Briefly Noted | 2012 Bologna Book Fair Review: “Confidence and Opportunity” | Publishing Perspectives
One TOC, four days of actual book fair, roughly 70 miles walked, approximately 30 pounds of catalogs gathered, and hundreds of exchanged business cards later, my first Bologna Children’s Book Festival is finito. It was a memorable, exhausting, and exhilarating…
Briefly Noted | Quercus looks to life after Larsson – FT.com
Lots to read in this article but two particlar notes: 1) Digital revenue now 11% or total revenue 2) ‘non-Larsson’ titles revenue rose 83% In a sign diversification is working, Quercus on Monday reported that turnover from “non-Larsson” titles rose…
Briefly Noted | Will Apple make iMovie for interactive books? — Apple News, Tips and Reviews
Interactive books with feedback and rich content on the iPad aren’t only for kids, of course; here’s a list of some with good grown-up oriented content. Plenty of companies have already been using the iPad as a platform to publish interactive…
Briefly Noted | The way ahead for publishing | Books | guardian.co.uk
Finally, the men and women engaged in publishing need to be bold and exuberant. This is an extraordinary age for writing and reading, and it seems to me that this endeavour will go better if it’s done with a sense…
Briefly Noted | Study: Book Publishers’ ‘Optimism Waning’ As Digital Transition Continues | paidContent
Depressing new research by Forrester indicates that book publishers are becoming increasingly disheartened about the state of the industry: Only 28 percent of publishing executives think their company will be better off because of the transition to digital, down from…
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