Scale and synergy do not drive publishing, people do.
Philip Jones of Futurebook on what drives publishers>
Links of the week April 30 2012 (18)
Our new feature links to interesting blogs or articles posted online, which will help keep you up to date with what's going on in the book world:
7 May 2012
Why Writers Need Publishers…Or Do They?
A thoughtful piece by Lisa Buchan on authors and publishers from Publishing Perspectives.
30 April 2012
Larry Kirshbaum shares many more details on how Amazon Publishing will work The new head of Amazon's publishing arm, veteran publisher and more recently agent Larry Kirschbaum expresses frank views about their approach.
Last week, Amazon New York publisher Larry Kirshbaum %u2014 the publishing industry veteran hired to oversee the launch of the NY imprint's first list this fall -- sat down for an interview with writer and former Random House
Lack Of Pulitzer Didn’t Hurt Book Sales Many American commentators and author were furious when the Pulitzer committee decided that none of the fiction titles listed by the judges were good enough, but overall sales still look good and have benefited from the controversy.
Publishers Beware, more creative destruction on the way
Veteran commentator Martin Levin on why publishing undergoes 'creative destruction', why this is a good thing and why Amazon might buy a trade (general) publisher.