‘We understand that great content plays a significant role in creating a high-quality app,’ says Bakhram Fayzutdinov on licensing ‘Deer Little Forest.’
Frankfurt Debut: Singapore’s SnapLearn Brings AR and VR to Publishers’ Books
After 15 years in R&D in the AR and VR space, SnapLearn is headed for Frankfurt with a royalty-sharing business model and virtual reality for books.
In London and Berlin: Two Evenings in the Run-up to The Arts+
Conversations have begun ahead of October’s The Arts+ at Frankfurt Book Fair, an examination of convergence in digital technology and the cultural context.
BISG’s ‘Evolution of Delivery’ Conference: Making Data Pay
From data-charged business to a library centered on a community’s needs, BISG’s ‘Making Information Pay’ event looks at the data driving us all.
Publish or Plug In? Debating Academic Books and Digital Dynamics
‘I completely disagree with the phrase “publish or perish,” says one voice in academic publishing. So what does the digital disruption disrupt?
Top 10 Trends in Reading and Book Apps for Children
Spain’s Elisa Yuste talks us through leading concepts and directions in apps for kids and young adults in the coming year, including more apps for ‘Android kids.’
Publishing in 2017: Has the Startup Scene Cooled Off?
Shelfie’s executives in Canada talk about the startup scene in book publishing—and conclude it’s not as hot as it used to be. What are the lessons learned?
‘Sell More, Serve More’: FutureBook’s Bracing Message
Speakers at the 2016 FutureBook Conference in London emphasized putting disruptive technology to work for book publishers and readers, not fearing it.
Educational Publishers Confront Tech Disruption
A panel chaired by Samudra Sen, CEO of Learning Mate Solutions, discussed the lessons educational publishers can learn in using new technologies.
Tokyo Art Book Fair This Week: Works ‘Lovingly Crafted’
Art book lovers head for the Tokyo Art Book Fair, which has a new award program from Germany’s Steidl Verlag, plus a Brazilian partnership.