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Knowledge Engineering Is Next Step for Publishing
Digital Transformation is about more than transformative technology – an organization must also deploy its people in new, creative ways.
At Global Frankfurt, Publishing Is Local, Political
In 1989, the last time French authors and publishers were Guest of Honor at Frankfurt Book Fair the Berlin Wall still stood. Yet in 2017, along the miles of aisles across multiple trade show complexes, a visitor could almost believe that the generation since had not witnessed much technological change.
Frankfurt Welcomes France
France has a lot to show at Frankfurt, and French publishers expect to show what they are doing now and what they have changed in the past few years.
Merkel & Macron To Share Frankfurt Stage
The publishing world heads to the airport or the road starting this weekend to converge on the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Rules & Roles Changing For Publishers, Researchers
One of our biggest challenges is to get access to the right information in a cost-effective manner, says Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Information Center director.
Banned Books Week Confronts “Challenges”
“In 2015, for example, nine out of the top 10 challenged books were by and about diverse populations, mostly the LGBTQ community, and that trend continued into 2016.”
Mobile Reading Habits Require New Approach to Publishing
“Your smartphone likes message-based information. It doesn’t handle long, endless scrolling of data very well. So, the first thing we looked at is how do we disaggregate information and then put it back together?”
Anticipating Frankfurt 2017
Heading into 2017, the Frankfurt Book Fair is simply a better event, says Andrew Albanese. The Literary Agents & Scouts Center (LitAg) has set a new attendance record with about 500 tables sold this year.
For Frankfurt, Solutions For Accelerating Global Access to Knowledge
Frankfurt Book Fair “Hot Spot” Presentations Highlight Digital Transformation Journey.
Europe’s “Open, Interoperable” E-Books Ecosystem
Giving readers the best reading experience, protecting their freedom to buy their e-books and e-readers where they want, and with the guarantee of the interoperability
BISG Rights Program About “Significant” Opportunity
Rights and permissions have evolved from a back-office service department that was supposed to get stuff done and stay out of the way. In the modern era, with the introduction of software packages and digital rights management, these departments have become significant revenue producers.
A Salute to France in Frankfurt
The French language is a wide and open language, a very living language, and very diverse. The French language doesn’t belong to the French people anymore.