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On Demand’s POD Books Expanding to Drug Stores, Supermarkets

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On Demand Books, the makers of the POD Espresso Book Machine, is partnering with Kodak and ReaderLink to add services to 100,000+ retail kiosks across the US.

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Novellix, Dejavu Push Publishing Innovation in Sweden

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The Big Three may dominate Swedish publishing, but innovation is happening on the periphery at start-ups like short-form publisher Novelix and POD provider Dejavu.

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Repurposing Blogs as Books for ‘Immediacy’

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New publisher Just World Books uses POD technology to publish blogs as books, focusing on the latest, most pertinent international issues.

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When is a Blog a Blog and a Book a Book?

Increasingly, what differentiates many books from blogs appears to be simply–for many–a matter of published format.

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Ingram’s Global Connect Re-imagines the Global Distribution Model

Late last month, Ingram Content Group launched Global Connect, a printing and distribution program, and recently announced a partnership with Brazilian distributor Singular.

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Will Publishers Blackball Agent-Publishers?

Some agents are now offering to publish their client’s work themselves. Will there be repercussions from publishers?

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Agent-Publisher Ed Victor: Digital Innovator or “Fox in the Henhouse”?

UK agent Ed Victor and his new Bedford Square Books is publishing six titles pre-Frankfurt. Here he explains why his company is not competition for publishers.

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German Self-Publishing, Where Innovation Meets Angst

In Germany old publishing habits die hard. But the country’s burgeoning self-publishing industry is challenging the status quo.

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“Publishers Are Right to Be Afraid,” says Publishing Technology’s Randy Petway

A leading publishing technology service provider believes too many publishers may have their “head in the sand” when it comes to the impact of technology  … 

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Digitizing Beyond E-books: Optimizing Content Brings New Opportunities says France’s Jouve

By Hannah Johnson Just having e-books won’t cut it anymore. “Many publishers today are still trying to focus on traditional e-books,” said Emmanuel Benoit, Executive  … 

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