Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. Who shapes the future of AI translation? Why does the HarperCollins strike matter for the entire industry? How…Continue Reading
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Tagged academic research, AI, AI engines, AI translation, articles, artificial intelligence, banned books, book bans, DBW, Digital Book World, HarperCollins, HarperCollins strike, HarperCollins union, language preservation, LGBTQ, Lorraine Shanley, news, queer literature, science editors, scientific journals, self-publishing, translation
Publishing Trends attended BookExpo America 2016, which was held May 11-13 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. I must count myself among the many who were startled by the smaller footprint at BEA. It seemed to be the topic du jour in all my encounters. There are three main factors affecting this: meeting rooms which…Continue Reading
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Tagged AAP, ABA, ALA, Amy Rhodes, Barbara Freeth, BEA, BookExpo America, Editors' Buzz Panels, Frankfurt Book Fair, IDPF, Joe Konrath, Jon Fine, Kempton Mooney, London Book Fair, Lorraine Shanley, national museum publishing seminar, Nielsen, Publishers Launch, Scott Turow, The Audio Publishers Association Conference, W3C, Winter Institute
PT Picks: Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars by Samuel I. Schwartz and William Rosen (PublicAffairs, 2015) From Lorraine: Sam (Gridlock Sam) Schwartz was NYC’s longtime traffic commissioner and now runs an eponymous consulting firm with offices around the country. So he’s got the purview and experience to tell us how car came to dominate our…Continue Reading
The word on everyone’s lips during the 2014 Digital Book World conference seemed to be “subscription,” whether it was in the context of the inevitability of Amazon launching their own book service or Michael Cader’s comment at the CEO Roundtable that there are lots of opportunities for subscription models at the niche level. DBW hosted…Continue Reading
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Tagged 24symbols, Amazon, Andrew Weinstein, Bryan Batten, Chantal Restivo-Alessi, Deborah Forte, Devereux Chatillon, Digital Book World, Diversion Books, Entitle Books, F&W, HarperCollins, Justo Hidalgo, Lorraine Shanley, Market Partners International, Mary Cummings, Matthew Shatz, Michael Cader, oyster, Sara Domville, Scholastic, Scribd
As a new monthly feature, we will be posting “Partners’ Corner,” a place where the principals of Market Partners International can share their observations of the publishing industry for the month. **** We’ve been doing a lot of searches at MPI this year, and having read more resumes and met more publishing people than most…Continue Reading
If “Wild West” and “Discoverability” have been buzz words of BEAs past, “Scale” is certainly a strong contender for this year’s theme. Size and scale certainly come to mind when looking at the ever-increasing offerings and co-located events supplement the BEA exhibit hall, from IDPF and bloggers conferences to library tracks and author events. Size and…Continue Reading
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Tagged Amazon, Brian deFiore, Brian Napack, David and Goliath, David Nussbaum, DeFiore and Company, F&W, Folio Literary Management, Hachette, Idea Logical, IDPF, Javits Center, Ken Michaels, Lorraine Shanley, Macmillan, Malcolm Gladwell, Market Partner International, Michael Cader, Mike Shatzkin, Penguin, Publishers Launch BEA, Random House, Robert Gottlieb, scale, Scott Hoffman, Trident Media
New York, NY: February 1, 2012—EPM Communications, Inc.’s Content Licensing Network will incorporate Market Partners International’s Publishing Trends into the Network’s flagship publication, Content Licensing. Content Licensing reveals the latest trends, deals, and deal-makers involved in licensing media and entertainment properties across traditional and digital platforms. The Content Licensing Network, which launched earlier this year, is run…Continue Reading
Kicking off the week of the Digital Book World conference was Publishers Launch Children’s Publishing Goes Digital day, where speakers from the children’s book community discussed how the market is changing in the digital era. Representatives from start-ups and traditional publishers and authors, as well as trends analysts, were on hand for the January 23rd…Continue Reading
