Category Archives: New Technology

Patronage the New Business Model ?

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Laura Fillmore

A LinkedIn blogger asked: Is the book publishing business model so broken that we need patrons to subsidize our work? ( see http://is.gd/BNkV ) Patronage is one way to do it, but, as with advertising in books, if you follow … Continue reading →

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What Amazon’s New Foray into Publishing Means

Posted on May 16, 2009 by Laura Fillmore

Recently on LinkedIn, a publisher posed the question: What can we learn from Amazon’ s foray further into book publishing http://is.gd/Aawt and their attempt to allow bloggers to monetize their blogs by publishing them on Kindle http://is.gd/zOoF ? To which … Continue reading →

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Who needs Web 2.0?

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Laura Fillmore

I found this fascinating quote today: I’ve given a few talks on why these new tools are failing to catch on — here’s an early one given at a publishers meeting, and a later one given to an audience of … Continue reading →

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London Focus: Protean Press Expands

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Laura Fillmore

In April, OBS and its subsidiary Protean Press will attend the London Book Fair with the goal to seek out publishing partners for new Protean Press titles. We will be: Selling paperback, foreign, and other sub rights and licenses to … Continue reading →

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