Feature Articles

News, trends and opinions on book publishing from around the world. Our feature articles are written by journalists, authors, digital innovators and publishing professionals, each with specific knowledge and experience in their respective international markets.

Book World Prague’s Emphasis on Black Sea Writers Pays Off

The Prague World Book Fair 2012

Despite European economic woes, the Czech Republic’s major book fair thrived, aided by a neighborly focus, underscoring the strong draw of good literature.

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The Highlights and Lowlights of Indian Young Adult Fiction

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Cliches and copycats have corrupted Indian YA fiction, but there is hope in a handful of new talents with imagination who are pushing the genre to new heights.

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STM Publishing Delivers Innovative Tools to Researchers

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Cheap cloud computing, improved search and database tools, big data and a commitment to a better user experience are all driving innovation in STM publishing.

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Words of Wisdom from the World E-Reading Congress 2012

Gerd Leonhard

Access not ownership, relationships not transactions and concerns over who owns the channel to market, were all key themes of the 2nd World E-Reading Congress.

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These Ithacas: On David Davidar’s “Publishing Tell-All”

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Indian publishing exec David Davidar’s tepid novel Ithaca offers little more than cliches for publishing insiders, but could serve as a 101 course for neophytes.

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L’Oiseau Indigo: Distributing French Books from Africa, Middle East

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Distributor l’Oiseau Indigo is establishing a market for French-language books from Africa in the Middle East in France and throughout the Francophone world.

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PEN World Voices: Make it New, Make it International (Dammit)!

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Chad Post of Open Letter Books criticizes the PEN World Voices festival for a lack of foreign content, bad planning, and no focus–and offers his ideal vision.

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Books Have a Bright Future, Just Not Like You Expect

Chris Rechtsteiner is already looking toward the future.

As in all things, form follows function, and the function of reading is being disrupted by convenience of consumption and construction, changing the book.

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Let’s Improvise! Jazz as a Metaphor for Publishing Progress

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Jazz provides an apt analogy for the new agile workflows in publishing and the need for different departments to improvise in concert on a final outcome.

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iDoLVine Offers Long-Distance Autographs for Books and More

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iDoLVine is the evolution of Margaret Atwood’s Long Pen, which allows authors to sign books remotely, and is expanding the technology throughout the entertainment world.

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