Conference News

New StoryWorld Conference Spotlights Transmedia, Focuses on Collaboration

February 10, 2011 | DBW | 2

F+W Media, Inc. has announced the appointment of Alison Norrington as Chairperson of StoryWorld Conference + EXPO.

A Prospective Author’s Perspective on DBW 2011

February 8, 2011 | DBW | 2

J.J. Madden | “The formal sessions were captivating, as was the time in between.”

Was DBW 2011 a Success? Survey Says…

January 28, 2011 | DBW | 3

“DBW is a valuable resource for anyone working in or around the publishing industry.” Christopher Ferebee, Partner, Yates & Yates, LLP

Digital Book World 2011 Roundup (Updated)

January 28, 2011 | DBW | 10

A quick roundup of coverage and reactions to Digital Book World 2011.

What’s The Hashtag? #dbw11

January 23, 2011 | DBW | 3

The hashtag for the conference will be #dbw11, with assigned hashtags for Workshops and breakout sessions.

Introducing the DBW 2011 Conference Council

June 28, 2010 | DBW | 1

By Mike Shatzkin | “We have presidents and CEOs, senior level executives, agents, industry consultants and commentators.”

What Will Be the Big Digital Issues in January 2011?

May 16, 2010 | DBW | 5

By Mike Shatzkin || “Today’s blog is to recruit the readers of The Shatzkin Files [and DigitalBookWorld.com] to help too.”

Synergizing the Book and Web: The Future…?

March 4, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 3

By Marian Schembari || “With intiatives like these, who could possibly worry about the future of publishing?”

Getting Noticed: Everyone’s an Online Marketer

February 19, 2010 | DBW | 8

By Iris Blasi || “I don’t know how to publish an author who will not engage online.”

How Publishers Can Build Their Own Communities

February 18, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 14

By Marian Schembari || “If you’re in marketing and in publishing and not in social media, you’re not going to have a job.”

Learning from Ellora’s Cave

February 16, 2010 | DBW | 15

By Tim Brandhorst || “The laughter was gradually replaced by an awed silence as Raelene Gorlinsky described with perfect clarity how Ellora’s Cave has evolved.”

The New Farm System: From Blog to Book

February 12, 2010 | DBW | 32

By Iris Blasi || Not everything from the web works; “It takes more art and timing to get it right than you might think.”

Is Niche the Key to Publishing Survival?

February 3, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 16

By Marian Schembari || “To try to be a generalist as a small publisher is basically suicide.”

The Takeaway: Good for Business, Good for the Soul

February 2, 2010 | DBW | 4

By Stephen Bateman || “And that is the first lesson: sharing is de rigueur in this new digital world.”

Getting Past “Good Enough” eBooks: Liza Daly

February 2, 2010 | DBW | 38

“If you expect readers to pay $12.99 or more for an ebook, you must give them the same high-quality product they expect in the printed world.”

The Changing Agent-Author Relationship

February 2, 2010 | DBW | 6

By Jane Friedman || “We have this commission model, but if I am offering a fair service for a fair price, fine.”

Tomorrow’s Book Contract

February 2, 2010 | DBW | 2

By Jane Friedman || “Splitting the rights sounds tasty, but that would push down the e-book price since that rights holder has no stake in the print version of the book.”

Digital Content and Marketing for the Born-Digital Generation

February 2, 2010 | DBW | 5

By Alice Pope || “While you have to have an online marketing plan, you also have to have a real world, offline marketing plan.”

Back-Loaded Book Deals: The Biggest Bright Spot in Publishing’s Future?

February 1, 2010 | DBW | 14

By Jane Friedman || “Publishing is much more collaborative and transparent now than it was even 10 years ago.”

A Gen Y Reaction to Macmillan’s Piracy Plan

January 30, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 30

By Marian Schembari || “If bookstores continue to shut down left and right, readers have a limited ability to physically browse through books.”

The Future of Publishing is Bright

January 29, 2010 | Guy LeCharles Gonzalez | 7

By Guy LeCharles Gonzalez || People are reading more than ever, and that’s not a threat to publishers, it’s an opportunity. What are YOU going to do about it?

Indie Mindshare Offers an Opportunity

January 28, 2010 | Guy LeCharles Gonzalez | 13

What can publishers and authors do to be better partners with their most passionate evangelists?

Engaging Readers in the Digital Age: Shiv Singh

January 28, 2010 | DBW | 13

“Businesses need to act differently in 2010 or others will displace them. It’s time to reinvent.” -Shiv Singh

Digital Book World 2010: Link Roundup (updated)

January 28, 2010 | DBW | 10

Perspectives on our inaugural Digital Book World conference from Huffington Post, TeleRead, GalleyCat, Publishing Perspectives and more.

What’s the Hashtag, #DBW?

January 25, 2010 | DBW | 17

“Whether you’re following along online, or just want to check out a session you missed, we’ve created this list of all of the hashtags for the Conference.”

A Love for Print at Digital Book World

December 21, 2009 | DBW | 2

by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez || “It’s a bit crazy to think of print as the underdog, but…”

Publishers Fight Back: Can the Industry Defeat Piracy?

December 17, 2009 | DBW | 1

Digital Book World speakers share eBook strategies and models.

5 Reasons to Register for Digital Book World

November 19, 2009 | DBW | 1

#dbw Solutions, not theories; practicality, not punditry.

Consumer Attitudes Toward eBook Reading

November 10, 2009 | DBW | 1

BISG Report to Debut at Digital Book World #dbw

The Price is Right: Not Just an eBook Issue

November 3, 2009 | DBW | 1

Digital Book World addresses pricing issues, new business models, and strategies for moving forward “While I take a back seat to no one in arguing that publishers owe it to readers to provide books in all formats at reasonable prices… …

Shiv Singh: Social influence marketing for consumer publishers

October 27, 2009 | DBW | 2

#dbw “@shivsingh to give keynote presentation at Digital Book World.”

Surviving the Wild West of eBooks: Follow the Reader

October 20, 2009 | DBW | 1

Publishers need to understand what motivates a reader to buy an eBook, and to create quality eBooks with those motivations in mind.

Rewriting the Rules of Risk and Reward

September 26, 2009 | DBW | 0

Rewriting the rules of risk and reward is the underlying theme of the session Back-Loaded Book Deals: No (and Low) Advance Contracts, Profit-Sharing and Other Innovative Business Models, with Roger Cooper of Vanguard (Perseus) and Robert Miller of HarperStudio (HarperCollins).