Alyssa DelPrete is a junior at Hanover College in Indiana. She is currently an intern for Book Business and Publishing Executive.
I should begin by admitting that I am addicted to social media. As a member of the generation upon which a majority of the blame for driving the publishing industry away from print has been placed, I openly admit that I have a serious attachment to the smartphone that I have recently become the proud owner of. I've been completely reeled in by the lure of technology, sucked into the all-consuming and time consuming digital world of hyper-connectivity. While I still prefer a traditional print book to an eBook that feels too cold and detached to a book-lover like myself, I'm very interested in the ways that social media can play a role in publishing today. When I attended the 2013 Publishing Business Conference & Expo last week, I was eager to sit in on sessions that addressed this issue, listening to experts whose companies have found creative ways to utilize this new platform.
- Companies:
- Publishing Executive
- People:
- Fershleiser