Having spent its first decade compiling data and educating the Chinese publishing market on how to use it, Jiang Yanping’s OpenBook today is Beijing’s leading industry research company: She speaks October 9 in Frankfurt’s The Markets.
At Frankfurt’s ‘The Markets’ Conference: Brazil’s Gustavo Lembert
Gustavo Lembert of the Brazilian book club startup TAGLivros will outline how he’s done it on October 9 at Frankfurter Buchmesse’s ‘The Markets’ conference.
‘Go Out and See the World’: Mexico’s Publishers Urged To Accelerate Innovation
At a high-level conference organized by CANIEM, Mexican publishers were encouraged to embrace change and innovation, including new ways to promote reading and book sales.
Deadlines: Call for Papers in Germany, Translation Fund Applications in Scotland
Translation funding for international publishers interested in Scottish writings and a call for papers and presentations for the January Future!Publish conference in Germany are open and have deadlines in place this summer.
Four ‘New Models’ at Publishers’ Forum in Berlin: ‘Going Full Circle’
From ventures in subscription, crowdfunding, narrative development, and audio-first production, a quartet of speakers talks to Klopotek’s annual Publishers’ Forum about the possibilities, and some realities.
PubTechConnect in Its Second Year: Mixing Media Viewpoints on Innovation, Diversity
Touting again a ‘mix of book publishing people and people from media companies and ancillary companies,’ this year’s PubTechConnect conference will focus on innovation in many forms.
The International Publishers Association in India: Issues in a Hot-Button World
Ahead of the 32nd International Publishers Association Congress in India, we look at the big issues speakers will address, including geo-political issues affecting publishing.
Conference Notes: Scottish Book Trade Day and London Book Fair’s Quantum Event
First on the calendar is Edinburgh’s Scottish Book Trade Conference in February. And in April, London Book Fair’s Quantum conference’s programming is featuring audiobooks and seldom-heard voices.
At FutureBook 2017: The Contributions of Publishing’s Conference Contrarians
At a time of political tumult, FutureBook 2017 was a comparatively steady event, rocked only occasionally by the contrarian views that make sparks fly.
FutureBook’s 2017 Triple Threat: Big Asks and Diverse Voices
Leading questions and an extensive three-tracked structure frame the programming of this year’s FutureBook conference from The Bookseller team in London.