BTB #304: Textbooks Should Be Great Books!

Jul 1, 2012 | Events, Podcasts

In her keynote presentation for the 25th annual conference of the Text & Academic Authors Association (TAA), author Joy Hakim declared, “Textbook writing is, or should be, an artistic task. What we do is very important. We need to do nothing less than write great...

The Week Ahead 06.29.12

Jun 29, 2012 | News

In Anaheim this week, the gathered members of the American Library Association conference heard why libraries may be more important than ever, even in the throes of the digital publishing revolution. But what the librarians think – and what they think the publishers...

BTB #303: Educational Publishing In Russia, a BEA Global Forum

Jun 24, 2012 | Events, International

Earlier this month at BookExpo America 2012, the day-long Global Market Forum examined Russian publishing trends, including for educational publishing. A pair of Moscow-based publishers joined two Americans for a frank and lively discussion, moderated by CCC’s Chris...

The Week Ahead 06.22.12

Jun 22, 2012 | News

Billed as the world’s largest event for the library community, the American Library Association conference underway in Anaheim features appearances from the likes of Dan Rather and Gaby Rodriguez – he, the famous news anchor; she, the 17-year-old trickster who staged...

BTB #302: At Yale, Publishing Summer School

Jun 20, 2012 | News

Having trouble keeping up with the fast pace of change in publishing? Well, maybe it’s time for summer school. Now in its third year, the Yale Publishing Course – held in consecutive one-week sessions on the Ivy League school’s New Haven campus beginning July 15 –...

BTB #301: BEA CEO Panel on New Business Models

Jun 18, 2012 | Events

With the core business model of book publishing under threat in the digital era, publishers must seek different ways to employ their skills and resources to make money. They are diversifying, acquiring and building new branches of their business. They are expanding...

The Week Ahead 06.15.12

Jun 15, 2012 | News

Google learns how to say “opt-in” — en Francais — when it comes to the scanning of copyrighted books. Meanwhile, Barnes & Noble cracks open the legal books and cites the Tunney Act to label the proposed Dept. of Justice settlement with...

BTB #300: “50 Shades” and More of Self-Publishing

Jun 10, 2012 | Events

Recorded last week at uPublishU, the day-long self-publishing pre-conference program of BookExpo. Featuring Jenny Pedroza, co-founder of the Writers Coffee Shop; Mark Coker, Founder, Smashwords; Sandra (Sandy) Poirier-Diaz, President, Smith Publicity, Incorporated;...

PW’s Week Ahead 06.08.10

Jun 8, 2012 | News

From Stephen Colbert to Kirstie Alley, and Neil Young and to Patti Smith, the parade of authors, publishers and media through the Javits Convention Center in New York sparked commotion and conversation. Keeping busy throughout the week were Copyright Clearance Center...

BTB #299: E-magination 2012

Jun 3, 2012 | Digital Transformation, Events

Recorded in San Francisco at PublishingUniversity 2012, and presented by the Independent Book Publishers Association. Panelists Molly Birckhead, Senior Online Marketing Manager, HarperOne; Allen Noren, VP Online, O’Reilly Media; and Cynthia Shannon, Publicity...