Insights for Modern Publishing

Episode 48: Jason Brockwell on “Distribution in the Digital Age”

Jason Brockwell is the President of National Book Network, one of the largest independent book distributors in the United States. With titles in...

Metadata Minute (Issue #13): Understanding Collections, Sets, and Series in ONIX 3.0

Books are often related to other books in interesting ways. Communicating those relationships can be difficult, but ONIX has some tools to help you...

Episode 47: Benetech’s Michael Johnson on Accessible Ebooks

Michael Johnson is the Vice President of Content at Benetech. In this role, he works directly with publishers, conversion houses, technology...

Metadata Minute (Issue #12): Bible Metadata

Unlocking the full potential of Bible publications involves understanding their unique metadata needs. While there are similarities with other types...

Episode 46: Kristina Radke on Audiobooks in NetGalley

MKristina Radke is the Vice President of Business Growth and Engagement at NetGalley, a service that helps publishers and authors promote digital...

Metadata Minute (Issue #11): Backlist Metadata Review Options

A Nielsen UK study found that backlist titles with enhanced metadata saw a 42% sales increase in books that previously had no enhanced metadata....

Episode 45: Emily Lyman on Building Brand Trust

Emily Lyman is the CEO and Founder of Branch & Bramble, an award-winning digital marketing agency for lifestyle brands. With nearly a decade of...

Metadata Minute (Issue #10): Children's Book Metadata

Unlocking the full potential of children’s books involves understanding their unique metadata needs. While similarities with adult books exist, there...

Episode 44: Tyler Carey on the Modern Challenges of Publisher Workflows

Tyler Carey is the Chief Revenue Officer of Westchester Publishing Services, LLC and has worked in publishing and technology for over 20 years. He...

Metadata Minute (Issue #9): Top 3 Keyword Myths for Book Publishers

Time to debunk some common myths surrounding the use of keywords in the hopes of improving your current metadata. In this issue of Metadata Minute,...

Episode 43: Beat Barblan on the Role of Bowker in the Industry

Beat Barblan is the General Manager of Bowker, the official ISBN agency for the United States and Australia. As a senior level publishing technology...

Metadata Minute (Issue #8): Ebook Metadata Essentials

Ebook metadata shares many similarities with printed book metadata; however, there are some key differences that can help you boost their sales and...

Episode 42: Marika Flatt on Book Publicity

Marika Flatt is the owner and founder of PR by the Book, an Austin, Texas-based publicity firm. She is a regular speaker in the book industry...

Metadata Minute (Issue #7): Audiobook Metadata Essentials

Audiobook metadata shares many similarities with printed book metadata; however, there are some key differences that can help you boost their sales...

Episode 41: Jane Friedman on Spotify Audiobooks and Author Earnings

Jane Friedman is an author with 25 years of experience in the media and publishing industry. She is the co-founder and editor of The Hot Sheet, a...

Metadata Minute (Issue #6): What is Qualitative & Quantitative Metadata?

Did you know there are two different types of metadata?

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