Industry Events
March 17, 2016 at 1:55 pm
NORWALK, Conn. — March 17, 2016 — BookExpo America (BEA), North America’s premiere event for the publishing industry, is amplifying its networking capabilities for attendees by unveiling two new digital platforms that promise to connect and enhance the event experience as never before. The new platforms, available for the first time for all attendees at…
March 15, 2016 at 1:45 pm
Online retail, digital books, social media, and mobile devices have forever altered how readers discover and purchase books. While these changes have shook up every aspect of the book industry, this disruption also presents new opportunities for publishers willing to adapt their businesses. And by necessity, many leading book publishers are quickly learning new skills…
March 10, 2016 at 2:23 pm
Author Earnings was born amid controversy and rancor around a Digital Book World event two years ago. The 2014 conference had worked with its sister FW Media vertical Writer’s Digest to update a survey of authors that the author Hugh Howey and a host of independent writers said was incorrectly depicting self-publishing as a financially…
February 17, 2016 at 2:22 pm
NEW YORK — February 15, 2016 — Publishing Technology Update: New Digital Directions will be the subject of a Tuesday, March 8, 2016 panel discussion with The Book Industry Guild of New York (BIGNY). Speakers Sue Carlson (VP, Director of Production & Design, W.W. Norton) – went from being a traditional typesetter to re-tool Norton’s…
February 8, 2016 at 11:06 am
“It’s absolutely vital to stick to a digital agenda.” A voice of reason amid recent “print resurgence” hosannas, HarperCollins’ Chief Digital Officer and Vice President of International, Chantal Restivo-Alessi gave the keynote address at the Future! Publish conference event, which was staged in Berlin on January 28 and 29. Focusing on “mindflow,” workflow and networking,…
January 22, 2016 at 2:23 pm
CHICAGO—January 22, 2016—As the world’s leading trade fair for print and cross-media solutions, a strong focus at drupa 2016 will be the advances in industrial printing, specifically packaging, glass, textile, ceramics, flooring, laminates, wood, wallcovering and decorative printing, as well as printed electronics. The event will take place from May 31-June 10, 2016, at the…
January 20, 2016 at 2:05 pm
NORWALK, Conn.—January 20, 2016—BookExpo America (BEA), North America’s premiere event for the publishing industry today revealed its Content & Digital Conference programming plans designed to engage and educate booksellers, librarians, agents, authors, and industry insiders by delivering insights on the latest trends and unparalleled networking opportunities. The new conference tracks developed for this year’s show…
January 11, 2016 at 3:43 pm
Much like the book industry, magazine publishing has experienced near-constant change for the past decade. As new platforms for engaging readers and building community around like-minded people have emerged, the magazine business has had to quickly evolve. To that end, Book Business has developed a robust website, launched a daily e-newsletter, presented countless in-depth webinars,…
January 9, 2016
In a fascinating talk, Ken Burns, Terry Tempest Williams, and Mark Kurlansky delved deep into the creative process.
November 6, 2015 at 11:27 am
The Association of American University Presses’ University Press Week runs November 8-14. This handy infographic summarizes all you need to know about this fascinating segment of the publishing industry.
