Jan 31, 2011 | Copyright, International
With the launch last fall of RightsDirect, CCC’s European subsidiary, Copyright Clearance Center is looking to meet better the needs of multinational corporate customers.” As Kim Zwollo, RightsDirect’s general manager explains to Chris Kenneally, “One of the...
Jan 30, 2011 | Digital Transformation, International
The world came to the 2011 Digital Book World Conference in late January. At Editis, one of France’s leading publishers, Virginia Clayssen oversees digital development. In an interview with CCC’s Chris Kenneally, she accounts for why France has not yet had...
Jan 25, 2011 | Digital Transformation
Forrester Research’s James McQuivey has opened Digital Book World 2011 this morning with results of the first annual Publishing Executive Survey. In a preview of his keynote address, McQuivey provides insight into critical areas including backlist ebook...
Jan 23, 2011 | Digital Transformation
“Books are not reading devices” warns John B. Thompson, a Sociology professor at the University of Cambridge and author of “Merchants of Culture” (Polity Press), the first major study of trade book publishing since the digital transformation...
Jan 16, 2011 | Events, Podcasts
The viability of the entertainment and media industry’s future rests on its ability to manage content and control distribution, while making it available to an ever larger customer base. At the November 2010 Digital Hollywood conference in New York City, Chris...
Jan 9, 2011 | Digital Transformation
“That’s the nature of change,” notes publishing pundit Mike Shatzkin, recalling the last twelve months in the book industry and looking forward to the upcoming Digital Book World Conference that opens January 24 in New York City. His DBW colleague Guy LeCharles...