Mark Nelson Archives - Book Business

February 10, 2011BISG Event Addresses Challenges in Higher Ed Publishing

Executives from across the education sector of book publishing gathered Wednesday, Feb. 9 at The Yale Club in New York City for Book Industry Study Group's (BISG) first "Making Information Pay for Higher Education" event. A range of speakers addressed challenges familiar to many publishers, including determining what consumers want in a print-digital integrated world and how to deliver it to them, as well as issues specific to the education sector, such as the ongoing debate over textbook pricing.

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October 14, 2010Google Exec Keynotes Virtual Conference

A keynote interview about the anticipated launch of Google's "Google Editions" digital book program kicked off the Publishing Business Virtual Conference & Expo.

September 22, 2010Books on Cloud Nine

I had the honor of interviewing keynote speaker Mark Nelson, Strategic Partner Manager for Google, for the Publishing Business Virtual Conference today.

August 27, 2010Editor's Note: Google Exec to Keynote Publishing Business Virtual Event

Mark Nelson, Strategic Partner Manager at Google, will be interviewed during a special keynote event.

April 2, 2010Flat World Knowledge Announces New Bookstore Partnerships and Programs

Open-source college textbook publisher Flat World Knowledge has announced agreements with Barnes & Noble College Booksellers and NACS Media Solutions (NMS) to distribute its textbooks to more than 3,000 college bookstores in their respective networks for the 2010 fall semester.