BTB #259: B&N’s Riggio Keynotes PubWest 2011

Nov 8, 2011 | Events, News

Just ahead of an announcement from Barnes & Noble for a tablet-version of its Nook e-book reader, company chairman Len Riggio declared in a keynote address for the 2011 PubWest Conference, “We are committed as ever to the future of our bookstores, and to...

BTB #200: Ingram’s Prichard on Reinventing Publishing

Dec 12, 2010 | Events, Podcasts

At PubWest 2010 in November, Skip Prichard, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ingram Content Group, Inc. delivered a keynote address that urged his audience to embrace the new and rethink the old, when it comes to business models for publishing. By moving...

BTB #194: ‘Bubble Bath Reading’ Mystery Revealed

Nov 10, 2010 | Podcasts

Taking the mystery out of independent publishing, Jessica Tribble of Poisoned Pen Press reveals the truth about genre authors and how they view technology. “These are people who really have the passion for writing,” she tells Chris Kenneally. “They want to make sure...

BTB #142: Raccah: We Publish Authors Not Books

Dec 26, 2009 | Podcasts

In the future, predicts Sourcebooks CEO Dominique Raccah, “Publishers are going to take more risks and authors are going to take that risk with them.” As a follow-up to her PubWest conference keynote address, she spoke with Chris Kenneally about the...

BTB #132: What Makes a Book a Book?

Nov 15, 2009 | Podcasts

In Tucson at the 2009 PubWest conference, the kickoff keynote address from Sourcebooks CEO Dominique Raccah gave hints at finding opportunities in “digital products” beyond e-books, from iPhone apps to software. Understand “what you are expert at...

BTB #75: In This Class, They Read Books – and Publish Them

Dec 21, 2008 | Podcasts

While in Portland, Oregon, for the PubWest conference, Christopher Kenneally learned from Dennis Stovall about an unusual sort of graduate school program that doubles as a book publisher. Ooligan Press at Portland State University is dedicated to teaching the art and...

BTB #73: Advice for “Accidental” Authors

Dec 7, 2008 | Podcasts

For one thing, says author/publisher/software developer Susan Daffron, “forget bookstores. People buy our books exclusively online…because that’s where people are shopping anyway.” Daffron shared with Chris Kenneally her provocative and insightful advice on what it...

BTB #70: Not My Father’s Ingram

Nov 17, 2008 | Events, Podcasts

In a keynote address to the annual conference of PubWest in Portland, Ore., this Friday (November 14), John Ingram, Vice Chairman of Ingram Industries Inc., who also serves as Chairman of Ingram Book Group, Lightning Source Inc., and Ingram Digital Group, laid out the...