John B. Thompson’s new title ‘Book Wars: The Digital Revolution in Publishing’ gets a look from Richard Charkin.
Richard Charkin: On the Long Walk to Audiobooks
Walking more than 12 miles per day, Richard Charkin has time to explore ‘the importance of audio and audiobooks.’
Richard Charkin: Brexit Ushers British Publishing Into New Territory
A ‘sea change in trade book publishing,’ writes Richard Charkin, accelerate as Brexit puts the UK industry’s EU exclusivity into a new light.
Richard Charkin: ‘Thank Goodness for the Rule-Breakers’
‘Maybe there are lessons to be learned from rule-breaking,’ writes Richard Charkin, with a new memoir as his case in point.
Richard Charkin: A ‘Chasm’ Between Academic and Trade Publishing
‘The last 20 years have seen an ever-growing chasm between academic and trade publishing on the technology front,’ writes Charkin.
Charkin To Bezos: ‘Our Industry Should Salute You, and Kick Back’
In his column today, Richard Charkin’s ‘Dear Jeff’ letter captures the publishing industry’s perennially conflicted viewpoints on Amazon.
As London Heads Into Lockdown, Good Cheer From Charkin: Chin Up
‘Those hours not spent commuting’ are on Richard Charkin’s list, as he tots up reasons for ‘a degree of optimism’ in book publishing.
Richard Charkin: A British Publisher at Harvard Business School
Almost 30 years ago, another Cambridge was where Richard Charkin learned about ‘the need to see things through others’ eyes.’
Richard Charkin: COVID, Nonfiction, and the Past as ‘a Foreign Country’
Richard Charkin looks ahead to what kinds of nonfiction trends we may see once the coronavirus is better contained.
Richard Charkin: Book Clubs and Other Cannibalization Scares
‘We’d be cannibalizing our own business,’ is usually wrong, writes Richard Charkin in London. He advises publishers to say yes first, worry later.