To industry insiders and readers alike, there are a few mainstay events that serve as household names. Events like BookExpo America, the London Book Fair, and the Frankfurt Book Fair are widely known, but it's easy to overlook the various other international events and book fairs where book publication rights are sold, debut authors exhibited, and other business conducted that … [Read more...] about Digital Publishing Brings Censorship Woes to Iran
BookExpo America
Is the Traditional Publishing Industry Finally Catching Up?
Only a handful of years ago, self-published authors fought for legitimacy and respect while readers, retailers, and the traditional publishing industry scoffed at the notion that anyone would buy a book that hadn't been passed through the infamous "gate." Even with the names of early multi-million selling authors being thrown around, names like Amanda Hocking and Bella Andre, … [Read more...] about Is the Traditional Publishing Industry Finally Catching Up?
What’s Next for BookExpo?
Arguably one of the premier book industry events every year is the BookExpo America conference, which takes places in late May at the Javits Center in New York. The event grown quickly to encompass nearly every aspect of the publishing industry: special day-long conferences on the digital industry, a stand-alone event tied to BEA that focuses solely on self-publishing, even a … [Read more...] about What’s Next for BookExpo?
The Global Reach of Digital Publishing
When digital publishing first reached the mainstream, some of the many benefits included the ability to bring books to outlying areas where bookstores and libraries were few and far between, as well as making access to publication a far more viable option for those authors--especially international authors--who did not have easy access to publication. This focus on a more … [Read more...] about The Global Reach of Digital Publishing
BookExpo IDPF Event Begins with Seth Godin
This morning’s IDPF event in New York’s Javits Center began with a wide-open presentation from The Domino Project’s Seth Godin entitled, “The Attention Economy.” According to Godin, books are facing a hugely limiting enemy: shelf space. Traditional print publishing has to accumulate content and repackage it for the all-important marketing and placing in bookstores and … [Read more...] about BookExpo IDPF Event Begins with Seth Godin
BookExpo Kicks Off with uPublishU, IDPF Events
This year’s week-long BookExpo America publishing expo, the largest North American book event, kicks off on June 5th, but several new offerings were incorporated as a pre-game warm-up. As with last year, the IDPF will take place on June 4th and June 5th and once again feature some of the major names in digital publishing and ebooks. Seth Godin from the Domino Project, Otis … [Read more...] about BookExpo Kicks Off with uPublishU, IDPF Events