One literary agent’s story at this fourth iteration of the international conference was about selling 2,000 English-language titles into the Chinese market. Going the other direction? Not so easy.
China’s StoryDrive Asia 2016 in Beijing: Powered by ‘Hyper IP’
With a new StoryDrive Asia event coming to Singapore, Beijing’s fourth annual iteration revved the potential gains that develop when content industries fuel each others’ expertise.
‘Experiences and Story’: PRH’s Dan Franklin on ‘Strata’ of Innovation
‘Ebooks are essentially Web sites in wrappers. So what happens if you take the wrappers off?’ One answer lies in the layered reading world of Strata, a digital storytelling project from Penguin Random House and a host of collaborators led by Dan Franklin.
Canada’s Wattpad Studios at BEA: A Few Words With Aron Levitz
Dealing in the ‘atomic unit’ — story — Wattpad Studios’ Aron Levitz is ready to ‘give Hollywood the best focus group it never had.’
UK’s StoryTerrace Extends Crowdfunding to Private Bios
Rutger Bruining of StoryTerrace discusses his crowdfunding platform that enables families to commission a ghostwritten biography of a loved one.
Polish Film Camp Helps Storytellers Visualize the Future
Polish cinematographer Slawomir Idziak hosts and annual film camp for visionaries to experiment with the new equipment shaping the future of storytelling.
Storydocks: New Storytelling Start-Up from Oetinger
Oetinger, one of Germany’s largest children’s books publishers, has launched a new company, Storydocks, dedicated to interactive and digital storytelling.
Indonesian Startup Gives Books a New Dimension
AR&Co, an Indonesian startup that specialized in augmented reality, presented new possibilities for storytelling at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Publisher or Author? Whose Job Is it to Innovate Anyway?
Forging a new, open synergy between creators and publishers will better position the industry to face the future, says transmedia storyteller Jerome Goerke.
How Storytellers Find Untapped Markets in Familiar Settings
Using the example of Airbnb, Valla Vakili argues that great storytellers use familiar settings in unexpected ways, a tactic that applies business as well.