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4 Ways to Fix the Publisher-Startup-VC Relationship

How to Collaborate with Startups

A new survey of startups, publishers and venture capitalists reveals what needs to change for the three groups to collaborate and continue to innovate the book industry.

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Attracting Publishing Programming Talent on the Cheap

Plympton

Jennifer 8 Lee needed programming help to launch her publishing startup Plympton, but she didn’t have the cash. So what did she do? She got creative.

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Big in Berlin: Social Reading Startups Readmill and dotdotdot

Readmill's founders David Kjelkerud & Henrik Berggren

Berlin’s publishing startup scene is booming and two companies making their mark are Readmill and dotdotdot, developers focused on connecting readers through books.

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10 Strategies for Publishers to Succeed and Survive

Guy Kawasaki

Guy Kawasaki says traditional publishers need to ‘think about maximizing sales not minimizing losses’ and offers 10 strategies to put them back on the right path.

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International Survey on Improving Publishers’ Relations with Startups

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Docdoce wants you to participate in an international survey among publishers and startups learn more about best practices for mutual collaboration.

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Is Denmark’s Bookboon the Biggest E-publisher on Earth?

Thomas Buus Madsen: "I want us to become a global brand."

With 11 million readers of their ad-supported free textbooks in 2011 and 50 million expected for 2012, Bookboon is big and prepping to go after the US market.

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Small Demons: Seeking A Better Path to Book Discovery

Web start-up Small Demons uses cultural references and details embedded in books as a starting point to aid readers in finding their next book.

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