In our show daily for the second day of the Frankfurt Book Fair, Publishing Perspectives offers a glimpse into the global e-book market from retailers, publishers and experts. Download the issue here.
What Can Book Publishers Learn from “Article Economy”?
A presentation at the Frankfurt Book Fair explored how publishers can take a lesson on metadata and discoverability from online academic journals.
Digital Publishing: Lessons Learned
Publishing CEOs from the UK and Australia sat on a panel at the Frankfurt Book Fair to discuss their experiences navigating the increasingly digital book marketplace.
Frankfurt Virgin: Peter Florence’s First Trip to the Book Fair
Peter Florence, the director of UK-based Hay Festivals, on his first visit to the Frankfurt Book Fair and the resilience of good writing
10 Things You Need to Know About Selling Rights
Lynette Owen of Pearson Education speaks at the Frankfurt Book Fair about best practices in selling rights.
Frankfurt Show Daily for Wednesday, 10 October 2012
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Txtr Unveils ‘Disruptive’ 5-Inch Beagle
Berlin-based company txtr officially launches its lightweight e-reading device for Frankfurt Book Fair attendees.
As Phones Proliferate, Mobile is Huge Opportunity for Publishers
‘Mobile is the most important ecosystem for everybody everywhere . . . and books are a pretty small part of it. That’s nuts’ says analyst at Frankfurt Book Fair.
Children’s Publishing to Pioneer New Forms of Reading
At the opening press conference of the Frankfurt Book Fair on Tuesday, Richard Robinson (Scholastic CEO) said that children’s publishing leads in digital forms of reading.
Reflections of Modern Europe: 12 EU Lit Prize Winners
As part of an initiative to support European culture, the EU Prize for Literature awards 12 authors with 5,000 euros and a chance to receive translation funding.