Nov 14, 2010 | Best of VOC, Digital Transformation, News, Podcasts
“We’re in the midst of a fundamental transformation in the way people read,” declares textbook editor and former English professor Michael Greer. Collaborating with Prof. Tharon Howard of Clemson University, Greer has contributed to the just-published collection,...
Oct 3, 2010 | Best of VOC, Digital Transformation, News, Podcasts
Usability. It’s a fundamental issue for content design in the digital environment. Think of it as the genetic code for a digital asset, whether that’s a Website, an e-book, or a smart phone. If there are bad sequences in the DNA, things start to go very wrong. Two...
Sep 26, 2010 | Best of VOC, Digital Transformation, News, Podcasts
In her work as a leading developer of smartphone and tablet applications, SiNae Pitts never strays far from her background as a research scientist. Her clients include top STM journals, and her designs reflect a willingness to experiment that she acquired in the lab....
Sep 12, 2010 | Best of VOC, Digital Transformation, News, Podcasts
What’s not to like? Top speakers; networking opportunities; ice cream breaks! Noelle Skodzinski, editorial director of Book Business and Publishing Executive magazines, explains the concept and opportunities for attendees of the forthcoming Publishing Business...
Aug 1, 2010 | Best of VOC, News, Podcasts
E-books and other fledgling publishing forms present opportunities and challenges for authors, even while they raise caution flags when it comes to rights negotiations with publishers. In March, at the Publishing Business Conference & Expo, attorney Sara Pearl...
Jul 4, 2010 | Best of VOC, Digital Transformation, News, Podcasts
The flow of e-reader devices onto the consumer market has quickly shifted from a trickle to a flood. With consumers captivated by the iPad, nook, Kindle, Skiff Reader, and QUE, a massive surge in demand for digitally distributed content is inevitable. As a result,...
May 31, 2010 | Best of VOC, Digital Transformation, News, Podcasts
Sounding more like a college economics professor than a bestselling sci-fi author, Cory Doctorow offers his suggestions for how publishers should arrive at the “right price” for e-books. As for copyright, he defends “fair use” and questions...
Apr 4, 2010 | Best of VOC, News, Podcasts
Beyond the Book has cracked the case: Kent Anderson –a senior executive for a world-leading science journal – and Andrew Kent – author of the well-received Johnny DeNovo detective novel series – are one and the same man. “There is a yin and yang between my creative...
Mar 5, 2010 | Best of VOC, News, Podcasts
When it comes to typical conferences on the topic of copyright, four forces – technology, society, law, and the arts – interact to generate a charged debate. Conference organizer Bill Burger tells Chris Kenneally that OnCopyright 2010 will be different. For this...
Feb 21, 2010 | Best of VOC, News, Podcasts
For publishers, authors and their readers, 2010 will likely go down as the year when e-books finally and decisively won a permanent place in the literary hierarchy. At Beyond the Book, we’ve followed in recent weeks a number of angles in this important story:...
