Seeing Barnes & Noble stores’ character ‘crushed’ by the corporate ‘opulence’ of American business, James Daunt says the chain must ‘rip out the boring.’
The UK’s FutureBook Live 2019: Maintaining ‘the Cultural Cachet of Books’
With four program tracks, the upcoming 2019 FutureBook Live conference in London includes Barnes & Noble and Waterstones’ James Daunt among its keynotes.
At FutureBook Live, Exploring ‘New Platforms, New Ways of Storytelling’
At the daylong FutureBook Live conference in London, one session tried to envision ides of publishing’s future beyond book-based models.
FutureBook Live 2018: ‘Putting a Rocket Up the Book Trade’
FutureBook Live in London will try to move attendees ‘out of their comfort zone’ amid the uncertainties of the UK market’s post-Brexit future.
Sector Spotlight: Three Expert Observers on Ed-Tech in the UK
Earlier this year, three education technology experts offered their views on how to succeed in education publishing and the UK’s growing ed-tech industry.
Golden Headsets: Audiobooks’ Growth Is Music to Publishers’ Ears
Previewing the audiobook track at the FutureBook conference, we look at sales statistics and predictions from Michele Cobb at the Audio Publishers Association.
UK Publishers Seek ‘Most Thrilling Outcome for Readers and Writers’
UK publishers are ready to capitalize on digitization as evidenced by the smart, pointed discussions at Monday’s Bookseller Futurebook Conference.
What is the ‘New’ Publisher?
The ‘new publisher’ is a creative intermediary between the author and reader, and not merely a gatekeeper
Looking for Digital Inspiration? Take a Look at the Digital Innovation Award Winners
By Hannah Johnson The Bookseller FutureBook announced the winners of its inaugural Digital Innovation Awards yesterday in London. The awards were launched in December 2010 at the FutureBook Conference with the goal to “highlight and celebrate professionals across the trade who are doing the real work to facilitate digital innovation.” And fitting with the speed of digital innovation in the …
Who are the Top Digital Innovators of 2010?
By Edward Nawotka Today’s lead story covers the FutureBook conference held in London this past Tuesday and highlights several projects — The Elements and The Solar System iPad apps — that manage to make the most of emerging digital platforms. In March, for the first time, the UK’s The Bookseller magazine will offer prizes for digital innovation during their annual …