Episode 30: Emma Watson on Subscription Ebook Sales Models
Ebook piracy is a constant struggle for some publishers, especially when their books are used in academic settings. In many cases, this can be due to...
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Episode 29: Angela Bole on Independent Publishing
This episode features a conversation with Angela Bole, the current CEO of the Independent Book Publishers Association, about the role of independent...
Episode 28: Charles Watkinson on Open Access
In this episode, Charles Watkinson, the Director of University of Michigan Press and the Associate University Librarian for Publishing at University...
Episode 27: Kevin Franco on Book Marketing Strategies
Kevin Franco is a Product Manager at Firebrand Technologies with a background in digital marketing, entrepreneurship, and direct-to-consumer ebook...
Angela Bole to Succeed Fran Toolan at the Firebrand Group
The Firebrand Group (firebrandtech.com), the book industry’s leading technology company for cutting edge software and services that enable publisher...
Episode 26: Pete Larson on the Current Supply Chain Situation
In this episode we are joined by Pete Larson, the President and CEO of Bethany Press (https://www.bethanypress.com/), a printer based in Bloomington,...
Episode 25: BISG – Future Proofing Your Workflow
This episode features a recording of a panel discussion I led with Mary McAveney, Chief Marketing Officer at Open Road Integrated Media, at the BISG...
Episode 24: Cory Verner on the Growth of Audiobooks
Cory Verner is the CEO of ONE Audiobooks, a publisher of audiobooks and a turnkey audio services provider. Cory has been working in the audiobooks...
Episode 23: Mark Herschberg How Books Might Escape the Page
In this episode we are joined by Mark Herschberg, publisher at Cognosco Media, author of The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One...
Episode 22: George Slowik, Jr. on the 150th Anniversary of Publishers Weekly
This week’s guest is George Slowik, Jr., the Chairman and Owner of PWxyz LLC, the parent company of Publishers Weekly, who joins us to discuss the...
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Media Do International acquires Supadu Ltd.
Media Do International, the US-based subsidiary of Media Do Ltd., in Japan, today announced they have acquired all of the shares of Supadu Ltd. Mark...
Episode 21: Thad McIlroy on Metadata Quality, the Backlist, and more
In this episode I am joined by Thad McIlroy, an electronic publishing analyst and author based in San Francisco. Thad writes in-depth articles on...
Episode 20: Todd Sattersten on The Magic Number
In the first episode of 2022, Todd Sattersten, Publisher at Bard Press, discusses his research on The Magic Number: the number of units a title has...
Episode 19: Scott Miller on Publishing at FranklinCovey
In our last episode for 2021, we are joined by Scott Miller, Former CMO and EVP of Business Development at the FranklinCovey Company, and now their...
Episode 18: Robin Whitten on Audiobook Demographics and Quality
In this episode, Robin Whitten, editor & founder of AudioFile Magazine, joins us to discuss audiobook listener demographics and performance quality....
Episode 17: Fran Toolan on Cybersecurity
Fran Toolan, CEO of Firebrand Technologies, joins me to continue the conversation about cybersecurity in the publishing industry. Fran pulls back the...