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The Book Business Ain’t The Music Business
Len Vlahos of the ABA is the latest to take on the noble but very difficult task of encouraging independent booksellers in the digital age. Independent booksellers face a challenge similar to that of...
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What I Would Have Said in London, Part 1
I have gotten some requests, in comments and off-the-blog, to write what I was going to say to the AGM of the PA in an appearance I was supposed to make there on Wednesday, April 28. I felt terrible...
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Looking at predictions from here going back a few years
Prediction posts are common blog- and article-fodder at the end of a calendar year. I don’t think we’ll do one this time around, but I thought it would be fun to review some of the prediction posts...
View ArticleSuccess in a Parallel Universe: Perhaps with Some Help from Your DAD
Good morning. We’re going to discuss a subject this morning that was on hardly any radar screens a year ago; it would not have been a compelling subject for presentation at last year’s Making...
View ArticleEnd of General Trade Publishing Houses: Death or Rebirth in a Niche-by-Niche...
Good morning. And welcome to a cheerful start to this year’s annual celebration of the trade book business. This speech is called “The End of General Trade Publishing Houses: Death or Rebirth in a...
View ArticlePublishing and Digital Change: The Implications for the Book Business in...
Good morning. I hope to give you a few things to think about today. And maybe even things to act on without much further thought. We’re going to start with a view of what digital technology could mean...
View Article15 Trends To Watch In 2008
Read this article on Publisher’s Weekly. Playing this game for the past 15 years or so has taught me that, like hitters in baseball, forecasters of publishing’s future are doing well if they get a hit...
View ArticleEnd of General Trade Publishing Houses (Completely Retold)
At BEA last June, I unveiled a formulation I am going to reprise for you today, which is that General Trade Publishing Houses don’t “map” into the world we’re going to see develop in the 21st century....
View ArticleThe Future of Books for Publishers and Booksellers
Good day. I want to start out by thanking Olaf Winslow and the Danish booksellers for inviting me to your lovely city to talk to you today about the future of books for publishers and booksellers. You...
View ArticleStay Ahead of the Shift: What Publishers Can Do to Flourish in a...
Stay Ahead Of The Shift View more OpenOffice presentations from idealogical. Shown above are the slides which articulate the major points and ideas in the speech. Below are some video clips and the...
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