Episode 6: Clay Tablets and Metadata Overwriting
This episode starts with a story about clay tablets and builds a connection all the way up to a modern metadata issue. The story is about how a team...
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Episode 5: Ian Lamont on Advertising and Direct-to-Consumer Sales
In this episode of the BookSmarts Podcast, Joshua talks with Ian Lamont, founder of i30 Media Corporation, about advertising on Amazon and Facebook,...
Episode 4: Drs. Rachel Noorda and Kathi Inman Berens on Book Discovery
In this episode Joshua speaks with Dr. Rachel Noorda (@rachellynchase), Director of Book Publishing and Assistant Professor in English, and Dr. Kathi...
Episode 3: Guy LeCharles Gonzalez on Being Data-Informed
This week, Joshua talks with Guy LeCharles Gonzalez (@glecharles), Chief Content Officer at LibraryPass, about how publishers can become more...
Episode 2: Brian O’Leary on the Future of Publishing
In this episode of the BookSmarts Podcast, Joshua interviews Brian O’Leary, Executive Director of the Book Industry Study Group (BISG), the US book...
Episode 1: Publishers Are in a Moneyball Situation
In this episode, Joshua discusses how he sees some similarities between the state of the publishing industry and the story of the Oakland A’s...
Episode 0: Introduction to the BookSmarts Podcast
In this episode, Joshua gives some of his personal and professional background, and discusses some of the reasons why he created the BookSmarts...
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Media Do International acquires Firebrand Technologies and NetGalley, LLC
Media Do International, the US based subsidiary of Media Do Ltd., in Japan, today announced that they have acquired all of the shares of Quality...
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New Years Resolutions for Publishers
Welcome to 2021! The time has come again for us to reflect on where we are and make goals for where we want to be when the end of this new year rolls...
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Firebrand Technologies Launches Eloquence on Alert
Firebrand Technologies, a trusted leader in technology services for the publishing industry, knows that smarter decisions come from better...
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Community Conference 2018 Wrap-Up
We wanted to to give a big Thank You to everyone who attended the 2018 Community Conference in September! It was definitely one of our best...
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Firebrand Announces Keywords Service in partnership with Kadaxis
Firebrand Technologies, a leader in market intelligence and technology services for the publishing industry, announced today that they have partnered...
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Bookish announces new consumer review platform, BookishFirst
Bookish.com, an editorial content site connecting readers with books and authors, owned by NetGalley LLC, today announces the launch of BookishFirst,...
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NetGalley Announces NetGalley.co.uk and NetGalley.jp; Evers now Assistant Director of NetGalley UK
NetGalley, LLC, the company that provides publisher marketing services and secure, digital review copies to reviewers, media, librarians, booksellers...
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NetGalley Announces Several Promotions; Archer now CTO of both NetGalley and Firebrand
NetGalley, LLC, the company that provides publisher marketing services and secure, digital review copies to reviewers, media, librarians, booksellers...
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Firebrand acquires IP Assets from Enthrill Distribution, Inc.
Firebrand Technologies, a pioneer in publishing technology services, today announced the acquisition of the technology assets and brands from...