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
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.”
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?”
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.”
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).”
eBook Rights: The Agents’ Perspective July 23, 2010 | DBW | 6 DBW WEBcast: Exploring the controversies and conflicts that have arisen around eBook rights and how agents are treating them.
DBW Weekly Roundup: 7/16/10 July 16, 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.
DBW Weekly Roundup: 7/9/10 July 9, 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.
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 ]
Agents Need to Develop Alternative Models June 25, 2010 | DBW | 16 By Jane Friedman | “Agents need to be empowered and given room to innovate as much as the authors.”
Are Agents Due For a Raise? June 25, 2010 | DBW | 7 By Victoria Strauss | “How would publishing change if agenting moved from commission-based payment to billable hours?”
The Amazon Effect (Roundtable: 5/20/10) May 19, 2010 | DBW | 10 Topic: The Amazon Effect || Roundtable: 5/20/10 The Amazon Effect [ 36:08 ]
Is Konrath’s SHAKEN Change You Can Believe In? May 18, 2010 | Guy LeCharles Gonzalez | 13 By Guy LeCharles Gonzalez || “Will SHAKEN be remembered as the shot heard ’round the industry, or is it an exception to the rule?”
Learning from Ellora’s Cave February 16, 2010 | DBW | 16 By Tim Brandhorst || “The laughter was gradually replaced by an awed silence as Raelene Gorlinsky described with perfect clarity how Ellora’s Cave has evolved.”
The Thorny Issue of eBook Royalties February 3, 2010 | DBW | 5 By Sharon Blackie BA (Hons), MA, PhD || “On the average e-book… we don’t make any more than we do on the sale of an average print book.”
In Amazon vs. Macmillan, Amazon Is The Loser February 2, 2010 | DBW | 20 By Jack McKeown || “The only real loser is Amazon in its monopolistic ambitions. But it too will benefit in the long term.”
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