Porter Anderson previews the Grub Street Muse Conference Town Hall on literary fiction in digital times; Publishing Perspectives streams it Friday 1:30 p.m. ET.
SmackFiction: Building an App for Mobile YA Book Discovery
Lisa Buchan of SmackFiction explains the process of building and piloting a new app for Young Adult and New Adult book discovery in New Zealand and Australia.
As London Book Fair Looms: Debates Natural and Not
Porter Anderson sets up Publishing Perspectives’ weekly #EtherIssue debate with a recurrence of the print vs. ebook debate on the eve of London Book Fair.
Hi Opens to the Public: Writing for Moderns
Porter Anderson sets up the #EtherIssue discussion with a look at Craig Mod’s new release, Hi, and other young publishing-related companies.
Issues on the Ether: The Literary Elitism Question
Setting up Wednesday’s #EtherIssue debate on Twitter, Porter Anderson looks at recent writing on perceptions of elitism in the literary world.
Issues on the Ether: How Is Self-Publishing Maturing?
This week’s Publishing Perspective’s #EtherIssue looks at the debate about quality and changing perceptions of the self-publishing community in the broader market.
In Germany Digital Publishing is No Longer Satan, But Savior
At Berlin’s E:PUBLISH conference last week, one felt German publishing had finally fully embraced digital as a means of helping the industry and literature thrive.
Editorial: When Passion Equals Profit
From the Frankfurt Book Fair, Ed Nawotka wonders, why have so many startups in publishing never made it beyond beta?
In the Digital Publishing Era, Content Trumps Platform
The varied views from digital publishers on display at Berlin’s Rewrite the Web event revealed one commonality: content always takes precedent over platform.
Publishing is Now a “Data Game”
Data experts Sebastian Posth, Kristen McLean and Laura Dawson discuss how analytics are transforming publishing and what this new field demands of the industry.