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What does a consultant do at the London Book Fair?

April 16, 2010 by Mike Shatzkin 3 Comments

I spent a chunk of yesterday working on this post while, with one eye, I was watching the news about the volcanic eruption in Iceland that shut UK air traffic. As I post this on Friday morning with a flight scheduled to leave tomorrow night near midnight, I’d guess the chances of actually getting there […]

Filed Under: Authors, Digital Book World, eBooks, Enhanced ebook university, General Trade Publishing, Industry Events, New Models, Self-Publishing, Supply-Chain Tagged With: BISG, Bob Kasher, Book Business Conference and Expo, Book Industry Communication, Bookmasters, Copia, eDC, Kirk Biglione, Ljubljana, London Book Fair, London Online, Oxford Media Works, Peter Meyers, SBS Worldwide, Steve Walker, The Pineapple, Tools of Change

Sometimes it is hard to get through on a new solution for publishers

February 9, 2010 by Mike Shatzkin 5 Comments

One thing that makes trade publishing companies a bit confusing to outsiders is that they’re all organized a little differently. I remember years ago when the great editor, the late Alan Williams, was running a small general trade house near the end of his career. At one point, Alan’s sales and marketing director came to […]

Filed Under: General Trade Publishing, New Models, Publishing, Publishing History, Supply-Chain Tagged With: Alan Williams, eDC, SBS Worldwide

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