Digital Book World Bans Macmillan Employees In Response To Library Embargo; Creates Library Scholars
UPDATE: Read The Washington Post's coverage of Digital Book World's action against Macmillan here. As part of the sold-out Digital Book World 2019 back in September, our friends at the American Library Association announced the eBooksForAll campaign, in response to Macmillan's then-proposed embargo on ebooks at libraries. That embargo has since gone into effect, as of November 1, limiting libraries of any size or type to purchasing a maximum of one (1) copy of any new book, f
BISG print-on-demand seminar: challenges in print world remain
Our friends at BISG recently held a webinar on printing on demand, and a number of issues confronting the book industry and paper shortages were mentioned. Digital Book World has added a new breakout track for Digital Book World 2019 called Print Book World, designed to cover best practices and current trends related to the print industry and how these issues interact with digital. Within this new track is David Hetherington, VP - Global Business Development, Books Internatio
Publishing: Everybody's Doing It (25 Examples of Corporate Publishing)
We often refer to "the wide world of publishing" which comprises the Digital Book World audience: trade publishing, scholarly/academic publishing, independent publishing, educational publishing, and what we call corporate publishing. Companies and organizations in non-publishing sectors, from healthcare to automotive to banking and beyond, often have the need to publish all types of content internally and externally. This type of corporate publishing requires companies to con
Motovun Group of International Publishers (MGIP) become the newest partner of Digital Book World
The Motovun Group of International Publishers (MGIP) is a worldwide group of publishing professionals hailing from 20 different countries around the globe. Traditionally, the group convenes for special dinners before London Book Fair and Frankfurt Book Fair, while also meeting each summer for an annual meeting. I had a chance to connect with MGIP President Jean Arcache while at the London Book Fair, and am pleased to be able to announce that he'll be speaking as part of the D
Q&A with DBW 2019 speaker Charlotte Abbott (Founder, FutureProof Content Strategy)
I recently had the privilege of sitting down with publishing industry veteran and Digital Book World 2019 speaker Charlotte Abbott. She's the founder and director of FutureProof Content Strategy, and works with clients to create stories that drive results. Check out her interview below - enjoy. Let’s start with a summary of your publishing career. Are we still in publishing? My evolution from book editor to business journalist to content and audience strategist has taught me
Voice-First Technology And The Car: A New Frontier For Publishers
During the Super Bowl, this ad for Mercedes Benz aired, which clearly demonstrates how expectations for voice technology (more properly, voice-first technology) have progressed to encompass the modern car: The implication here is that everything is possible by using our voices and talking to objects around us. And, indeed, this is the destination that voice-first technology has us headed toward. Digital Book World has come to incorporate voice technology within the broad purv
DBW 2019 keynote Lisa Lucas (Executive Director, National Book Foundation) appears on the TODAY Show
Lisa Lucas, executive director of the National Book Foundation and keynote speaker of Digital Book World 2019, joined the TODAY Show last week to discuss books worth reading in 2019, as we head into the new year. Check out her interview here. #LisaLucas #NationalBookFoundation #DBW2019 #DigitalBookWorld2019
Finding The Joy In Publishing
First of all, watch this video, which is part of an inspiring tweet from earlier this week that went viral and got viewed millions of times: What you just watched is Alice Chigumira, a former Zimbabwean refugee into the United Kingdom and advocate for women's rights, open up a Christmas present to find her own book staring back at her. It's a remarkable, joyous video that feels fortunate to be able to peer in on. Acquiring Digital Book World has been an equally joyous experie
Barnes & Noble: How Can We Miss You, If You Won't Go Away?
Barnes & Noble has not had a very good year. They've foisted a lot of corporate dirty laundry on us, they've put together a Christmas gift list bereft of actual books, they're making unforced errors like this, and they're fueling speculation of an acquisition led by you-know-who. At the same time, they've come out with a brand new Nook, and they're experimenting actively with new concept stores. To their credit, they're not going down without a fight. One of the persistent to
Castlingo: a great tool for publishers to create Alexa skills with zero code
Thanks to our partner Witlingo, a company based in the DC area which develops voice experiences for brands, Digital Book World has access to a new service called Castlingo. This service makes it easier than it has ever been before for publishers and content creators to create their own Alexa skill, without knowing any code whatsoever. Compliments of a special arrangement lasting through December 8, Castlingo is available for FREE. You can use it to create an Alexa skill right
