DBW Insights: Jason Allen Ashlock July 27, 2011 | Rich Fahle | 2 “We want to think digitally first and we want to act digitally very early” Jason Allen Ashlock
DBW Weekly Roundup, 6/30/11 June 30, 2011 | Yvette M. Chin | 1 This week: the territorial rights, agents as publishers, ebook lending at ALA, and more!
Audible, ACX, and the Audiobook Marketplace June 27, 2011 | DBW | 2 Matthew Thornton | Audiobook listeners are book lovers determined to fit more books into their day.
Flat World Knowledge’s Disruptive Business Model: Q&A with Co-Founder Eric Frank, Part 2 June 24, 2011 | Yvette M. Chin | 2 “Clearly we’re threatening. We’re giving away books for free online.” Eric Frank
Flat World Knowledge’s Disruptive Business Model: Q&A with Co-Founder Eric Frank, Part 1 June 21, 2011 | Yvette M. Chin | 4 “When you put it all together, we have a nice, healthy looking balance sheet around a really different model.” Eric Frank
BookExpo America: An International Approach June 6, 2011 | DBW | 1 Joana Costa Knufinke | Despite the challenges of the global digital market, the future promises to be exciting on both sides.
Rights Management for Publishers (Roundtable 5/19/11) May 17, 2011 | Matt Mullin | 3 DBW Roundtable: 5/19 | Topic: Problems and Opportunities in Contracts Rights Managemnet for Publishers [ 1:00:48 ]
DBW Roundup: London Book Fair Special Supplement April 14, 2011 | Yvette M. Chin | 1 A quick roundup of press coverage and opinion sparked by the London Book Fair, in case you missed it.
DBW Roundup: 4/14/11 April 14, 2011 | Yvette M. Chin | 1 This week: ebook piracy and rights, subscription models, and more!
DBW Insights: Bob LiVolsi April 7, 2011 | Rich Fahle | 2 “So why not feed a reading habit for when they can afford to buy them?” Bob LiVolsi.
Turn the Ebook Upside Down, Shake Well Before Serving March 31, 2011 | DBW | 16 Gabriel Paul | We need to reverse the way books are created, negotiated and sold.
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.
Can Publishers Compete on Tech’s Cutting Edge? February 11, 2011 | DBW | 8 Mary Kole | “It sure is sharp and fun up there, but it’s easy to lose one’s footing.”
The Agent’s Role in Today’s Digital Book World January 13, 2011 | DBW | 42 Mary Kole | “Agents should start treating their clients’ business like a tech start-up.”
Breaking the Translation Bottleneck January 3, 2011 | Emily Williams | 3 Emily Williams | “Every other aspect of publishing is being opened up to new models of creation and distribution.”
Agency Abroad and the Limits of Technology December 31, 2010 | Emily Williams | 3 Emily Williams | “Not even Google could pull off a launch in more than one country at a time.”
JFK: 50 Days – Building an App December 1, 2010 | DBW | 5 By Peter Costanzo | “The structure of the ’50 days’ concept helped keep us focused since there was so much archival footage to watch.”
Life at the Bleeding Edge of Collaboration November 15, 2010 | Emily Williams | 7 By Emily Williams | “Yes, behind this share-and-share-alike doctrine is a real business model.”
DBW Weekly Roundup: 11/12/10 November 12, 2010 | DBW | 1 The most interesting news, commentary and tweets related to publishing that you may have missed, from all over the digital book world.
Collaborative Communities: Transmedia Evolved November 5, 2010 | Emily Williams | 18 By Emily Williams | “If you bring your audience in, you are no longer competing against them.”
“Tail. Long Tail.” (Roundtable: 11/4/10) November 3, 2010 | DBW | 1 Topic: Tail. Long Tail. | Roundtable: 11/4/10 Tail. Long Tail.
Content Strategy 101 for Publishers and Authors November 1, 2010 | DBW | 5 WEBcast: What content strategy means for publishers and authors when “the book” is only one of many potential vehicles to “publish” a story.
DBW Weekly Roundup: 10/29/10 October 29, 2010 | DBW | 0 The most interesting news, commentary and tweets related to publishing that you may have missed, from all over the digital book world.
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.”
Reversal of Royalties: A Modest Proposal October 1, 2010 | DBW | 13 By Bob Mayer | “This is a win-win situation. The author makes more money. The publisher makes more money.”
Image Rights Slow Transition from Print to Ebook September 6, 2010 | Emily Williams | 20 By Emily Williams | “Stripping away the paper form has revealed the true nature of books: they are complicated bundles of copyrights.”
Rethinking Contracts and Copyrights August 30, 2010 | DBW | 9 DBW WEBcast: Explore the conflicts and opportunities presented by digital rights (ebooks and beyond), and discuss alternative models.
Copyright, Ebooks and the Unpredictable Future August 27, 2010 | Emily Williams | 28 By Emily Williams | “Where will ebook rights end up?”
Richard Curtis: eBook Folly Leads to Innovation August 19, 2010 | Emily Williams | 10 By Emily Williams | “Our revenues have quadrupled in two years. We’re beginning to make a profit and pay substantial royalties.”
Arthur Klebanoff: eBook Veteran, First Mover August 16, 2010 | Emily Williams | 6 By Emily Williams | “eBooks are good news. There are many more paths to market.”
Sound and Fury: Audiobook vs. Text-to-Speech August 6, 2010 | Emily Williams | 12 By Emily Williams | “This argument is equivalent to saying that use of Google Translate would infringe on the translation rights of an ebook.”
Scott Waxman: Change Agent, Digital Entrepreneur July 29, 2010 | Emily Williams | 6 By Emily Williams | “The future, in terms of digital publishing, is not profitable in a lot of cases yet.”
eBook Revolution: Random House vs. The Jackal July 26, 2010 | Richard Curtis | 10 By Richard Curtis | “Publishers are loath to sue authors (or the widows and children of authors).”
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