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    The University of Chicago Press evolved a digital content distr ibution strategy that not only manages its own content, but services other university presses as well.
 

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Editor's Note

Grabbing the Bull of change by the Horns
I have just returned from the Publishing Business Conference & Expo in New York (full coverage begins on page 10) and couldn’t help but feel that this year, more than ever, there was a sense of camaraderie, a message of “We can do this. Look at all the opportunity out there.”

In an interview for this issue, Jane Friedman, president and CEO of HarperCollins Publishers Worldwide...

Past Editor's Notes
From Publishing Executive
An article from Book Business' sister publication for the magazine industry, Publishing Executive.

Publishing Innovator of the Year: Time Inc.
When TIme Inc. was presented with Publishing Executive’s Publishing Innovator of the Year award during a special reception at the 2008 Publishing Business Conference & Expo last month, it was a recognition...
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 Industry Q&A
Can Giving Books Away Pay Off? No Starch Press Publisher Bill Pollock on his decision to offer two of his key titles as free downloads.
Bill Pollock, publisher of No Starch Press, is taking a leap of faith that he hopes will pay off for his San Francisco-based company, which specializes in computing titles. After a long struggle against...
 What You Are Saying...
"I'd be a lot more inclined to get excited about your book offers if the BooksOnBoard website actually showed the book titles in readable size; how much time do you think we've got to view those dinky thumbnails one by one by one by...??? I gotta say, if this is..."

"I couldn't agree more. We're publishing a book called, "How To Buy Supplements". We're going to do exactly the same thing. It's going to be free. We're playing for a million downloads the first day. ..."

 
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Target Marketing Group webinars are live, interactive, educational conferencing sessions for industry professionals. Now available on-demand, presented by Book Business:

Sponsored by: Follett Digital Resources

E-books, downloadable audio and book chapters, Amazon's Kindle, XML databases, video content, widgets, the list goes on. The publishing landscape is cluttered with companies experimenting with these new and developing digital strategies. This webinar will address questions such as: Which strategies make sense? Which are just hype? How do you know which strategies are right for your company? And where's the ROI?

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RSS feed readers allow you to be alerted when new articles on the topics you're interested in are available. Many feed readers will pop up a new window when a new article is available, or are integrated into e-mail programs or some of the latest Web browsers.

 
 
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Events Calendar
BookExpo America
Los Angeles
May 29 to June 1
www.bookexpoamerica.com

BookExpo Canada
Conference June 13-15
Trade Show June 15-16
www.bookexpo.ca