The 'ATM for Books'

The Espresso Book Machine, essentially an ATM for books, shook the book industry in 2006 with the first beta installation of the book-at-a-time manufacturing machine at the World Bank InfoShop in Washington, D.C. A second machine was installed that same year at The Library of Alexandria in Egypt, which printed books in Arabic. Several installations followed in various countries in 2007. Many in the industry wondered: Will this invention completely change the ... Click to Continue

To Evolve, 'Think as if You Didn't Have an Existing Print or Event Business'

The phrase "print dollars and digital dimes" is all too familiar to most of us in publishing. It represents one of today's biggest challenges: How to offset print ad revenue declines and often subscription revenue with digital revenue. Eric Shanfelt, president and founder of e-media consultancy eMedia Strategist Inc. and a columnist for Publishing Executive magazine, has some words of wisdom on the subject: Know your market, think like a start-up, and choose your strategies carefully. Shanfelt... Click to Continue

Check Out the Beyond the Book Podcast Interview With Publishing Business Virtual Conference Director Noelle Skodzinski

Christopher Kenneally, director, author relations for the nonprofit Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) and host of CCC's Beyond the Book podcast series, interviewed Noelle Skodzinski, editorial director of Book Business and Publishing Executive magazines, about the forthcoming Publishing Business Virtual Conference and Expo (Sept. 16), for which Skodzinski is the program director. In the interview, Skodzinski explains the concept and opportunities for attendees of a virtual conference, as well as details behind the planning of the 2010... Click to Continue

Google Exec to Keynote Publishing Business Virtual Event

Mark Nelson, Strategic Partner Manager at Google, will be interviewed by Debbie Stier, SVP, editor-at-large and director of digital marketing at HarperCollins Publishers, during a special keynote event, LIVE during the Publishing Business VIRTUAL Conference & Expo (produced by Book Business and Publishing Executive magazines), Sept. 16 at 10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. ET. The interview will focus on "Google Editions," Google's forthcoming new service that will allow users to buy digital copies of books they discover through Google's book search,... Click to Continue