Dan Blank: Putting the “Social” in Social Media July 6, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 2 By Marian Schembari | “If all you care about is protecting an established business model, then you are missing the point.”
Ron Hogan: Putting the Reader First June 16, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 2 By Marian Schembari || “I am confident that there are publishing companies forward-thinking enough to be responsive to communities of readers.”
Blurring the Lines Between Fiction and Reality June 1, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 1 By Marian Schembari || “Fresh ideas certainly beat annoying the world with friend requests and promotional tweets.”
Debbie Stier: Publishing’s Optimist Prime June 1, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 3 By Marian Schembari || “I am inspired by people who make stuff happen… This is definitely an exciting time.”
Kate Rados: Digital Ninja, Gadget Geek May 21, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 0 By Marian Schembari || “I was lucky enough, and ninja-nerd enough, to pounce on the opportunity.”
“On the Job Training” or “In the Classroom”? May 14, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 3 By Marian Schembari || “With the industry changing so rapidly, though, can these courses keep up and offer timely, relevant information?”
Joseph Phillip Illidge: A Different Kind of Social April 29, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 0 By Marian Schembari || “Being able to express myself under fictional guises allows me to comment on anything I want to, but the face isn’t me.”
The Forgotten Heroes of the Book World April 22, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 2 By Marian Schembari || “Everyone in publishing needs to learn how the other departments they work with operate.”
How Do You Engage Online and Not Get Fired? April 20, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 9 By Marian Schembari || “If you’re waiting for permission, it’s probably too late for you. You’re already so far behind the curve.”
Laura Dawson: Metadata Evangelist April 12, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 4 By Marian Schembari || “I’m loving the recognition that identifiers and metadata are important marketing tools!”
OpenSky Seeks to Add Value to Author Platforms April 7, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 2 By Marian Schembari || “Open up shop and recommend/sell your favorite crafty products; make some more money; write another book.”
Location Infatuation: Where’s the Publishing Angle? March 30, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 3 By Marian Schembari || “Libraries and bookstores are the ones with the most immediate opportunity here.”
Freelance Jobs in Publishing: Taking Advantage of Outsourcing March 22, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 10 By Marian Schembari || “If you have talent and are wondering why you’re broke, it’s because you don’t know how to market or sell yourself.”
Glue Offers Authors an Alternative to Amazon March 18, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 5 By Marian Schembari || “Adaptive Blue’s Firefox browser add-on, Glue, has been downloaded an impressive 2.4 million times and counting.”
Ryan Chapman, Marketing Optimist March 12, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 2 By Marian Schembari || “The approach for each author must be unique; there’s also a lot of misinformation out there.”
Synergizing the Book and Web: The Future…? March 4, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 1 By Marian Schembari || “With intiatives like these, who could possibly worry about the future of publishing?”
Pablo Defendini, Catalyst and Innovator February 22, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 1 By Marian Schembari || “I love that books and publishing are becoming fodder for dinner table conversation again.”
How Publishers Can Build Their Own Communities February 18, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 5 By Marian Schembari || “If you’re in marketing and in publishing and not in social media, you’re not going to have a job.”
Don Linn, Optimistic Book Lover February 12, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 1 By Marian Schembari || “If you’re a traditional business, you have to manage your old business while transitioning to the new.”
Jane Friedman, Publisher February 5, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 3 By Marian Schembari || “With changing business models and an enormous amount of online opportunities, what’s the best advice?”
Is Niche the Key to Publishing Survival? February 3, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 5 By Marian Schembari || “To try to be a generalist as a small publisher is basically suicide.”
A Gen Y Reaction to Macmillan’s Piracy Plan January 30, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 23 By Marian Schembari || “If bookstores continue to shut down left and right, readers have a limited ability to physically browse through books.”
Don’t Be a Publishing Stereotype January 27, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 4 By Marian Schembari || “These are the cold-hearted hotshots who don’t swoon at the smell of books, hate libraries and get their kicks by drowning puppies.”
