Category Archives: Bookselling

Self-Publishing: Threat or Menace?

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Laura Fillmore

Someone asked recently in a Book Industry Study Group (BISG) post: “Does anyone else out there, besides me, think that self-publishing should just go away and let ‘real’ publishing take over again?” Interesting question. But I don’t think that the … Continue reading →

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Down the Rabbit Hole with the Espresso Book Machine

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Laura Fillmore

Published in IPNE newsletter, June 2010 A group of fifteen IPNE members visited Harvard Book Store on June 4th, to witness the digital revolution turn yesterday’s “gentleman’s business” of publishing into everyman’s global printing press. The Espresso Book Machine (EBM), squired … Continue reading →

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ABA to BEA and Beyond

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Laura Fillmore

Published in the IPNE Newsletter–June 2010   Back when BookExpo America (BEA) was the American Booksellers Association (ABA) Convention and Trade Exhibit, this was the biggest, most lavish book conference in the country, where the publishers introduced their fall lists … Continue reading →

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Volcanic Consequences

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Laura Fillmore

Our trip to London Book Fair was scotched because of the Icelandic volcano, cancelling our rights and other business meetings we had scheduled. However, it appears that the once-perceived-to-be-flagging BEA later this month will enjoy a boost in business, as many globally-based companies … Continue reading →

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