UK publisher and commentator Michael Bhaskar talks of the centricity he sees in curation as the essential service and activity of publishers.
Canelo’s Abandoned Bookshop Publishes a Forgotten Novelist
While its imprint named ‘Abandoned Bookshop’ may not seem a ray of hope in a crowded marketplace, its publishing house, Canelo, is looking for a novelist’s heirs.
Welcoming a Berlin Translation Imprint: A Few Words With Canelo’s Michael Bhaskar
‘We admired what EJ Van Lanen had built, the translation market is getting stronger,’ Canelo’s Michael Bhaskar says, in taking the publisher’s first imprint onboard.
Is Curation a Cure or Culprit? The UK’s Michael Bhaskar on ‘Super-Abundance’
‘For publishers,’ says author and publisher Michael Baskhar, curation is ‘about the value of what we do in a world where there is, frankly, far too much to read
Metadata Perspectives: More Sales, Just Don’t Mention the “M” Word
At the first-ever Metadata Perspectives conference, experts from around the world discuss the advantages of good metadata.
Cracking Google and Why Ignoring SEO and Metadata is a Mistake
Michael Bhaskar of Profile Books previews ‘Google and the Top Three Metadata Mistakes You Can Make’ from next week’s Metadata Perspectives conference in Frankfurt.
Not Signed Up for Metadata Perspectives Yet? Now’s Your Last Best Chance
Frankfurt’s Metadata Perspectives conference is filling up fast. Publishing Perspectives readers can get a special discount when they sign up by at registration.
Is Collaborative Transmedia the Next Business Model for Publishing?
By Edward Nawotka In today’s lead story about Neal Stephenson’s The Mongoliad, writer Michael Bhaskar asserts that the projects represents “the next business model for publishing.” The project enlisted a team of top writers, working with computer programmers and business development personnel, to create an elaborate and sophisticated ‘verse in what, ultimately, amounts to an open-ended “conversation” with readers. Unlike a …
Who Are the Digital Innovators in Your Country?
By Edward Nawotka Today’s lead story inaugurates our series of “iPhone Interviews” with digital innovators. We start today with Michael Bhaskar of Profile Books in the UK. Since the iPhone makes such interviews (relatively) quick and (relatively) simple to do, we want to enlist our readers to help us. Let us know who we should interview next. Who are the …
The iPhone Interviews: Michael Bhaskar of Profile Books
Michael Bhaskar discusses his company’s digital publishing programs, the importance of metadata, the wiliness of agent Andrew Wylie, and what is coming next for the world of books and media.