DBW Weekly Roundup: 3/31/11

March 31, 2011 | DBW | 0

The most interesting news, commentary and tweets related to publishing that you may have missed, from all over the digital book world.

DBW Insights: Peter Collingridge

March 8, 2011 | Rich Fahle | 1

“There’s an amazing opportunity…to properly digitize the books. Not just digitizing the text, but digitizing the whole experience.” Peter Collingridge

CES 2011: Tablets, Tablets Everywhere

January 11, 2011 | Eric Freese | 5

Eric Freese | “What new reading devices can publishers expect to see their books on later this year…?”

One CEO’s View of the Future of Publishing

January 4, 2011 | David Nussbaum | 9

David Nussbaum | “We learn more about consumers of our content — what they buy, when and why — each and every day.”

The Five Pillars of Online Content Strategy

December 20, 2010 | Dan Blank | 6

Dan Blank | “A content strategy is ALL about serving the needs of your audience.”

Enabling a Global Marketing Strategy

October 26, 2010 | DBW | 6

By Evan Schnittman | “It is incredibly important to market a title coherently and wisely with a single brand and publish everywhere at the same time.”

Your Old Job in Publishing Doesn’t Exist

October 5, 2010 | Don Linn | 19

By Don Linn | “Get comfortable with near-constant change, disruption and, well, discomfort. It’s here to stay.”

Digital Natives and Ebooks: Missing the Point

September 30, 2010 | Guy LeCharles Gonzalez | 18

By Guy LeCharles Gonzalez | “It’s not about the technology or the format, it’s about giving readers multiple options to engage.”

What is a Publisher? (Roundtable: 9/23/10)

September 23, 2010 | DBW | 7

Topic: What is a Publisher? | Roundtable: 9/23/10

What is a Publisher? [ 39:19 ]

Bridges Of Virtue: Indie Publishers As The Golden Mean

September 21, 2010 | DBW | 21

By Paolo Chikiamco | “The Internet also allows an Independent Publisher to collaborate with the most important partner of all – the readers.”

Publishers: Control IP, Develop Transmedia Brands

September 15, 2010 | DBW | 9

By Simon Pulman | “Publishers must cease thinking of themselves as merely book – or even eBook – publishers.”

The Godin Situation: Content, Context, Community

August 25, 2010 | Guy LeCharles Gonzalez | 15

By Guy LeCharles Gonzalez | “While he’s not short on ego, his platform isn’t all about him; his focus is on serving his community.”

Publishing is Dead, Long Live Publishing

August 24, 2010 | DBW | 17

By Shiv Singh | “Seth Godin believes in the power of his brand and is betting everything on it.”

Where’s the “Kindle Killer”?

July 27, 2010 | DBW | 10

By Walt Shiel | “Will the iPad result in fewer eBooks being sold by Amazon? I sincerely doubt it.”

The Self-Publishing Opportunity (Roundtable: 7/1/10)

June 30, 2010 | DBW | 18

Topic: The Self-Publishing Opportunity | Roundtable: 7/1/10

The Self-Publishing Opportunity [ 0:01 ]

Radical Mediation: Agent, Evolve Thyself!

June 29, 2010 | DBW | 46

By Jason Allen Ashlock | “There is a lot of slack in publishing these days, and agents are picking up most of it.”

The Digital Author: New Challenges, Opportunities, Partners

May 4, 2010 | DBW | 7

“From Amazon and eBooks to new media, social media and transmedia, the landscape for authors has changed dramatically.”

Gretchen Rubin: Social Media Happiness for Authors

April 26, 2010 | DBW | 30

By Joe Dolce || “Publishers don’t have the time to think about it; and a lot of authors don’t know what to ask for.”

Digital Comics: Competing with Marvel and DC

March 29, 2010 | DBW | 3

By Jim Fallone || “Marvel and DC saw this coming and have already established their digital strategies.”

Glue Offers Authors an Alternative to Amazon

March 18, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 14

By Marian Schembari || “Adaptive Blue’s Firefox browser add-on, Glue, has been downloaded an impressive 2.4 million times and counting.”

Transmedia: Gatekeeping the Story, Not the Page

March 10, 2010 | DBW | 5

By Alison Norrington || “Transmedia IP must be supported by a solid structure of strategy and can’t rely on a ‘gut-instinct’ or a ‘roll of the dice’.”

How Publishers Can Build Their Own Communities

February 18, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 15

By Marian Schembari || “If you’re in marketing and in publishing and not in social media, you’re not going to have a job.”