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Tagged Alloy Entertainment, Apple, Bookigee, Bowker, Calvin Wang, Capstone Digital, Children’s Publishing Goes Digital, Deborah Forte, Digital Book World, Disney Publishing Worldwide, Egremont Associates, Fancy Nancy, Get Creative, iBook Author, Ira Mayer, Jana Kerr Pettey, Jane O’Connor, Jennifer Perry, Josh Bank, Justine Magazine, Kelly Gallagher, Kevin O’Connor, Kristen McLean, Lori Culwell, Lorraine Shanley, Loud Crow, Lucille Rettino, Market Partners International, Michel Kripalani, myOn Reader, Neal Goff, Netflix, Nook, Oceanhouse Media, Publishers Launch, Publishers Launchpad, Russell Hampton, Sesame Workshop, Simon & Schuster, Todd Brekhus, Wendy Bronfin, Woody Sears, Youth Market Alert, YouthBeat, Zuuka
At the Children’s Publishing Goes Digital conference, hosted by Publishers Launch and the Frankfurt Book Fair, and chaired by Lorraine Shanley of Market Partners International and Publishing Trends, some unexpected themes emerged from the assembled speakers: Kids (or perhaps their parents) are not buying ebooks, so (for now) print books are still big. That goes…Continue Reading
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Tagged Bowker, Children's Publishing Goes Digital, Disney, Frankfurt Book Fair, Jennifer Perry, Kelly Gallagher, Lorraine Shanley, Market Partners International, Mike Shatzkin, Nickelodeon, Publishers Launch, Publishing Trends, Russell Hampton, Scholastic, Sesame Workshop, TouchyBooks
People Steve Wasserman has joined Yale University Press as Executive Editor-at-Large, General Interest books. He remains with Kneerim & Williams as a literary agent. He was previously Literary Editor of the LA Times and Editorial Director of Times Books. Literary agent David Hale Smith has joined Inkwell Management, bringing his own list with him. He…Continue Reading
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Tagged Adam Rothberg, Aileen Boyle, Al Greco, Alexandra Machinist, Allison Malec, Alloy Entertainment, Alpha Books, Alyse Diamond, Amanda Walker, Andrea Welch, Andrew Stanley, Andrews McMeel, Anna McKean, Anne Kubeck, Arcade, B&N.com, Ballantine Bantam Dell, Barnes & Noble, Barry Eisler, Beach Lane, Berkley, Bertelsmann, Betty Wong, Black Dog & Leventhal, Bloomsbury, Borders, Brent Howard, Caitlin Harpin, Carson-Dellosa, Catholic University of America Press, Charlie Redmayne, Christine Edwards, Christine Schillig, Chronicle, Claire von Schilling, Copyright Clearance Center, Courtney Greenhalgh, Crown, Crown Archetype, David Hale Smith, David Rosenthal, Del Rey/Spectra, DK Publishing, Dominick Anfuso, Douglas Amrine, Dutton, Dyana Messina, Ebooks Go Global, Ed Schlesinger, Editions Didier Millet, Emilia Pisanihas, Free Press, Gallery/Pocket, Getty Museum, Greg Britton, Hachette, IBPA Publishing University, Ingram Content Group, InkWell Management, INscribe, Janklow & Nesbit, Jeanette Seaver, Jennifer Robbins, Jericho, Jesse Feldman, Jillian Ceravolo, Joe Mangan, John Roberts, Johns Hopkins University Press, Judy Courtade, Julie Cepler, Justine Trubey, Karyn Gerhard, Kate Dresser, Kelly Fischbach, Kimberly Boyer, Kirsty Melville, Kneerim & Williams, Kno, Kobo, L.A. Times, Larry Norton, Lauren Spiegel, Leah Miller, Libby McGuire, Linda Chester Literary Agency, Lorraine Shanley, Mark Schoenwald, Market Partners International, Maura O'Brien, Michael Cader, Michael Hyatt, Michael Ross, Michelle Vega, Mike Shatzkin, NAL, Nashville Division, National Book Network, Nihar Malaviya, Nina von Moltke, NookStudy, OpenSky, OverDrive, Owen Laster, Paul Dinas, Penguin, Perseus, Perseus Distribution, Peter Balis, Potter Craft, Publishers Launch Conferences, Random House, Randy Ladenheim-Gil, Rich Freese, Richard Seaver, Rolf Zettersten, Sarah Brievogel, Sarah Malarkey, Scott Shannon, Sean Boyles, Selina Meere, Simon & Schuster, Skip Prichard, Skyhorse Publishing, Sony Music Entertainment, St. Martin's, Stacy Creamer, Stefanie Rosenblum, Steve Wasserman, Stuart Applebaum, Sydney Tanigawa, Thames & Hudson UK, Thomas Nelson, Times Books, Touchstone, Trevor Lipscombe, Victoria Craven, Walker, Wendy Grisham, Wiley, Yale Publishing Course, Yale University Press
