Digital Book World and Author Earnings may have transformed an industry standoff into a cooperative trade-and-indie exploration going forward.
Kelly’s Efficiency Index, or Using Data to Make Smarter Publishing Decisions
At Digital Book World, Kelly Gallagher showed just how effective data analysis can be and how it can help you make decisions that will lead to more book sales.
Data Encryption, Cryptography are Keys to the Future of the Book
Alec Ross sees a future in which digital books can be delivered as unpiratable text messages and the big data revolution is democratized to smaller players.
Nielsen and Germany’s GfK to Partner on Book Industry Data
Market research companies Nielsen and GfK announced a partnership on Monday with the aim of providing insights about global book publishing.
Tekstum Offers “Sentiment” Analytics for the Spanish Market
Tekstum is a new company offering big data analytics for the Spanish market that analyzes everything from social media impact to the emotions present in books.
Simon & Schuster CEO Seeks to Master Data
Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy is eagerly exploring new business models but acknowledges there’s still room for old-fashioned intuition in publishing.
STM’s Hot Button Issues: Open Access, Data and Social Media
According to discussions at the International Association of STM Publishers conference, open access and data-driven articles need more scrutiny.
How Keywords, Machine Learning Unlock Book Discovery
Jim Bryant of Trajectory.com argues that advancements natural language processing leading to keywords may unlock a revolution in book discovery.
Ebook Platforms Know What, When and How You Read
A panel at Digital Book World last week offered several insights on how ebook platforms are analyzing user data and what they have discovered.
How the New York Times Measures “Love”
The key to reader analytics in the newsroom at the New York Times is asking the right questions, says James Robinson.