Nov 29, 2009 | Best of VOC, Podcasts
“Publishing as we know it will die if changes are not made,” observes Sara Nelson, one of the industry’s leading pundits. Now with O, The Oprah Magazine, as its books director, Nelson is a former editor-in-chief at Publishers Weekly. Unlike many,...
Nov 22, 2009 | Best of VOC, Podcasts
In a conversation with Chris Kenneally at the 2009 Miami Book Fair, the author of Shoplifting from American Apparel explains that when characters move from the real world to the virtual one and back, it’s the virtual world where they may be most honest about...
Nov 18, 2009 | Copyright, Podcasts
Last Friday, November 13th, the parties in the Google Book Search Copyright Class Action filed a revised settlement proposal, responding to concerns voiced by authors, publishers and the U.S. Department of Justice. For the benefit of our customers and rightsholders,...
Nov 8, 2009 | Best of VOC, Podcasts
Sharing information brings people together – and in this “Beyond the Book” episode, two email correspondents hear each other’s voices for the first time: Dennie Heye of Shell in the Netherlands, and Stephen Kizza, an Assistant Librarian for the Ministry of Energy and...
Nov 4, 2009 | Copyright, Podcasts
For DC Fotoweek on Monday, November 9, at the US Navy Memorial-Heritage Center, the American Society of Picture Professionals DC/South Chapter presents Copyright: Protecting Your Images and Creative Work and Why it’s so Important featuring John Harrington,...
Nov 1, 2009 | Best of VOC, Copyright, Podcasts
This spring, Tom Allen – a former Maine Congressman, lawyer, and Rhodes Scholar – became CEO and President of the Association of American Publishers, following the retirement of Patricia Schroeder, who had served since 1997. A week ago, Chris Kenneally caught up with...
