Author Archives: Edward Nawotka

German Buch News: DFW’s Infinite Jest hits Germany, Blog Launched

By Siobhan O’Leary On August 24, the late author David Foster Wallace’s magnum opus Infinite Jest will finally be published in German. The translation itself  … 

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Bonus Material: O’Reilly’s Global iPhone App Distribution Visualized

By Edward Nawotka As Andrew Savikas argued in today’s main article, digital distribution easily breaks down borders and the focus for a sales team is  … 

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Top US/UK Trade Talk: Rethinking Contracts; Borders UK at Risk

By Edward Nawotka At BookBrunch, Preface publisher Trevor Dolby challenges publishers to use the economic crisis as an opportunity to reassess the conventional publishing contract,  … 

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Falling In and Out of Love, with E-books

Editorial by Edward Nawotka Prior to having a child, I loved e-books. After she was born, I appreciated them even more because when I would  … 

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Bonus Material: The Size (of Your E-Book Store) Doesn’t Matter

By Edward Nawotka It has seemed like every week this summer there has been a new announcement about a large quantity of titles being added  … 

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Top US/UK Trade Talk: HarperCollins, S&S Profits Plunge

By Edward Nawotka Scary…HarperCollins, saw “profits at the worldwide business collapsed from $160m to $17m,” according to The Bookseller — nearly a 90% drop. Blame  … 

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Bonus Material: TwiCon Grosses $750,000, Launching in Vegas, Toronto

By Edward Nawotka Movie Trailers – Movies Blog The Twilight phenomenon continues unabated and some fans have turned entrepreneurial. Last year, 19 year-old Becka Grapsy,  … 

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Top US/UK Trade Talk: Twilight Eclipses Harry Potter; Oxford Has Record Profits

By Edward Nawotka As noted in today’s “Bonus Material” the Twilight juggernaut chugs on, crushing all in its path, including Harry Potter. According to USA  … 

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Publishing Perspectives Launches Print Edition for Frankfurt Book Fair

By Edward Nawotka FRANKFURT: Anyone who has ever been to the Frankfurt Book Fair can’t help but be stunned by the variety of activities taking  … 

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Call for Stories: Tell Us What You’re Doing at the Frankfurt Book Fair

There are millions of stories at the Frankfurt Book Fair, but only some of them get heard… Don’t get lost in the shuffle  –  let  … 

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