The 11 Most Influential People in the Publishing World
The publishing industry is a land of authors, editors, agents, designers, marketing folk, retailers, distributors and finally, publishers. So if you had some sort of pre-disposed notion that only...
View ArticlePublishing and Technology: Dispelling the Fears
Johannes Gutenberg invented the first printing press in the 1440’s, and that is when publishing was born. One might argue that people wrote books before Gutenberg’s time as well; while that is true, it...
View ArticleSmashword’s Mark Coker’s Predictions for Publishing in 2013
Entrepreneur Mark Coker, founder of the wildly successful e-book publishing and distribution platform Smashwords, has some interesting predictions on the future of publishing in 2013, some positive,...
View ArticleThe World of Publishing: What’s Trending in Australia and India?
The publishing industry has its own ecosystem. The writers, agents, publishers, distributors, retailers, and the supply chain cannot be complete without the “discerning” reader, who is the core of the...
View ArticleAcademic Publishing Part Two: Looking for a Way Out of the Serial Crisis
Publishing plays an integral part in the creation and perpetuation of knowledge in society. In its basic form, publishing acts as an intermediary between the creators of the written word and the rest...
View ArticleSkewed Development of Publishing in Post Colonial Countries in the Subcontinent
Publishing traditions in certain countries and cultures have given them a head start over others. The rules of the publishing race, whereby a country with a publishing niche gradually influences the...
View ArticleJourney of a Comic Book – From Your Desk to the Publisher
What if Neil Gaiman gave up after conceiving the idea of Sandman and committing it to paper before sending it to get published? What if Alan Moore had decided that ‘The League of Extraordinary...
View ArticleLessons Learned from the Kindle Select Publishing Program
The Kindle Select Publishing Program was launched at the end of 2011, promising higher royalties, exclusive promotional opportunities and access to the Kindle Lending Library, among other things. It...
View ArticlePublishing Innovation Awards 2013: A Barometer to The Changing Times of E-Books
The book publishing industry in a transitory phase as it struggles to adapt to the opportunities and challenges posed by the digital age. A large part of the industry’s hopes for the future lie in the...
View ArticleGet an Inkling of Publishing through Free Inkling Software: The Future of DIY...
Many experts believe that the future of publishing lies in giving away as much content as possible. Indeed, ever since Amazon revolutionized the market for e-books by undercutting its rivals in a race...
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