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5 Ways Publishers Can Be More Like Start-Ups

Rebecca Smart

Osprey CEO Rebecca Smart offers advice to publishers on how to take advantage of startup culture, whether you have a legacy business or a clean slate.

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Ready For Kbuuk? Another New Self-pub Ebook Company

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Houston-based Kbuuk is one of the latest in a long line of file conversion and self-publishing ebook platforms to emerge in the wake of the digital explosion.

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Slicebooks Aims to Take Re-mixable Ebooks Mainstream

Jill Tomich, co-founder of Slicebooks, based in Denver, CO.

Slicebooks offers tools for producing re-mixable ebooks. But the implications of this go far beyond generating more sales, explains co-founder Jill Tomich.

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Snapplify: Custom Publishing Apps Out of Africa

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South Africa is making itself known as a home for digital startups. Among the hottest is Snapplify, a digital publishing solutions provider with a growing global profile.

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SXSWedu: 5 Considerations for Ed Tech Startups

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The growing field of education technology was on display at this year’s SXSWedu conference in Austin. Here are some tips for entrepreneurs who want to break into the market.

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Killing the “Pay First, Read Later” E-bookselling Model

Yoav Lorch

The download first, pay-as-you-read ebook sales model from Total Boox in Israel promises a superior consumer experience by minimizing the uncertainty of book buying.

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Storybird: Publishing as a 2 Million-strong “Breakdancing Circle”

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By offering writers ready made art as inspiration, Storybird has attracted 2 million users and is turning traditional children’s and YA publishing workflow on its head.

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What is the Best Systems Improvement You Made in 2012?

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These digital days, back-office systems are the backbone of any publishing company. What improvements did you make this year and how did it affect your business?

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Best Advice for Publishing Start-ups? Invest in Systems

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Andy Richardson of Influential Software argues why investing in digital and information systems gives publishing start-ups the best shot at long-term success.

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E-Serials as the “Third Layer” in the Publishing World

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Plympton—a startup publisher of serialized digital fiction—was created as ‘a nimble alternative to the major publishers and online markets,’ as the founders explain.

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