Wischenbart Report On Global 50 Publishers Arrives
Books remain a dominant format, though reading and discussing stories, as well as the IP generated from books, have become integrated in consumers’ experiences and on publishers’ spreadsheets.
A TikTok Challenge for Publishing
Mark Gottlieb with Trident Media Group explores what authors and publishers should know about TikTok’s move into publishing, and how they may want to respond.
Beyond Publishers
Publishing industry analyst Rüdiger Wischenbart wants your help to map the new uncharted territories of the book business.
Best of VOC: Making E-Books Accessible
The trick to making ebooks accessible and even beautiful is to think of them as software, says Jens Tröger, Bookalope founder.
2022 “Global 50” Rankings for Publishers
“The very big trade publishing houses have done their homework,” says the author of Global 50: The Ranking of the Publishing Industry.
Talking Up Synthetic Narration for Audiobooks
While some books cannot reasonably become audiobooks – heavily illustrated children’s storybooks as well as art books and photography books – most fiction and many nonfiction titles likely can.
Small Batch Publishing
The key to success, says Publerati’s Caleb Mason, is a focus on scale – the same approach as at your favorite microbrewery.
Book Sales Report Card A++
The report card on last year’s US trade book sales is A++, says NPD Bookscan’s Kristen McLean.
Blockchain Enthusiast
Darrell Gunter has helped bring to market digital-driven initiatives such as Factiva, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and others. The technology next-in-line to transform publishing, says the industry veteran, will be blockchain.
Libraries in Lockdown
As Open Access and Open Science policies have taken hold, university librarians flung open the doors to their institutions. But in March 2020, those same libraries were forced to shut as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold.