01/26/2012 @ 12:00AM
During Digital Book World's panel on self-publishing, Who Dares Win Publshing's Bob Mayer said: "If you have good content, now is the best time to be a writer."
01/26/2012 @ 12:00AM
The last day of Digital Book World wrapped up with a panel looking at efforts to create new retail channels for book content.
01/26/2012 @ 12:00AM
All of our coverage of the 2012 Digital Book World Conference in one place.
01/24/2012 @ 12:00AM
According to Forrester Research analyst James McQuivey, who kicked off this year's Digital Book World conference, a survey conducted by Forrester in collaboration with DBW found that while 82% of publishers were optimistic about digital, the number was down from 89% last year.
01/23/2012 @ 12:00AM
When Molly Raphael became president of the American Library Association in 2011, she unveiled an agenda that focused on empowerment—and at the ALA 2012 Midwinter Meeting in Dallas, TX, “empowerment” has been an overarching theme.
01/20/2012 @ 12:00AM
The 2012 American Library Association Midwinter Meeting opened Friday evening in Dallas with a reception on the exhibit floor. Although pre-registration numbers are slightly lower than previous years, nearly 10,000 librarians, publishers, authors, and vendors are expected.
01/19/2012 @ 12:00AM
The first Tools of Change executive roundtable still has some seats available for executives who will be in New York February 13, the day before the official kickoff of this year’s Tools of Change conference.
11/02/2011 @ 12:00AM
E-book vendor ebrary announced this week that it will discuss the initial results of its 2011 Global Student E-book Survey on Friday November 4, at the Charleston Conference’s “Lively Lunch” session, and simultaneously online via a free webinar.
11/01/2011 @ 12:00AM
Asking not only what the future of the book might be, but how to make “beautiful books” in digital formats, last week’s Books in Browsers conference in San Francisco brought together an array of digital visionaries, entrepreneurs, developers, bureaucrats and activists.
Barbara Vey
I was the oldest of nine children, so we didn't buy books except school books. ...
Josie Leavitt
I have been sick this week. It's the first time a long time I can remember being home for days on end with little energy to do anything productive. My reading tends towards dystopia and outdoor surviv...
Rose Fox
Queer speculative poems, summer camp for teen SF/F writers......
Adam Boretz
This week our reviews spotlight shines on the nonfiction side:the audio edition of From Pearl Harbor to Calvary: The Story of the Lead Pilot of the Pearl Harbor Attack and His Conversion to Christiani...
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