Self-Publishing: Disruptor Or Defender Of The Book Business?

Jun 23, 2013 | Events, Indie Publishing

As James McQuivey, the highly-regarded Forrester Research analyst and author of Digital Disruption, notes, competitors in publishing and across all industries are taking advantage of innovative technologies to undercut competitors, get closer to customers, and disrupt...

Apple Awaits Its Fate

Jun 21, 2013 | News

In closing arguments in the Department of Justice case charging Apple with price-fixing for e-books, attorneys for the government and the computing giant offered contrasting views of what it takes to make a conspiracy. “Apple lead counsel Orin Snyder was...

Hey, Authors! It Really Is All About You!

Jun 16, 2013 | Events, Indie Publishing

Today, as never before in the history of the book, the business of publishing offers endless opportunities for writers and others to take charge of their creative efforts. Whether you are an aspiring author, one who has already self-published, or are newly independent...

Trials & Tribulations For Apple

Jun 14, 2013 | News

The second week in the government’s e-book price-fixing trial against Apple has concluded with testimony from  Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president and chief negotiator with publishers ahead of the launch of the iPad in early 2010. On the stand, says Andrew...

Best of BTB: What Students Can Teach Textbook Authors

Jun 9, 2013 | Best of VOC, Digital Transformation, Events

On June 21 -22, CCC joins the Text & Academic Authors Association (TAA) for its annual conference with an educational presentation on copyright. This week’s CCC podcast features textbook editor Michael Greer, whose research has found that students have a lot to...

When Pirates Ruled America

Jun 7, 2013 | News

As the e-book price-fixing trial opened this week in Manhattan, attorneys quizzed attorneys – with predictable results, notes Andrew Albanese, Publishers Weekly senior writer. First in the witness box was Apple’s associate general counsel Kevin Saul. “His testimony...

Who’s Winning ‘Mobile Wars’

Jun 2, 2013 | Podcasts

As mobile devices – smartphones and tablets – grow roots ever deeper into our personal and professional lives, publishers may feel forced to choose sides in the various wars and battles raging among Apple and Samsung, iOS and Android, and various other players and...

Stressed About Books

May 31, 2013 | News

Speaking engagements can be stressful for publishing professionals. At the annual gathering of the book clan known as BookExpo America, though, any pressure to perform on stage at the Javits Center in New York City is nothing like what some senior book executives will...

Penguin Pays Up

May 24, 2013 | News

At a famous trade book publishing house, they say, “the monkey pays the bills.” What they mean is that a perennially successful line of children’s books earns its keep and more. This week, though, we learned that a Penguin has a bill to pay, and it’s a whopper –...

Apple Readies Book Case

May 17, 2013 | News

The digital dynamo prepares to stand its ground in the ebook price-fixing case coming next month to a Manhattan courtroom. Meanwhile, book industry insiders discover they will have to settle for double-digit growth in ebook sales, after years of triple-digit jumps....