• At this time, very few people in Argentina own e-readers, and suppliers have yet to develop a formal electronic market. • Success in the e-book market is most likely to come from new companies with business models that are distinct from their U.S. and European counterparts. By Octavio Kulesz The Argentinean publishing sector experienced an impressive boost in the …
Is Entrepreneurship the Future of Argentinean Publishing?
By Chad Post In our lead story today, Octavio Kulesz writes about the Argentinean book market and the reasons why digitization has been slow to reach this market. “Let’s first think of the typical family business, run by a senior publisher who is helped by his sons and even by his grandsons. Who will be able to talk the old …
What is the Publishing Equivalent of Brain Surgery or a Heart Transplant?
By Edward Nawotka In today’s lead story we describe how changes in health care can teach us about the future of publishing. One argument says that smaller, inexpensive services don’t need the infrastructure of a big hospital (or publishing house) to be done well — read the full article for an explanation. But there are services that only a big …
Why Publishing Cannot Be Saved (As It Is)
Editorial by Richard Eoin Nash The book business is a tiny industry perched atop a massive hobby. But rather than celebrate and serve the hobbyists, we expect them to shell out ever more money for the books we keep throwing at them (a half million English-language books in 2008 in the U.S.). Cutting back might work for individual companies, but …