The Content Blockchain project, a collaborative effort among three companies, includes the development of the ISCC, an identifier of content in a decentralized ledger environment.
Today at Tech Forum in Canada: Taking Advantage of Change
Across a broad range of topics for conference, today’s Tech Forum in Toronto is geared to exploring how ‘to take advantage of the opportunities created by technological change to reach readers.’
Today at London Book Fair: Friendly, Non-Intimidating Coding for Publishers
Publisher Emma Barnes, the UK’s leading evangelist for code-capable publishers, brings her Consonance team to London Book Fair.
Industry Notes: London’s Exact Editions Digitizes ‘The Tablet’; Singapore’s MXRi Signs With OUP
The 180-year-old weekly ‘The Tablet’ now has its archive online. And Gerald Cai of MXRi and SnapLearn has a development project with Oxford University Press.
New Report Forecasts Spanish-Language Audiobook Surge in Spain and Latin America
The predictions made by publishers responding to Dosdoce’s new survey see the number of Spanish-language audiobook titles surpassing 10,000 this year, narration dialects starting to favor Latin American markets.
Bookwire Says Spanish and Latin American Ebook Penetration is Accelerating
The publication of ebooks is beginning to grow among Spanish-language publishers as editors embrace digital, according to Bookwire, a distributor of the format, at CONTEC Mexico.
Issues and Authors at London Book Fair 2019: Women’s Voices
Many events at March’s London Book Fair will feature authors and others focusing on women in the business and issues of diversity.
‘Radish Originals’: Seung-yoon Lee’s New Wrinkle in Online Serials
Starting with the addictive power of serial storytelling from Chinese and Korean platforms, Radish Originals are assigning veteran soap-opera writers to generate fast seasons of serialized 10-minute episodes.
Industry Notes: Podcasts at London Book Fair; Pew Research on Smartphones
A newly added podcast series at London Book Fair will be on the Fireside Chat Stage. And smartphones used to access those podcasts are proliferating unevenly in the world, says Pew Research.
Wattpad’s Hong Kong Office Opens Partnership with Huayi Brothers Korea
The talent and content development groupo Huayi Brothers Korea is the latest company to strike up a partnership with Wattpad Studios’ Asia division.