At the opening of the 2013 Publishing University, presented by the Independent Book Publishers Association, a panel of publishing trend-setters engaged in a lively and informative discussion with CCC’s Chris Kenneally on how to publish the right way.
Recorded Friday, April 26, 2013, “Beyond the Click: There’s More to Publishing Than Uploading a File” featured Matthew Cavnar, Vice President of Business Development at Vook; Allen Lau, co-founder and CEO of Wattpad, the world’s largest community of readers and writers; Dori Jones Yang author of five books, including the historical novels Daughter of Xanadu and Son of Venice, set in China at the time of Marco Polo; and Curt Matthews, CEO, Chicago Review Press, Inc., and Independent Publishers Group.
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Great pannel; well moderated. Covers a lot of ground about the book industry today and looking into the future. Loved Allen Lau’s defense of publishing poetry and, Matt’s bits about instant publishing and Curt’s opinions regarding the long form.