In his new role of running his own small press, Richard Charkin finds success in breaking vows he made when setting it up.
Richard Charkin: An Age of Aquarius
‘Changing the world is hard and the highest ideals may have unintended consequences,’ writes Richard Charkin in his column of queries.
Richard Charkin: The International Publishers Association’s 125 Years
‘As we become ever more interdependent,’ Richard Charkin writes, the IPA is uniquely positioned to ‘protect, support, and nurture’ publishing.
Richard Charkin: Ten Lessons From the Pandemic We’ll Probably Forget
‘Some things remain constant,’ writes Richard Charkin, as the pandemic proves ‘a tunnel longer than hardly any of us envisaged ‘
Richard Charkin: Chronicling Publishing’s Digital Disputes
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.