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21Sep | '12
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5 Top Publishing News Stories, Week of 9/17-9/21

By Liz Janetschek | Published: September 21, 2012

Every week we recommend 5 links to publishing news that the young professional should read to feel more informed and connected to what’s going on in the industry. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know. The drama continues overseas, as Apple, as well as assorted publishers, settle on ebook pricing with the EU. Zola Books, the social, retail and recommendation site which premiered at BEA 2012, went live on September 20th. The sigh of ... Read more

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13Jul | '12
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Trendsetter’s Book-Biz Essential Reading, Week of 7/9-7/13

By Elisabeth Watson | Published: July 13, 2012

Aaaand…we’re back!! We hope you missed us in the two weeks we were gone for vacations and holidays and such. We also hope you stayed up-to-date with book news on your own. Or equally, that you’ve been on such a fabulous vacation the only book news in your life was in relation to the incredible headway you made through your “to-read” pile. Either way, let’s all get back in the saddle with this week’s very internationally-ebooky news round-up: BookExpo America travels through time, makes big news, promises to save folks ... Read more

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8Jun | '12
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What the Next Generation Thinks: A BEA Panel

By Elisabeth Watson | Published: June 8, 2012

In one of the final education events of BookExpo America 2012, two past and two current participants in NYU’s Masters in Publishing joined a panel to discuss the subject of “What The Next Generation Thinks: New Voices In Publishing Speak Out.” The panel was moderated by Andrea Chambers, Director of the Center for Publishing at NYU-SCPS, and despite Thursday being the day when most people start to disappear from BEA before the morning’s even out, the seminar room boasted a healthy crowd. The two students currently enrolled in the program ... Read more

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31May | '12
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5 Things I Wish I’d Known Before My First BEA

By Elisabeth Watson | Published: May 31, 2012

It’s that time of year again: time to just avoid destroying your computer (and perhaps a window) out of frustration with the BEA website; time to deliberate over which of your comfy shoes you look most professional in; time to save up so you might just be able to afford one Javits-priced coffee. Well, for some of us it’s that time “again,” for others, it’s the very first time. This year will be my own second BookExpo America; but here’s some “first-timer perspective” you might not find elsewhere. 1. Your first ... Read more

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7Jun | '11
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Bringing Business into the Picture: Round Table Companies’ Graphic Novels

By Elisabeth Watson | Published: June 7, 2011

If you’ve read Rachel Stark’s first post about the closure of Tokyopop in May 2011, (and are looking forward to her next installment), then you know we’ve been thinking a lot about the state of Graphic/Comic publishing business in the US and around the world. A large part of Rachel’s investigation is into whether we’re currently at a turning point with graphic novels, and if so, from where we’re turning. Others in my age bracket might remember both the manga boom of the early 2000’s and the US publication of ... Read more

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1Jun | '11
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Design Candy: BEA

By Annie Beth Ericsson | Published: June 1, 2011

  Welcome to Design Candy: a column of design, covers, illustrations and other book-related images to spark your imagination.  Prepare to find here a mix of art and design that is – or could be – the next big thing for books. And what better way to kick off the eye candy than with one of the most visually-packed publishing occasions of the year – BEA!  I usually wander around the Javits overwhelmed by the sheer vastness of interesting design solutions.  Only this year, I managed to snap a few ... Read more

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23May | '11
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Thoughts from Steve Rosato for “Junior” and First-Time BEA Attendees

By Elisabeth Watson | Published: May 23, 2011

In preparing the BEA issue of Publishing Trends for May 2011, I interviewed Steve Rosato, Event Director of BookExpo America. Much of what we talked about in detail were recent changes to the event that would be of most interest to people who’ve been attending for many years–people who also have multiple London and Frankfurt Book Fairs on their passports. At the end of our discussion, though, Rosato spoke to some key ways a young professional (who probably doesn’t have any big deals or sells to make) can still get ... Read more

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20May | '11
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BEA Behind the Scenes

By Elisabeth Watson | Published: May 20, 2011

As I (and perhaps you, dear reader), wade into a deeply established, complicated, and transforming industry, it can be hard to remember that the structures we encounter didn’t rise out of the sea along with Manhattan. All of this was once as innovative and unsure as enhanced ebooks or cloud-based lending systems are now. This is just as true of that book business shibboleth toward which we race around this time every year: BEA. Ever since my first internship in 2009, I knew that BEA was The Most Important Book ... Read more

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