A new episode of Copyright Clearance Center’s ‘Beyond the Book’ podcast looks at efforts to establish and encourage higher standards for scholarly journal publishing in Bangladesh, Africa, Latin America and elsewhere.
Industry Notes: UK’s Golden Booker Voting Is Closing; AudioFile’s Whitten on the Audies
Fifty years of Man Booker Prize for Fiction winners have been sorted down to a shortlist, and you can help crown the ‘Golden’ book. And some of this year’s Audie Award winners are now playing on ‘Beyond the Book.’
Audio Publishers Association Reports a 22.7-Percent Jump in 2017 Revenue
A six-year trend of double-digit growth year-over-year continues, according to the new report for 2017 from the US Audio Publishers Association. Audiobook sales last year totaled more than $2.5 billion.
As BookExpo and New York Rights Fair Open: Warnings for Publishers
‘Your competitors like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Audible,’ publishers will hear this year at BookExpo and the rival rights fair, ‘are more than willing to fill the gap.’
SAGE Advice at London Book Fair: When ‘Digital Transformation’ Is an Academic Topic
Ahead of an Insights Seminar at London Book Fair, SAGE Publishing’s Kiren Shoman talks with Copyright Clearance Center’s Christopher Kenneally about factors in a digital transformtion of academic publishing.
Twelve Highlights From London Book Fair’s Upcoming Seminar Program
The London Book Fair’s annual Insights Seminar Program is addressing a number of publishing industry topics including children’s books, translation, and Brexit.
Nine Criteria for Hybrid Publishing from the Independent Book Publishers Association
The IBPA has released a 9-point outline for hybrid publishers with author-subsidized business models to operate reputably and maintain quality standards.
The International Publishers Association in India: Issues in a Hot-Button World
Ahead of the 32nd International Publishers Association Congress in India, we look at the big issues speakers will address, including geo-political issues affecting publishing.
Preview of Year-End Observations on Publishing Trends From ‘Beyond the Book’
With 2017 now so old it almost creaks, Copyright Clearance Center’s ‘Beyond the Book’ podcast series lines up points of interest in the year now ending.
Frankfurt’s French Guest of Honor Program: Boos on ‘Beyond the Book’
Ahead of Frankfurt Book Fair’s Guest of Honor focus this year on the French industry, a talk with Buchmesse’s Juergen Boos and Holger Volland.