By Erin L. Cox Tim Coronel, the publisher of Bookseller + Publisher, hosted a panel yesterday on the Australian and New Zealand market, its successes and challenges, and some of the brilliant endeavors they have undertaken to tap into their highly literary population. This year at the fair, more than 60 Australian publishers and over 20 [...]
In today’s Frankfurt print edition, we thanked our reporters, our leader, our friends and advertisers, but the person who deserves a post all to herself is Helen Gregg. Our PP team member and the Deputy Queen of the GBO New York, she is not only the most thoughtful, supportive, and diligent colleague and friend, she also [...]
By Erin L. Cox (This story originally appeared in the Publishing Perspectives show daily at the Frankfurt Book Fair on 7 October 2010. Download the complete show daily here or click on the image to view the online version.) Livres Hebdo, in partnership with Publishers Weekly, buchreport, and The Bookseller, hosted a panel yesterday titled “CEO Talk: [...]
By Erin L. Cox Yesterday’s International Rights Directors Meeting, entitled “Off the Page! — New Ways to Sell New Rights,” focused on the impact of digital publishing on the role of rights directors — the challenges, the successes, and the important “don’t assume anything” mandate for both rights directors and literary agents. Chairperson David Bowers, Vice President [...]
By Erin L. Cox Today’s lead story by Douglas Rushkoff describes his move from Random House to the much smaller OR Books. Among the advantages of working with OR Books he mentions in the story is the speed at which the publisher was able to bring the book to market and his ability to work closely [...]
By Erin L. Cox Yesterday, the US State Department issued a vague warning to Americans traveling to Europe. According to the warning, “Current information suggests that al-Qa’ida and affiliated organizations continue to plan terrorist attacks…Terrorists may elect to use a variety of means and weapons and target both official and private interests.” The State Department does not [...]
By Erin L. Cox Last year was my first year to attend The Frankfurt Book Fair. Being cocky (read: stupid) about my ability to communicate in a foreign country despite not knowing the language, I waited until the day I was leaving to run to the bookstore and pick up a German phrasebook. If you, like [...]
By Erin L. Cox I’m leaving for The Frankfurt Book Fair on Saturday. With my multiple hats on (literary agent, Biz Dev/writer for PP, and publicist), I am juggling a few things on site and at home while I’m there. Because I’ll be busier than a one-armed paper hanger, it is important for this week to [...]
By Erin L. Cox Today in the Huffington Post, author Jason Pinter published a piece called the “12 Game Changers in Publishing.” While I appreciated Pinter’s attempt to celebrate those innovative people in publishing that the Huffington Post “100 Game Changers” neglected to list, I didn’t find his list all that comprehensive or, well, game-changing. Other than [...]
By Erin L. Cox With this week’s release of the authors slated for The Brooklyn Book Festival, it seems clear that Brooklyn is the center of the literary universe. As has been noted in an earlier story from our BEA coverage, Edward Nawotka, Publishing Perspectives‘ Editor in Chief, and I often diverge on the debate of Brooklyn’s [...]
