DBW Insights: Matt Cavnar

In this exclusive interview, Matt Cavnar, Head of Acquisitions at Vook, discusses publishing innovation, production for books, and a new product, Mother Vook.

From the interview:

I think that books remain the ultimate random access memory. A book is still something that you can pick up anywhere and have immediate information. Nothing digital beats that yet. I think that whatever you’re reading digitally it’s still a book, it’s just becoming a better way to get information.

I think publishers are more open to innovation than people suspect. I also think that a lot of the really cool stuff that’s going to come out is going to come from an author working with someone in digital media production, whether that be a filmmaker, a video editor, a music producer. When the two media join up, that’s when we’re going to see the really cool new products coming.

A joint production of Digital Book World and Astral Road Brand Media: http://www.astralroad.com

About Rich Fahle

Rich Fahle is Founder & CEO of Astral Road Media, an innovative marketing services agency for authors, artists, and other content creators. He is also the founder of Bibliostar.tv, a new video portal for authors and books. At Astral Road, he oversees the implementation of author marketing strategies that fully capitalize on the emerging digital marketplace, including platform and content strategy development, streaming video and audio production, website development, and digital publishing guidance. Prior to Astral Road, Fahle was Vice President, Digital Content, E-Commerce and Entertainment for Borders, Chief Spokesman and Media Relations Manager for the cable TV network, C-SPAN and a manager at Kramerbooks, in Washington, DC.

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