Widbook, a young Brazilian digital writing and reading platform, makes a splash in India, the UK, the Philippines, and Pakistan. Founder Joseph Bregeiro will speak at the Frankfurt Book Fair’s CONTEC conference.
Denmark’s Schilling Asks Publishing Executives to Dream Big
In its new white paper, Danish publishing consultancy Schilling challenged executives to answer “what should a publishing company built from scratch look like?”
Creativity vs. Big Data? An Interview with Viktor Mayer-Schönberger
Oxford University professor Viktor Mayer-Schönberger offers a preview of his presentation on Big Data in Publishing, which he will deliver at the Frankfurt Book Fair’s CONTEC conference on October 7.
Videos from Frankfurt: CONTEC, Publishers Launch and More
The Publishing Perspectives team attended CONTEC Frankfurt and Publishers Launch at the Frankfurt Book Fair to find out what the crowds were buzzing about.
At CONTEC: Content, Technology…and Questions
In its energetic first outing, @CONTEC 2013 Conference looked at the challenges to publishing and educational services, bookselling, and social reading.
Hashtags to Use and Follow This Week at The Frankfurt Book Fair
Whether following from abroad or tweeting from the conferences, here are the essential hashtags for The Frankfurt Book Fair.
Ether for Authors: Do All Conference Roads Lead to Writers Now?
Porter Anderson looks at the new season’s publishing conferences and notes that they all, intentionally or not, may end up focused on writers.
Reinventing Wiley
Wiley CEO Stephen Smith says that over 50% of the company’s revenue comes from digital content and services. Prior to his appearance in Frankfurt, Smith discusses the company’s reinvention.
Ether for Authors: What Happens When Everybody’s a Critic?
Our look at the week’s web buzz including hotbutton issues around reader reviews, at questions of print vs. ebooks, and at Amy Tan’s new book cover.
Publishing is Now a “Data Game”
Data experts Sebastian Posth, Kristen McLean and Laura Dawson discuss how analytics are transforming publishing and what this new field demands of the industry.