After a slow start, children’s e-books and apps are now making up for lost time and are one of the big growth areas for publishers and developers, says Shanley.
Authors Ask Agents: What Are The Publishers Doing for Us?
Publishers Launch London conference considered several issues: territoriality, metadata and the role of publishers in the age of digital DIY.
Erin Hits the 2nd Annual Biographer Conference
By Erin L. Cox Undaunted by my busy schedule and on the eve of a week of Book Expo America activities, I zipped down to Washington, DC last weekend to participate in Saturday’s 2nd Annual Compleat Biographer Conference. Organized by the Biographers International Organization, it brought together biographers from around the country and the world to speak to some of …
Come Meet Publishing Perspectives at One of Our Four BEA Panels
Learn about Spanish-language e-books in the US, opportunities in the BRIC countries, and more at BookExpo America. By Edward Nawotka BookExpo America starts on Monday and there’s an endless variety of programming from which to choose. If you’ll be there — and have a great story to tell — get in touch with us. If you’d like to meet in …
#BEA11: Tools to Make Scheduling Your Time at BEA Easier
By Edward Nawotka BookExpo America has so much to offer that it can be overwhelming to try and get yourself organized in advance. To help, the show is offering their own proprietary mobile apps, accessible at at http://www.beamobile.com. These include interactive maps, schedules, and other features to make planning a bit easier. If you find those apps not to your …
Should Publishers Open Bookshops? London’s Book Industry Conference, Day 1
By Roger Tagholm LONDON: Curatorship and discoverability -– these were the buzz terms at the UK’s Book Industry Conference (BIC) which opened on Monday in King’s Cross, London. Speakers representing independent shops on both sides of the Atlantic emphasized how good bricks and mortar bookshops are at “curating” a vibrant stock perfectly tailored to their community, while both said that …
From Camp to Con: The Book Maven on Conventioneering
There are 1,000 stories in the naked city, errr, at the Tools of Change for Publishing, and this is just one of them
What Is the Next Publishing Conference Buzzword?
By Hannah Johnson This year, TOC was all about content outside the boundaries of format and how publishers can develop content that will fit into a number of different “containers” including text, apps, print books, and interactive online content. At Digital Book World, the focus was also on creating enhanced content before thinking about format. Conferences like TOC and Digital …
Help Us Get the Word Out: Tell Us About Your 2011 Book Conferences
By Edward Nawotka In early 2011, we plan to publish a list of book-related conferences and events on our website for easy reference. New events (like the one described in today’s lead story) are popping up all the time — tell us about yours. Let us know more about it in the comments or else email us directly at ed …