More Posts tagged with "Future Of Publishing"
Five Events That Rocked Publishing In 2012
2012 has been an eventful year for authors, publishing professionals and readers. Here are five events that made this year memorable (for better or worse).
Why Print On Demand Is The Hybrid Technology Of Publishing
POD makes offset printing look like the Hummer of publishing. It's a digital publishing strategy that offers a physical output for those that demand it.
Why Barnes & Noble Should Stock Competitive Titles In Stores
Barnes and Noble won't be stocking Four Hour Chef, even if it's a best seller. That's a bad strategy, from a reader's perspective.
Mega Advances are Harmful for Authors
Every year I find myself reading about the latest batch of huge book advances handed over to up-and-coming authors. Most commentaries on these big advances agree that it's a bad move for big publishers. But I think it's a bad move for authors, too.
The Secret To Freelancer Retirement: Massive Passive
If you are a publishing freelancer you need to stop trading time for cash and build up assets that work while you rest. Net Minds has a plan for that.
Why Fairness is Hard in Publishing
Though it sounds like a cliche to talk about how Net Minds is a disruptive startup, from our values to some recent publisher complaints we've been receiving, we definitely earning our disruptive monicker. We love fairness and publishers just hate that about us!
Can't Pay My Full Fee? Cut Me In On the Deal!
Too often, freelancers are asked to accept less than their usual fee to accommodate publisher's or author's budgets. We have a win/win solution for this.
Every Book Is A Startup: A Conversation With Todd Sattersten
In Todd's view, every book is a startup, not only in its potential, but in its process of coming to market. In this interview, he explains why publishing is the best form of media to bring an idea to life.
It's About the Reader, Not the Book!
There's a wide discussion going on about the future of the book. It's mostly myopic, centered around products and not the end consumer. The real discussion should be about how humans acquire content solutions, not whether they are physical or electronic.
eBooks May Become Even Bigger Than We Think
If you are wondering whether we've seen the biggest leap in eBook adoption, read this post. There are three developments that could cause even more user adoption, further digitizing the publishing industry.