‘Reedsy for Publishers’ is on the way, as the two-year-old company rolls out its Reedsy Book Editor. Collaborative functionality is in testing stages now. Read More
#MusicForWriters – Gity Razaz: ‘The Emotional Map’ Of A Composer’s Voice
Razaz has a youngster’s voice and an ancient soul. She’s one of four artists-in-residence with Paola Prestini’s National Sawdust Read More
Nuts, Bolts and 'The Persistence of Print' at Digital Book World
On the pre-conference day of Digital Book World, the children’s market focused on gains and print loyalty, and workshops explored the digital development of sales and audience. Read More
Jonathan Taplin’s Drive for a ‘Digital Renaissance’: DBW Keynote
Jonathan Taplin — film producer and Annenberg director—will warn Digital Book World that publishing may be ‘sleeping through a revolution.’ Read More
Europe’s Taxing Dilemma: When ‘A Book Is a Book’
By Porter Anderson | @Porter_Anderson Editor-in-Chief ‘Business as Usual Appears To Be a Thing of the Past’ The European Parliamentary Research Service describes itself as the European Parliament’s “in-house research department and think tank.” It promises “independent, objective and authoritative analysis of, and research on, policy issues relating to the European Union.” The research documents the… Read More
#MusicForWriters – Michel van der Aa: ‘No Lines To Cross Over Anymore’
Dutch composer-filmmaker Michel van der Aa’s The Book of Sand is a digital, interactive song cycle created to live online. Porter Anderson in Thought Catalog’s #MusicForWriters. Read More
#MusicForWriters – Randy Gibson: 'This Feeling Of Eternity"
Randy Gibson is a sound-world architect. He’s best known in connection with the Avant Music Festival each year in New York. Read More
International Consumer Confidence: A Recessionary State of Mind
In its report on consumer confidence, Nielsen sees 55 percent of those surveyed saying that in Q4 2015, they believed the were in recession. Read More
Inviting Criticism of Criticism: The Paid Review Debate
In a new series of articles on industry debate, we ask for our readers’ thoughts on the value of the paid review as author services. Porter Anderson Read More
Coming to DBW: What Does Author Earnings Say to the Industry?
Ahead of his or her presentation at Digital Book World (#DBW16) on March 9, a look at “Data Guy’s” sales-estimate project, Author Earnings, by Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief of Publishing Perspectives. Read More