@MikeShatzkinRecent Clients and Projects
Book Industry Study Group / Making Information Pay
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) is the leading U.S. book trade association for supply chain standards, research, and best practices. For over 30 years, BISG has been working on behalf of its diverse membership of publishers, retailers, manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, librarians and others involved in both print and digital publishing to create a more informed, empowered and efficient book industry supply chain for both physical and digital products.
Professionals from all facets of book publishing attend BISG’s Making Information Pay to learn about the latest innovations and technologies driving today’s book supply chain. The event’s proven track record of pragmatic, actionable presentations attracts a broad base of attendees who need to know what to do today to stay abreast of changing market trends.
For more than 30 years, BookMasters, Inc. has been offering full-service publishing solutions from design to distribution to our customers worldwide. A privately held, family-owned business,BookMasters, Inc. blends superior craftsmanship and exceptional customer service with high-quality manufacturing and state-of-the-art equipment.
Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) is a global rights broker for the world’s most sought after print and online content, from books, journals and newspapers to blogs and images. Founded in 1978 as a not-for-profit organization, CCC provides international licensing expertise to organizations around the world in an effort to simplify licensing and support the intellectual property rights of content creators.
Copia offers the first social ereading experience designed so readers can discover, connect and share what’s meaningful. Copia combines content, community and commerce. It is a hardware agnostic platform, accessible from today’s most popular devices, including smartphones, pads, tablets, and computers. The Copia platform allows users to connect with their existing friends on networks like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, while also building the Copia community. The social networking platform is currently in beta, and Copia will be releasing a line of ereading hardware later this year.
Digital Book World Conference/ F+W Media, Inc.
Digital Book World is the only conference of its kind, specifically for trade publishers. Other conferences focus on new technologies as they relate to content creation, but only Digital Book World speaks directly to trade publishers—addressing their immediate needs and future goals to not only survive, but thrive in the changing world of book publishing.
Digital Book World is owned and operated by F+W Media, Inc., a leading multimedia company. For nearly a century F+W has provided information and inspiration for core enthusiast communities, including writing, art, graphic design, outdoors, antiques & collectibles, woodworking, among others.
FiledBy, Inc. is a digital marketing company providing websites, online tools, marketing services and community building solutions for authors, writers and other content creators to connect directly with readers and fans. A single search engine provides access to information on over 3 million authors and contributors and 8 million books.
The company, based in Nashville, TN operates the most comprehensive online directory of book authors on the Internet. Every published author, co-author or other listed contributor to a book (illustrators, photographers, narrators, editors and translators) either published or imported into the U.S. or Canada has a free listing/website, which they can claim and customize.
HP is a technology company that operates in more than 170 countries around the world. We explore how technology and services can help people and companies address their problems and challenges, and realize their possibilities, aspirations and dreams. We apply new thinking and ideas to create more simple, valuable and trusted experiences with technology, continuously improving the way our customers live and work.
Now a division of Hachette UK, Hodder & Stoughton was founded in 1868, built on publishing the biggest quality commercial books of each era and promoting them adventurously. From Stephen King to John le Carré, Jodi Picoult to Sophie Hannah, Sir Michael Parkinson to Sir Alex Ferguson, and Al Murray to Russell Brand, Hodder & Stoughton publishes ground-breaking titles from the biggest names, across every genre of publishing.
Ingram Book Company, an Ingram Content Group company, is the largest book wholesale distributor in the world, offering immediate access to more than two million titles. Through our speed, breadth of titles, and operational excellence, we are the preferred wholesale provider for more than 71,000 retail and library customers globally.
Loyola Press is a Jesuit ministry serving the Catholic community in faith formation, education, and spiritual growth since our founding in 1912. We are a nonprofit apostolate of the Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus. We are committed to service by publishing resources that support children’s faith formation, language arts education, whole community catechesis, and the ongoing spiritual growth of adults through books and resources on a wide variety of topics including prayer, Catholic life, history, and Ignatian spirituality.
The Orion Publishing Group was founded in 1991, and the following year acquired Weidenfeld & Nicolson (including J.M. Dent and Everyman Paperbacks). The first books under the Orion name were published in 1992; authors on the inaugural list included Maeve Binchy and Ian Rankin. In 1998 the group was acquired by Hachette Livre, and later the same year acquired Gollancz as part of Hachette’s acquisition of Cassell and Co. Today, Orion Books is one of the leading commercial publishers in the UK.
Quarto was established in London in 1976, and listed on the London Stock Exchange ten years later. Since then, Quarto has grown substantially, both organically and through selective acquisitions around the world. Each year 600 new books for adults and children emerge from the Quarto ideas factory, to be sold in 35 countries and in 25 languages. Subjects range from Art and Craft ‘How to’, Graphic Design, and Home Improvement, to Cookbooks, Motoring, and Popular Reference – anything, in fact, that can be better explained with photographs, artwork, or illustrations.
SBS is a privately owned British company which commenced trading in 1983, offering diverse solutions and client driven services. Our company has established six facilities in the UK and four in the USA. Always customer focused, our personal approach to individual requirements, continual investment and refusal to accept traditional forwarding practices have provided a benchmark to which we constantly aspire throughout our organisation.
Founded in 1949, Sterling Publishing is one of the world’s leading publishers of non-fiction books. We are unique in that we have the reach of the major publishers yet the passion & creativity of an independent press. Our mission is to publish high-quality books that educate, entertain, and enrich the lives of our readers. We are committed to investing the necessary time, effort, and resources in our people, partners, and products.
West Broadway Book Distribution / Soho Publishing
West Broadway Distribution Services, LLC (WBDS) supplies specialty retailers with a comprehensive and well-managed book inventory. WBDS’s innovative software system uniquely enables us to test titles, to maximize title rotation, to minimize returns and to produce the greatest yield per square foot, delivering more sales for you.
SoHo Publishing is a established leader in the craft magazine and book publishing arena. SoHo creates and publishes the most widely known and respected magazine titles in the knitting, crochet and handicraft industry. Our expertise also allows us to successfully partner with some of the most recognizable names in the craft and fashion industry to produce customized magazines and books. Originally created as a division of the Butterick Pattern Company, SoHo has been an independent, full-service publishing company since 2001.
