Discussion

Here we post provocative questions and food for thought on the current state of publishing to our readers. Weigh in with your opinions and read what others have to say.

Bonus Material: Video Interviews from the Beijing International Book Fair

BEIJING: Our colleague Thomas Minkus was on site last week at the Beijing International Book Fair and took the opportunity to interview a few of  … 

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Bonus Material: What Can Publishers Learn from Oddsmakers?

By Edward Nawotka No other country in the world has so many people betting on their top book prize as does the UK, where the  … 

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Bonus Material: More Online Money Drives Ad Innovation

By Chris Artis The money that’s being poured into online advertising has brought new innovations to the field of online advertising — everything from publishers  … 

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Bonus Material: Does it Matter That Your Food Is Better Traveled Than You?

By Edward Nawotka Is it more efficient and better for the environment to fly in your food from a far away country or is it  … 

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Bonus Material: Stats, Video and Images from the BIBF

By Edward Nawotka The keynote speech of the Beijing International Publishing Forum (discussed in our lead article) was delivered by Wu Shulin, vice-minister for the  … 

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Bonus Material: Three Highlights of Literary Beijing (in English)

By Edward Nawotka The reality is that trade shows can be a bit of a grind. All too often, when traveling overseas for a convention,  … 

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Bonus Material: Founder Apabi’s Chinese Kindle Clone

By Edward Nawotka One segment of the exhibition that is likely to be of enormous interest to Western publishers visiting the Beijing International Book Fair  … 

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Bonus Material: How to Increase Word of Mouth by 29,900%

By Siobhan O’Leary Liebestänze – Der Trailer BERLIN: Author Rainer Schmidt has taken the art of word of mouth to a whole new level. Instead of  … 

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Bonus Material: Comments and Letters on Author Pay, Lecture Agents, Venezuela’s Troubles

By Edward Nawotka Last week’s stories on Publishing Perspectives generated dozens of comments, tweets, links and letters to the editor, including some from a few  … 

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Bonus Material: Rose’s Reincarnationist Reinvented for TV as Past Life

By Edward Nawotka Book and graphic novel adaptations, such as Julie and Julia and Watchmen, have been having a bonanza at the box office this  … 

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