Technology
September 23, 2016 at 12:39 pm
The new conveyor system will open the week of October 3, ferrying books from the vast, subterranean archives beneath Bryant Park to researchers working in the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. The new system — installed utilizing an innovative design developed by global design firm Gensler — consists of 24…
September 23, 2016 at 11:13 am
Taking its cue from media giants like Netflix, Facebook, and YouTube, startup Bibblio recognizes that high-quality recommendation is the future of content consumption. Bibblio wants to improve the quality of publisher recommendations by using artificial intelligence (AI) and transforming how readers discover learning content. The startup offers a B2B software-as-a-service (SaaS) tool that enables education…
September 19, 2016 at 2:32 pm
An analysis of the Future Today Institute report, summarizing key technology trends and what they mean for book publishing.
September 15, 2016 at 4:02 pm
Novel Effect hopes to inspire a love of reading among children by adding audio and music to storybooks. The sounds are triggered as parents read the story out loud to their children. “Imagine reading ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ and when you read ‘Let the wild rumpus start!’ your family is instantly hit with an…
August 31, 2016 at 8:00 am
Book Business' sister publication Publishing Executive is hosting a free webinar on September 15th called, "7 Steps for Publishers to Get Started With Artificial Intelligence." The webinar features publishers from UpOut and Chowhound and will reveal how these companies are incorporating AI technology into their marketing efforts. Read the complete webinar description below and register…
August 30, 2016 at 12:27 pm
When former Farrar, Straus and Giroux editor Jesse Coleman was looking to get back into publishing after spending years building a freelance editorial business, he found himself weighing opportunities at Big Five houses against a job at a software company. Hoping to get away from the isolation he felt as a freelancer, Coleman jumped at…
August 24, 2016 at 8:56 am
As a consultant whose primary business focus is educational publishing, I try to read as widely as I can about developments in K-12 education and educational technology. Three articles I read recently, addressing seemingly unrelated topics, led me to draw some conclusions about the future of K-12 education publishing. The headlines of these articles (which…
August 23, 2016 at 10:58 am
Educational technology is booming. Technology is helping to redefine how we learn, obtain skills, and get credentialed. That value proposition has captured public attention and attracted record amounts of venture capital funding. But the vision for edtech is, and should be, much broader. After all, the education market serves not only to instruct but also…
August 18, 2016 at 11:34 am
Last month, National Public Radio (NPR) announced a new reason for bibliophiles to celebrate. In an article about publishers returning to serialized fiction, Serial Box Publishing Co-Founder Julian Yap reiterates an all-too-common argument for why most Americans — three quarters of us, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll — don’t read books: not enough time.…
August 17, 2016 at 12:25 pm
Augmented Reality is by no means the newest (technology) kid on the block. Though it seems that we’re only now tapping into its true potential – to enable us to connect in a more immersive way with the world, brands, and with each other. New Augmented Reality (AR) businesses are popping up everyday. Blippar for…
