The recent reveal of Sourcebooks’s agile publishing model has gained a lot of attention, and the fervor will only continue to grow as “agile” is heavily emphasized at O’Reilly’s Tools of Change (TOC) conference on the 13th. This is an important concept for publishing to understand. It revolutionized software development and has the potential to [...]
Here’s an excellent piece by Joseph Esposito that touches on an interesting topic: publishers selling direct to consumer and strengthening their own brand. I have a gut feeling that this is going to be how publishers take back market share from Amazon… “Barnes & Noble’s strategy is to do everything that Amazon does, but to [...]
It’s my pleasure to present the first of two interviews with Dario Ciriello, the creator of Panverse Publishing, which produced critically-acclaimed science fiction anthologies. In this interview, Dario talks about his experiences with Panverse Publishing and gives advice to those thinking about beginning their own publishing company. Though raw, his advice is certainly worth reading. [...]
DiscoverLit has now launched its Beta along with its first serial! This piece is written by Kyle Andrews and is called Starlette. “On the night of one of Hollywood’s biggest award shows, a mysterious villain and his minions carry out a series of attacks which completely annihilate the entertainment industry. Around the world, industry professionals are [...]
Here’s one for all you science fiction fans: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is now available online. First introduced in 1979, The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is frequently heralded as the ultimate guide to science fiction. The only problem has been that each edition was immediately outdated as soon as it was released. The online [...]