Show Notes: Frankfurt Book Fair 2013: Trains and Trade
My best advice? Start with one of the two agenda-setting conferences being staged on October 8. In these, you’ll hear world publishing leaders describe and debate up-to-the-minute issues.
In fact, I’d love for you to join me at the CONTEC Conference that Tuesday at the Frankfurt Marriott, produced by the Fair’s own Frankfurt Academy. I’ll be moderating a high-level roundtable addressing one of the critical issues of the year: what the rise of the self-publishing entrepreneurial author means to traditional publishing (use code CONTEC13KPTW20 at check out in the online registration for a 20% discount). Discussing the implications with me will be international best-selling author Hugh Howey (of the WOOL trilogy) and his agent, Kristin Nelson; Penguin global digital director Molly Barton; Amazon director of publisher and author relations Jon Fine; Curtis Brown literary joint CEO Jonny Geller; German self-publishing researcher Matthias Matting; LeanPub’s Peter Armstrong; and PubSlush's Amanda Barbara.