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Seven-and-a-half days of conference programming coming up during 4 days in January

December 13, 2012 by Jess 2 Comments

Blog posts have been scarcer for the past couple of months because I’ve been so engaged with a major responsibility: putting together what amounts to 7-1/2 days of conference programming that will be presented on four days next month in New York City. As most readers of this blog probably know, we’re responsible for the […]

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New publishing companies are starting that are much leaner than their established competitors

September 24, 2012 by Mike Shatzkin 43 Comments

“It’s become very, very clear to me that digital trumps print, and that pure digital, without any legacy costs, massively trumps print.” — David G. Bradley, owner of Atlantic Media, quoted in The New York Times on September 24, 2012. The magazine business isn’t the book business, but… For the better part of two decades, […]

Filed Under: Authors, eBooks, General Trade Publishing, Licensing and Rights, New Models, Supply-Chain, Technology Tagged With: Barry Diller, Brightline, Diversion Books, Frances Coady, Hugh McGuire, Ingram, Jason Allen Ashlock, Perseus, Pressbooks, Random House, Rogue Reader, Scott Rudin, Scott Waxman, The Atavist

Subscription models seem to me to be for ebook niches, not a general offer

July 16, 2012 by Jess 32 Comments

Another fledgling ebook retailing venture came through our office this month touting a subscription proposition. I told the entrepeneur “I’m skeptical of the subscription model for ebooks,” and he said, “I know”. We had a great chat, but I’m still skeptical. When I say that, I mean I’m skeptical that a general offering subscription model […]

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What retailers know that publishers need to know

July 2, 2012 by Jess 9 Comments

The Wall Street Journal ran a piece last week about what the ebook retailers know about how we are all reading. In fact, all the ebook retailers who manage ecosystems that include apps for using their platform on multi-function devices can see every move their consumers make. We all have the sense that they know […]

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