German publishers launch ambitious scheme to give EU innovators a head start
The German Publishers and Booksellers Association, an IPA member, has launched an ambitious Dragons’ Den-style initiative where promising European book industry innovators can win €10,000 and access to high-flying mentors and investors from the publishing and media industries.
Publishers take the floor at WIPO Conference on the Global Digital Content Market
Former IPA President Youngsuk ‘YS’ Chi and current IPA Executive Committee member Trasvin Jittidecharak took part in a publishing panel at the first World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Conference on the Global Digital Content Market, which explored the impact of digital on the globalized creative industries, from 20 to 22 April.
The cultural and educational ideals behind Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Bologna Children’s Book Fair appears in the IPA survey on international book fairs as one of three most visited book fairs. We spoke to Mr Aldo Sansone, Sales & Marketing Director about the Fair’s past success and his plans for the future.
Did you say ‘Video or animation will never play on the internet’?
In 1893 New Zealand was the first country in the world to give women the right to vote and it still ranks among best countries for working women. Dame Wendy Pye was the first woman inducted into the New Zealand Buisness Hall of Fame in 2004 for outstanding business achievement, and for many years she’s been appearing in the top 10 of the National Business Review’s rich-list. She was made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to business and education, and this year she was named an ‘Icon for Women’ by the New Zealand Government.
Not all subscription services are created equal
Smashwords founder Mark Coker explains why the success or failure of subscription services like Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited, Scribd and Oyster will have considerable implications for the future of publishing.
Wattpad’s 40 million readers create opportunities for publishers
Wattpad is the world’s largest online community of readers and writers. We interviewed Wattpad’s Ashleigh Gardner about how the site’s growth is creating opportunities for authors and publishers.
The digital economy: what happens next?
With smartphone penetration rates soaring, what can publishers do to kickstart mobile commerce for books? It’s one of the questions we asked digital expert Marcello Vena, who also assessed the retail landscape, the prospects for e-readers and the Long Tail theory’s application to books.
Ayu Utami: Do publishers still matter for authors?
Award-winning author Ayu Utami tells us why publishing firms must evolve to remain relevant in the “industry of ideas”.
Research4Life: boosting access to research in developing countries
195 publishers have already signed up to Research4Life’s groundbreaking schemes to boost access to academic and peer-reviewed content in developing-world countries. We spoke to STM’s Richard Gedye about the project’s rapid growth and successes to date.
Publishers wake up to the possibilities of YouTube
Each month, over a billion people visit YouTube, watching 6 billion hours of video. Now publishers are waking up to the possibilites the channel creates for book discoverability and marketing.