Episode 66: Technological Advancement at University Presses
For university presses of all sizes, technology adoption is a constant necessity—yet the process can feel daunting, confusing, and even disruptive....
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Episode 65: The Indie Voice: Advocacy and Community with IBPA’s Andrea Fleck-Nisbet
Andrea Fleck-Nisbet is Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), where she leads the largest nonprofit trade...
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Episode 64: The Benefits of Independent Distribution with Joe Biel
Joe Biel is an independent publisher who draws origins, inspiration, and methods from punk rock to sell millions of books. He is the founder and CEO...
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Episode 63: Nurturing Christian Publishers at ECPA with Jeff Crosby
Jeff Crosby is the president and CEO of ECPA, the trade association of Christian publishers and has worked in bookselling and publishing roles for...
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Episode 62: Publishers Without Borders Director Discusses London Book Fair
Prashant Pathak is the Co-Founder and Director of Publishers Without Borders, a global and non-commercial community supporting publishing...
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Episode 61: The Role of Fixed-Layout EPUBs in Publishing with Ken Jones
Ken Jones is an experienced book publishing software expert. Before founding Circular Software, he served as the Technical Production Manager,...
Episode 60: CoreSource & the Future of Book Distribution with Marit Vagstad
Marit Vagstad has worked in the book publishing industry for more than 20 years in marketing, sales, and product management roles. She currently is...
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Episode 59: AI, Discoverability & GEO: Transforming Book Marketing with Shimmr AI
Brooke Dobson is Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer of Shimmr AI, a fully automated platform for publishers that creates automated advertising for...
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Episode 58: Gavin Marcus & Jeremy Esekow on Storywise—AI, Development, and Publishing Innovation
Gavin Marcus is the CEO and co-founder of Storywise. He spent 10 years running an indie book publishing and distribution business before launching...
Episode 57: Phil Madans on Book Publishing Next and the Importance of Metadata
Phil Madans is a seasoned publishing executive with over 42 years of experience in trade publishing, including more than a decade as Executive...
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Episode 56: Ann Kjellberg on the Importance and Future of Book Reviewing
Ann Kjellberg is the Founding Editor of the Book Post book review, an innovative newsletter-based book review service which delivers thoughtful,...
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Episode 55: The Future of eReaders with Len Edgerly
Len Edgerly is the host of the Kindle Chronicles podcast, a long-running show dedicated to exploring digital reading technologies and publishing...
Episode 54: Booktrovert – a Brand New Consumer Marketing Platform
Kristina Radke is the Senior Vice President of Business Growth and Engagement at NetGalley. She joins the BookSmarts Podcast to launch of...
Episode 53: Advertising Strategies for Publishers and Authors
Daniel Berkowitz is the Ad Sales Director for Bookshop.org, an online bookstore with a mission to financially support local, independent bookstores....
Episode 52: Bryan Heathman on How AI Is Shaping the Audiobook Industry
Bryan Heathman is the CEO of Made for Success Publishing, a book publishing company that specializes in selling audiobooks. . He joins the BookSmarts...
Episode 51: Margaux Weisman on The Value of Foreign Rights for Publishers
Margaux Weisman is the former Director of Business Development at DropCap Inc., a tech-enabled rights agency and a global rights marketplace used by...