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Publishing Models, Translations, and the Financial Collapse (Part 4)

This is the fourth part of a presentation I gave to the German Book Office directors last week. Earlier sections of the speech can be found here. And we’ll probably be posting bits and pieces of this for the next week or so. Stage Two: Translations, Economic Censorship, and Independent Presses So where do ...

Publishing Models, Translations, and the Financial Collapse (Part 3)

This is the third part of a presentation I gave to the German Book Office directors last week. Earlier sections of the speech can be found here. And we’ll probably be posting bits and pieces of this for the next week or so. Switching over to bookstores, it’s worth pointing out that, unlike other parts of the world, ...

Publishing Models, Translations, and the Financial Collapse (Part 2)

This is the second part of a presentation I gave to the German Book Office directors last week. Earlier sections of the speech can be found here. And we’ll probably be posting bits and pieces of this for the next week or so. Although it’s a bit more complicated than this, the survival strategy of commercial ...

Publishing Models, Translations, and the Financial Collapse (Part 1)

On Friday, I was invited by Riky Stock of the German Book Office to give a presentation to GBO directors from around the world about publishing post-financial collapse. Which is a pretty big topic, and one that will probably dominate conversations post-holiday season, especially if the retail sector struggles as much as ...