London Book Fair Report: The Great Debate
Small publishers may have relative power within their niches, but how many small publishers could have grown and survived without Amazon as a distribution partner?
Also on the side of size was Ken Brooks of McGraw Hill Education. Brooks slyly defined large size as a byproduct of sustained success, which is hard to argue with. All big companies started as small companies, says Brooks: Random House. Amazon, Ingram, Twitter. "Being successful in your market leads to size."
Denis Wilson was previously content director for Target Marketing, Publishing Executive, and Book Business, as well as the FUSE Media and BRAND United summits. In this role, he analyzed and reported on the fundamental changes affecting the media and marketing industries and aimed to serve content-driven businesses with practical and strategic insight. As a writer, Denis’ work has been published by Fast Company, Rolling Stone, Fortune, and The New York Times.