Good morning. And welcome to a cheerful start to this year's annual celebration of the trade book business. This speech is called "The End of General Trade Publishing Houses: Death or Rebirth in a Niche-by-Niche World." I want to start with a jump … [Continue reading]
Success in a Parallel Universe: Perhaps with Some Help from Your DAD
Good morning. We're going to discuss a subject this morning that was on hardly any radar screens a year ago; it would not have been a compelling subject for presentation at last year's Making Information Pay. But today, Digital Asset Distribution … [Continue reading]
Analysis of the BISG Used Book Study
In March, 2006, the Book Industry Study Group published the first study of the used book market. Somewhat miraculously, BISG got data from the major players in the used book marketplace. Because the study is so detailed and broad, The Idea Logical … [Continue reading]
Publishing and Digital Change: What’s Next?
In the late 1990s, ending sometime in the year 2000, the apparent pace of change in publishing was breathtaking. Many propositions we can barely remember: Ebrary, Questia, eRights, eContent, Hungry Minds, Softbook, Rocket Book, and so many others, … [Continue reading]
Making Printing Decisions: Metrics & Mechanics
With the exception of a handful of companies worldwide that chase big books with big advances, most of the money publishers spend is spent on printing. Even though many publishers write off overenthusiastic author advances, most of the money … [Continue reading]
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