Does E-book Sharing Create Economic Damage?
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By Edward Nawotka A fear of piracy is one thing, but a fear of sharing? With the new digital age of publishing upon us there are many variables at work, among them whether or not allowing sharing of e-books among consumers is cannibalizing sales or otherwise causing economic damage. In today’s feature story, futurist Gerd [...]
L’Oiseau Indigo: Distributing French Books from Africa, Middle East
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By Olivia Snaije Books published in French in African and Middle Eastern countries have very little international visibility. Publishers struggle to see their books reach France or other Francophone countries in Europe for a universal reason: book distribution is the thorn in everyone’s side. Now hope has come for these publishers in the form of [...]
PRINT OR DIGITAL NEWSPAPERS | MAGAZINES
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The following is an excerpt from an interesting forum string recently that I thought was worth sharing. Instead of the all-to-common fatalistic “print is dead” that seems to be plastered everywhere these days, this conversation actually got the idea that neither print nor digital is ahead right now, but that they are symbiotic and at [...]
Pay-check journalists a dying breed…
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Having started my own newspaper in 2004, I appreciate the inevitable conflict between the artist and the bill-paying end of the newspaper or magazine publishing business. My journalists and freelance writers were always happy enough to attend the press gallery or media lunches, or investigate a dodgy construction contract; but getting them to write 500-words [...]
John Leonie and Koco
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Brand and Leverage
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I thought I would talk this week about making the transition to digital publishing. As usual I first ran a few Google searches to ensure I was up to date with what is going on. Sadly, I was bombarded with the same rubbish everywhere that was spraying all over the internet a few years ago [...]
My favourite revenue stream for publishers
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As you consider the software underlying your online publishing business, take a moment to consider how you will make money from this venture. So many print publishers get online because they think they have to, and so many novice publishers start there because it’s cheap. MOST publishers earn very little from their online ventures however, [...]
What Statistical Publishing Research Do You Need Most?
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By Edward Nawotka, Editor-in-Chief At Publishing Perspectives we’re constantly working to improve our services to publishers, authors, agents and others involved in the book business. Statistical research and data is something everyone needs. While you can get approximate sales figures from Nielsen, market data from the BISG, and a host of other slices of the [...]
Let’s Go, Let’s Improvise!: Berlin Publishers Forum Preview
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By Helmut von Berg, Klopotek The important questions around the current developments in posting will be examined by roughly 300 participants and decision‐makers in the ninth Publishers’ Forum in Berlin from 23‐24 April. The axica, an worldwide famous conference venue close to the Brandenburg Gate was created by Frank O. Gehry and it is so magnetic that [...]
Magazine Websites
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Websites for magazine publishers have changed dramatically over the past 2-years, from somewhat static HTML sites managed by IT technicians, to full-blown content management systems (CMS) that return content management and control to the publisher. With the explosion of magazine CMS software and the realisation by publishers that websites are much more than online shopfronts, [...]