Category: Publishing Brief
The Emperor Markus Dohle has no clothes
Asking any publisher to give the keynote speech at a booksellers’ event is a bit like asking a...
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“We’re driving toward a paper crisis. More mills are converting to higher-value papers for diapers, etc.”
“We’re driving toward a paper crisis. More mills are converting to higher-value papers for...
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So why are algorithms still so bad at recommending books?
Second, however, is the self-perpetuating fallacy that humans are the solution. The simple reality...
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AI is absolutely a threat to publishing jobs, and we need to come to terms with that
Booklovers don’t buy audiobooks to keep narrators in a job. They buy audiobooks because they...
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Say hello to HC Arc®, the new font for “non-English” books that no-one has been waiting for
If HCArc® can reduce the amount of paper used per title by up to 20% then that’s certainly a...
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More phones than people
April 3 marked the 50th anniversary of a momentous phone call. “On April 3, 1973, Motorola...
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UK – Publishing professionals predict a rise in inclusive titles on sex and relationships
No doubt we’ll also be hearing soon about a prediction of books about alien invasions, as...
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Restructuring at PRH -meaningful, or musical chairs?
In the wake of the Court debacle that led to Markus Dohle’s long-overdue resignation, the...
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About that nonsensical GBP 7,000 ($8,450) median earnings for UK authors…
When I put pen to paper to write a book there is no guarantee I will earn a single penny from it....
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About That Englishman In New York Who Turned The Page On Barnes & Noble…
And somehow Daunt magically beat the ogre at its own game and apparently, they will all live...
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Markus Dohle was past his expiry date. The industry will be stronger for his moving on
After all, the man has not died. These aren’t forgive-and-forget obituaries where we...
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“We know just how and where our audience is accessing content in today’s ever-changing landscape.”
Paraphrasing Jessica Cruel’s comment as Markus Dohle might have put it: “We know just...
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