BTB #95: Watching ‘Old’ and ‘New’ Media Blur

Apr 28, 2009 | Best of VOC, Podcasts

Turns out, journalism is journalism no matter where you find it. As Rebecca Fox of Mediabistro, the inside-the-media blogging leader, explains, “We do the kind of original reporting that is held to the same standards as newspaper coverage.” Fox chatted with Chris...

BTB #94: Publishing Has A Future? Yes!, Says ‘Round Table’ Panel

Apr 27, 2009 | Podcasts

On Saturday, April 25, Beyond the Book’s Chris Kenneally moderated the closing panel of the annual New York Round Table Writers Conference. The audience were treated to crystal ball readings and insights on technology, marketing and business models from Paul Biba,...

As May 5 Nears, Hear From Expert On Google Settlement

Apr 27, 2009 | Copyright, News, Podcasts

On June 11, 2009, a federal court will hold a fairness hearing to review the proposed settlement of lawsuits brought by U.S. authors and publishers against Google for its unauthorized scanning and use of in-copyright books as part of the Google Library Project....

BTB #93: Advice and Caution When ‘Harvesting Cultural Materials’

Apr 26, 2009 | Best of VOC, International, Podcasts

More an environmental landmark than collection of artifacts, the American Indian Cultural Center & Museum that is emerging on the edge of downtown Oklahoma City has surprising lessons to teach on content ownership and re-use. “We’re harvesting cultural...

BTB #92: Better ‘Partners’ Than ‘Parents’

Apr 19, 2009 | Podcasts

Stephen Kerr buys and sells publishing companies, and business is booming even in these hard times, he tells Chris Kenneally. He also has some advice for publishers about their prime assets: their authors. “It should be a partnership, but it’s been more of a paternal...

BTB #91: ‘Indie’ Rules Come to Publishing

Apr 12, 2009 | Podcasts

In a preview for the fifth annual New York Roundtable Writers’ Conference, April 24-25, organizer Leah Schnelbach predicts “the indie publishing model is the wave of the future.” As she tells Chris Kenneally, “the editor or the publisher and...

‘Google Settlement’ Online Seminar Coming April 14th

Apr 6, 2009 | Announcements, Copyright, News, Podcasts

The Authors Guild, AAP, Google Settlement: What Authors & Publishers Need to Know as May 5th Approaches On June 11, 2009, a federal court will hold a fairness hearing to review the proposed settlement of lawsuits brought by U.S. authors and publishers against...

BTB #90: Who Needs Publishers?

Apr 5, 2009 | Podcasts

From the media room at the 2009 Publishing Business Conference & Expo, Marjory Ross of Regnery Publishing and Michael Norris from Simba Information offer insights on the challenges facing publishers. From social networking to print-on-demand, the continuing...

BTB #89: Is Print Dead?

Mar 29, 2009 | Best of VOC, Podcasts

Of course, the answer is, “It depends who you ask.” At the recent Publishing Business Conference, Caroline Vanderlip of SharedBook asked the very question in her keynote address. “Ultimately what’s important is the content itself,” said the POD-provider CEO, “and that...

BTB #88: Authors, Seize the Information!

Mar 24, 2009 | Podcasts

FiledbyAuthor co-founder Peter Clifton reminds authors, “Once information is posted on the Web, it is largely difficult to control. We wanted to put some of that control in the author’s hands, so that they could determine what they wanted readers, the media and others...