Digital Printing

Today, Amazon Publishing announced that it has secured a new Kindle Worlds license from RosettaBooks for the books of Kurt Vonnegut. Writers will soon be able to create and sell stories inspired by the iconic books of Kurt Vonnegut with Kindle Worlds' self-service submission platform. The submission platform for works under this license is expected to open in August. Kindle Worlds is the first commercial publishing platform that enables any writer to write stories based on a range of original works and characters and earn royalties for doing so.

This week's Founder Stories features Inkling Founder and CEO Matt MacInnis. Inkling, the 100-employee cloud publishing company, recently announced a $16 million Series C funding. With inevitable growth, it is an interesting time for Inkling. But that story is still unfolding, so Matt and I went back to the beginning to talk more about how the company started and what inspired him to leave Apple after eight years to build a startup:

In this webinar, you will hear about key requirements that need to be addressed for Independent Book Publishers.

Marketing planning is a tool publishers can use to help them make better decisions during periods of relative uncertainty. It helps them maximize short-term results and build a foundation upon which to grow their future businesses. Underlying this concept are two important considerations. First, planning for rapid and positive cash flow (the velocity of your revenue) is both critical to success and more accurate in the short term. Second, as you reinvest this revenue in your next bevy of titles, you are more likely to increase the amount (volume) of long-term revenue. Here are some suggestions for actions you can take to increase the velocity and volume of your future revenue.

I have been assembling BEA take-aways from the lively and informative reports of seasoned observers and trade professionals, without having attended in person. These provided me a lot to chew on, along with vivid memories of sitting through panel presentations, hiking through the aisles and corridors, and schmoozing at the booths at the Javits Center. They have added more substance to what I otherwise learn working with new business development and online publication services each day.

Victor Chu is trying to turn the page on how certain types of comic books are read and distributed.

As co-founder of MangaMagazine.net, the Boston resident is introducing a new way to digest and share a niche type of comic that has a rapidly growing audience in both the city, and on a national level.

After recently securing a $1 million round of seed financing from what he describes as “high net wealth individuals,” Chu, a Harvard alum, plans on augmenting how the entire business is handled.

This webinar explores market transformation across book publishing segments and the benefits of leveraging the latest technologies.

HarperCollins Christian Publishing, comprised of both Thomas Nelson, Inc. and Zondervan, has joined On Demand Books’ growing Espresso Book Machine (EBM) program, making its titles available through EBM’s “digital-to-print at retail” sales channel. “We’re excited to partner with On Demand Books and the opportunities this relationship presents,” Tom Knight, HarperCollins Christian Publishing svp of sales commented. “The Espresso Book Machine will significantly enhance a customer’s in-store experience by giving bricks-and-mortar retailers the ability to offer an almost endless supply of books! I’m looking forward to a long relationship with On Demand Books and the retailers they serve.”

November 16, 2012 – Hachette  Digital today announced the launch of Hachette Book Group’s EPUB3 program.  Hachette Digital is committed to the EPUB3 format, which allows greater flexibility in representing enhanced content, including interactive covers,

If you've been following the printing world—and if you're reading this column we've got a hunch that you have—you know that advances in digital printing have transformed the technology from the world of the small-run to a viable print-on-demand option for publishers of all sizes and stripes. But don't be fooled: Digital and offset lithography remain quite different beasts.