Porter Anderson follows the post-London Book Fair buzz covering self-publishers at the event, fights over the value of legacy publishers, literary agents, and more.
Barnes and Noble Rebrands Self-publishing Platform Pubit as NOOK Press
Capitalizing on the recognition of NOOK, Barnes & Noble has rebranded its self-publishing platform Pubit as NOOK Press and added features from FastPencil.
Johannesburg’s Fourthwall: Publishing Experiments on the Periphery
Bronwyn Law-Viljoen, editor of Johannesburg’s inventive art books publisher Fourthwall, discusses how publishing on the periphery of the world can give you an edge.
Deceptive Demographics and Our Elusive American Friends
Julieta Lionetti questions why Planeta was ever seduced by the tens of millions of Spanish-speaking Americans and if the Guadalajara Book Fair is following in its footsteps.
BBC Sells Lonely Planet for $78m, a 60% Drop in Value
BBC is selling Lonely Planet, to NC2 Media, a Nashville-based digital media company, for $77.8 million — $120 million less than what BBC bought it for in 2007.
Ether for Authors: Looking for AWP’s Leadership
Porter Anderson’s recap of publishing buzz eviscerates AWP’s poor leadership, covers SFWA’s battle with Random’s new contracts, Richard Nash’s defense of literature and more.
Why Is The New York Times So Behind on So Much?
The New York Times has been increasingly slow to pick up on trends in the book business, but if the people who buy newspapers are likely still the same people who buy books, they deserve better.
Ether for Authors: Framing #FutureFoyles in London
Porter Anderson’s weekly round-up of publishing buzz offers a first-hand account of last week’s Foyles meetings to imagine the “bookshop of the future,” looks at O’Reilly’s Author (R)Evoution Day and more.
10 Strategies for Publishers to Succeed and Survive
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.
Why Publishing in Kenya is “Tougher Than Boxing”
David Waweru of Nairobi’s WordAlive Publishers shares insights on the inspiration, resilience and patience necessary to succeed as a publisher in Africa.