The Metropolitan Museum of Art will launch an online portal for its publications, Gwen Roginsky told Publishing Perspectives at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Digital Be Damned: Publication Studio Sells 10,000 Handmade Books
Focusing on handmade books, Publication Studio has launched nearly 90 original works, sold 10,000 books and expanded to five cities.
Berlin Introduces “Literary Surveillance Cameras”
By Siobhan O’Leary Commuters at a certain subway station in Berlin might be feeling a bit paranoid this week thanks to a project dreamt up by Argentinian artist Mariano Pensotti. Pensotti arranged four Berlin writers — including Tilman Rammstedt, winner of the Bachmann Prize — at different points on the subway platform at the Hallesches Tor station, armed with their …
Publishing Poetry? Market to Australians!
By Hannah Johnson According to a survey conducted by the Australia Council for the Arts, 84% of Australians are avid readers of literature and one in five survey respondents read poetry. The results also showed that 15-24 year-olds are the most engaged in creating art online, whether that is writing, visual arts, theater or music. The Australia Council even made …
Art Book Entrepreneur Tests “Team Publishing” Model
By Edward Nawotka TUCSON: How does one man launch a niche publishing company in a credit-and-cash strapped economy, while incurring limited expenses in overhead and even less in personnel? For Greg Albers, founder of Hol Art Books—a new niche press focused on books about visual arts, ranging from art history to original fiction—the answer is “collaboration.” “Our business model is …
Bonus Material: Niche vs. Trade Publishing, Which Has a Brighter Future?
By Edward Nawotka In our lead article, Greg Albers, publisher of Hol Art Books, explains his business model, which involves “team publishing.” The company focuses on publishing books about art: from criticism and history, to fiction and poetry. “Writing about art isn’t a widely recognized or exploited niche,” acknowledged Albers. In an interview in 2008 with blogger Eoin Purcell, Albers …
Bonus Material: Using Library Books to Tell a Story
By Edward Nawotka Since 1993 artist Nina Katchadourian has been rearranging library books to tell their own very short short stories. There are now 130 examples, some of which she’s posted online. Check out the samples below and smile.
German Buch News: Sales Up Slightly, “Psychological DRM”
by Siobhan O’Leary Despite the worldwide financial crisis, the German book market continues to remain relatively stable, says Buchreport. The Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (German Publishers & Booksellers Association) has calculated a 1.4% increase in sales for the first five months of 2009. Of course, the book industry should approach this news with cautious optimism: In 2008, the German book …
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