Jan 26, 2014 | Events, News
Until very recently, the core business model of publishing was in a steady state. Indeed, it was so for a couple of hundred years – Publishers acquired copyrights, sometime risking cash to do so by paying in advance; they printed books; and they sold them. Yet in...
Dec 29, 2013 | Best of VOC, Events, News
The arrival of the iPad in 2010 is hailed as the dawn of the “tablet era.” It’s also the genesis of a federal price-fixing lawsuit that has entangled Apple, and many of the country’s largest book publishers. That case, and its aftermath, holds serious implications for...
Dec 22, 2013 | Best of VOC, Events
In time for the recently-concluded 2013 Frankfurt Book Fair, Vienna-based publishing consultant Rüdiger Wischenbart has released yet another update for The Global eBook Report: Current Conditions & Future Projections, documenting and analyzing how e-book markets...
Dec 8, 2013 | Digital Transformation, Events
Can Physical Trump Digital? As digital technologies evolve, certain changes are not necessarily good or bad, just inevitable. Publishers are in the process of transitioning to digital for most trade books, but are there any publications that can sustain their object...
Nov 24, 2013 | Digital Transformation, Events, News
The arrival of the iPad in 2010 is hailed as the dawn of the “tablet era.” It’s also the genesis of a federal price-fixing lawsuit that has entangled Apple, and many of the country’s largest book publishers. That case, and its aftermath, holds serious implications for...
Nov 4, 2013 | Events, International
In September, men and women from around the world gathered to discuss and debate the major issues of our time. In spite of language and cultural differences, those assembled sought common ground and to resolve the challenges that threaten to bring chaos. While that...
