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Title:

A Brave New Future for Book Publishing

Your vote:
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Organizer:
Kevin Smokler, CEO BookTour.com
Description:
Call SXSW 2009’s infamous “New Think for Old Publishers” (aka “Geeks School New York”) a missed opportunity. How did book publishing become the last media industry to embrace digital and how will this change? New publishing models, strategy and a brave future for books and we who love them.
Questions
Answered:
  1. How is the traditional book publishing model broken?
  2. How did book publishing arrive at this point in its history?
  3. What new book publishing models are already out in world?
  4. How successful are they (Scribd, Book Oven, Stanza) thus far?
  5. In what ways have traditional publishers embraced/made use of new publishing and marketing models?
  6. How will publishing collaborate with other cultural industries (Film, Music, Video Games, Online Entertainment) going forward?
  7. How has the role of the author changed and how will it continue to?
  8. How will books be sold in the future and what will this portend for booksellers?
  9. How will the publishing recruit young talent going forward
  10. What will a book publisher have to look like in 10/20 years to survive?
Level:
Intermediate
Category:
Branding / Marketing / Publicity, Business / Entrepreneurial / Monetization, New Technology / Next Generation, Social Issues, Writing / Technical Writing
Type:
Panel
Event:
Interactive 2010
Donald Linn
on 18/8/09
A very important topic with a very impressive group of (proposed) panelists should make this a 'must' for those interested in the move from old media to new models.

Deserves your vote!
Kevin Smokler
on 18/8/09
Panelists for this session include...

Jared Friedman, Founder of Scribd (www.scribd.com)

Kassia Kroszer (www.booksquare.com), publishing industry wiseperson, founder of Quartet Press.

http://quartetpress.com/


Richard Nash (www.rnash.com). Former editor-in-chief of Soft Skull Press, founder of revolutionary new publishing project Cursor. Author of the "Don't Call it a Comeback" publishing industry manifesto...

http://tinyurl.com/mj6azo


Jeff Seroy, Senior VP, Farrar, Strauss & Grioux, inventor of the Indiebound iPhone app which enables you to find the nearest independent bookstore.


Debbie Steir, Associate Publisher, Harper Studio, Harper Collins Publisher's attempt to create a publishing imprint for the 21st century.

www.theharperstudio.com


C.C. Chapman
on 18/8/09
This looks like a great panel and as always you bring together some solid people that I know will deliver a lot of good thoughts.

Glad to see panels like this appearing that are not the same old same old!
Paige Poe
on 19/8/09
Just a note—Seroy is not the inventor of the IndieBound iPhone app. ABA/IndieBound developed the app in-house, and the sole programmer/developer was Matt Supko.
Kassia Krozser
on 19/8/09
I'm very enthusiastic about this panel! There are some cool initiatives coming out of the book business.
Debbie Stier
on 20/8/09
Here's hoping that more book publishing people go to SXSW this year :)
Ian Sanders
on 20/8/09
I'm a UK author coming to SXSW in 2010 for my second year and would love to see this panel. I think you are addressing some key questions. Who has the answers? **** Knows...! but good questions
Janet Goldstein
on 20/8/09
These are the right people to hear from--probably people many of you follow already on Twitter and their blogs. They are savvy, experimental, knowledgeable, and creating new models in real time. A SXSW must.
Jen Bekman
on 25/8/09
Looks great, I'll be there.
Audrey Shedivy
on 28/8/09
Great idea, good questions. Eileen Gittins from Blurb would bring an interesting perspective to this panel.
Paul Walhus
on 31/8/09
Kevin Smokler has consistently been on great panels throughout the years, especially the one he did on keeping the spirit of SXSW alive (which can be seen as a video on my blogs).
eileen gittins
on 31/8/09
Very timely topic and panel with an array of v. interesting and well informed people. Should be some good takeaways from this one. Blurb totally supports!
Baratunde Thurston
on 2/9/09
smokler always brings it
Mike Carvalho
on 2/9/09
Bring it, Smokler.
Chris Anderson
on 2/9/09
Excellent proposal. This one is a no-brainer. Do it!
Juliette Melton
on 3/9/09
I'm there. This will be an excellent panel.
Games Online
on 3/11/09
Great idea for a panel! Thumbs up!
blu ray ripper
on 13/11/09
So looking forward to this..
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