Oct 8, 2009 | News, Podcasts
Publishers Lunch creator Michael Cader last week visited CCC’s office to address a gathering of rightsholders. The trade book publishing guru-in-chief dished out reviews on the latest news on the Google Book Settlement case, and offered his take on vooks, instabooks,...
Oct 6, 2009 | International, News, Podcasts
Please join Jake Kelleher from CCC at Frankfurt Book Fair in the Forum Innovation located in Hall 4.2 on Wednesday, 14 October at 13.45 and Thursday, 15 October at 10.00 for a half hour presentation titled Licensing Solutions to Monetize ALL Your Digital Content....
Oct 5, 2009 | International, News, Podcasts
With Frankfurt Book Fair opening next week, it’s time to check in again with Dawn Bruno, Global Publishing Team Leader and International Trade Specialist for the New York City branch of the U.S. Commercial Service (an export promotion agency within Commerce) and...
Oct 2, 2009 | Announcements
“Shall We Write for Free or Shall We Write for Pay? Writers Face the Digital Age” – a conference on issues of vital concern to writers in every genre – is coming to the campus of Northeastern University in Boston, on Friday, October 16 and Saturday, October 17....
Oct 1, 2009 | Best of VOC, News, Podcasts
October 1 opens “30 Days of Chaos,” a free national event dedicated to preparing for media and marketing’s digital future. Organized by Bob Garfield around the publication of his new book, The Chaos Scenario, “30 Days of Chaos” will enable and empower you, your...
Sep 27, 2009 | Best of VOC, Podcasts
The historic 2008 Presidential campaign saw the revival of the campaign poster says historian Hal Wert, whose new book, Hope: A Collection of Obama Posters and Prints, just out from Zenith Press in Wisconsin, documents this phenomenon. The “old” form of the poster,...
Sep 23, 2009 | Copyright, Podcasts
Since its announcement in October 2008, the proposed class action settlement in the Google Books case has raised questions and concerns from authors, publishers, governments and others around the world. With deadline dates for opting out now passed, and thousands of...
Sep 13, 2009 | Best of VOC, Podcasts
Amazon’s launch of a “textbook-ready” Kindle aside, the news on technology and textbooks isn’t just about delivering content. Panelists for this year’s TAA Conference – including Roth Wilkofsky, President of the Arts and Sciences Communication, English, and Political...
Sep 10, 2009 | Announcements
On Wednesday, September 16, 2 p.m. Eastern, join Beyond the Book’s Christopher Kenneally for a free Webinar, Copyright for Today’s Dynamic Publishing Environment. Copyright Clearance Center knows that protecting and managing your copyright is fundamental to your...