a premium content publisher with unprecedented reach and coverage across the upper Midwest, Star Tribune has attracted the largest online readership of any Minnesota media brand—and the advertisers seeking to connect with that audience. ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Effective immediately, Midpoint Trade will distribute Knox Robinson's print and digital books in the U.S. and Canada. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The real problem with ebooks is that they're more 'e' than book, so an entirely different set of rules govern what someone can and can't do with them compared to physical books, especially when it comes to pricing. The collusion in pricing has been a public issue for a while, but we need to talk... Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2013-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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