Thursday, May 24, 2012

News from Publishing Perspectives:


Left with no other bidders, Italy's RCS Mediagroup must decide whether Gallimard's offer of 200 million euros for Flammarion is enough to justify letting it go. 

Is it better to see publishers subsumed by fellow publishers than going to an Amazon or Apple? Or does it merely delay the inevitable or even expedited it?  
Everything comes down to a kid reading and using their imagination to color in the words, says Levithan, but the way we can engage them continues to change. 

For publishers to make the best use of D2C e-bookselling opportunities they need to have an authentic relationship with their readers, says Sweden's Publit. Read more »

The big US trade publishers have largely opted out of selling direct-to-consumer. Why? Fear of disintermediating the booksellers seems moot at this point. Read more »

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