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Publishers Launch Conferences: a new partnership with Michael Cader

March 22, 2011 by Mike Shatzkin 22 Comments

I had already been in the “publishing futurist” game for a few years when my frequent project partner Mark Bide and I put together a day-long conference in March 2000 at the London Book Fair called “Publishing 2010.” (As I look at what I wrote for that conference, I can see some things I got […]

Filed Under: Autobiographical, Digital Book World, General Trade Publishing, Global, Industry Events, Licensing and Rights, Publishers Launch Conferences, Publishing Tagged With: Constellation, Copyright Clearance Center, David Nussbaum, F+W Media, Lady Diana Spencer, London Book Fair, Lorraine Shanley, Mark Bide, Market Partners International, Michael Cader, Michael Carlisle, Perseus, Publishers Association, Publishers Lunch, Publishing 2010, Stanford Publishing Course, Tools of Change

Eisler’s decision is a key benchmark on the road to wherever it is we’re going

March 21, 2011 by Mike Shatzkin 171 Comments

I wasn’t planning to write a post this past weekend for Monday morning publication. But then Joe Konrath and Barry Eisler contacted me on Saturday to tell me what Barry is up to. I’ve read their lengthy conversation about Barry’s decision to turn down a $500,000 contract (apparently for two books) and join Joe (and […]

Filed Under: Authors, Baseball, eBooks, General Trade Publishing, Licensing and Rights, New Models, Publishing, Publishing History, Self-Publishing, Supply-Chain Tagged With: Amazon, Apple, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Barry Eisler, Bookmasters, Branch Rickey, Charles Levy, Christian publishing, Constellation, CreateSpace, Google ebooks, iBookstore, Ingram, Jackie Robinson, Joe Konrath, Kindle, Kobo, Lightning Source, Negro Leagues, Nook, Perseus, PubIt, Scott Waxman Literary Agency, Smashwords, Sony

From where I sit, you can’t actually “sell” an ebook

February 12, 2011 by Mike Shatzkin 61 Comments

This comes up often and I grit my teeth every time. You can’t have a discussion of any length about ebook sales and pricing and DRM in any sized group of digital publishing observers before you hear that it is somehow wrong or unfair that a “purchaser” can’t do everything with an ebook they’ve bought […]

Filed Under: eBooks, General Trade Publishing, Licensing and Rights, New Models, Publishing, Supply-Chain Tagged With: digital rights management, DRM, first sale

All publishers and book retailers are global now

January 21, 2011 by Mike Shatzkin 16 Comments

One of the key building blocks of my career was the six years I spent working on a program called “Publishing in the 21st Century” with Mark Bide and a team at Vista Computer Services (now Publishing Technologies) led by then-Chairman Denis Bennett, John Wicker (now at Tata Consulting Services), and Martyn Daniels (now at Value-Chain […]

Filed Under: Digital Book World, eBooks, General Trade Publishing, Industry Events, Licensing and Rights, New Models, Publishing, Supply-Chain Tagged With: Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, BISG, Cristina Mussinelli, Cullen Stanley, Denis Bennett, Google, IfBookThen Conference, Ingram, John Wicker, Kobo, Mark Bide, Martyn Daniels, Michael Cairns, Nook, OverDrive, Publishing Technologies, Sao Paolo Book Fair, Scott Lubeck, Tata Consulting Services, Value-Chain International, VISTA Computer Services

What the powers-that-be think about DRM, and an explanation of the cloud

January 16, 2011 by Mike Shatzkin 84 Comments

My last post stemmed from a single catalyst: my frustration with what I feel is the tendency of those opposed to the use of DRM to promote the straw horse that people who defend its use must believe that DRM prevents, or even largely discourages, piracy. I know that isn’t true of me and I […]

Filed Under: eBooks, General Trade Publishing, Licensing and Rights, New Models, Publishing, Supply-Chain Tagged With: Brian O'Leary, digital rights management, DRM

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