In its new white paper, Danish publishing consultancy Schilling challenged executives to answer “what should a publishing company built from scratch look like?”
SmackFiction: Building an App for Mobile YA Book Discovery
Lisa Buchan of SmackFiction explains the process of building and piloting a new app for Young Adult and New Adult book discovery in New Zealand and Australia.
Don’t Ask The Librarian at the NYPL: Use Bookish Recommends!
The New York Public Library has launched a new online book recommendation engine powered by Bookish Recommends from New York digital startup Zola Books.
Book Trailers Serve as a Multiplier for Book Discovery
In the age of the internet, online promotional videos offer the best opportunity for persistent book discovery, argues Gabriel Pena i Ballesté of Bookmovies.tv.
A Better Kind of Algorithm
When you’re shopping for gifts, try getting a recommendation from an actual human expert at your local bookstore, suggests Ross Ufberg of New Vessel Press.
How a Trio of Startups is Tackling Book Discovery in Germany
Germany’s Skoobe, Flipintu and LOG.OS are bringing fresh ideas and insight to helping German readers find their next book to read or buy.
What’s the Key to Solving the Book Discoverability Problem?
Instead of mining data or listening to a chorus of friends, Describli founder Laura Fredericks says we should look at how people found books in bookstores.
Nextread.me Emails You When Books You Want Go On Sale
Startup Nextread.me promises to combine the best of social media book discovery and bargain book shopping.
“Crowd the Book” Aims to Build Community Around Small Press Gems
Startup Crowd the Book launched in March, is using selective, online marketing to try and ‘create a wildfire around great books published by small presses.’
What Does “Post-Digital” Book Discovery Look Like?
The challenge with digital is discovery, so David Roth-Ey of Fourth Estate and William Collins, is now looking at new ways to engage potential readers, including live events.