The hits just keep on coming! This week you can view Michael Tamblyn, VP Content, Sales and Merchandising at Kobo, in his session “Lessons Learned from Shortcovers and Kobo: A Year in the What and How of Selling eBooks.” Lots of requests for this one. Michael talks frankly about what worked and what didn’t the past year at Kobo, and gives a sneak peek at the Kobo reader. Enjoy!
BNC Tech Forum 2010 Session Videos: Dominique Raccah, Sourcebooks
We recorded all the 2010 Tech Forum sessions, and we’re posting one per week. This week it’s Dominique Raccah, Publisher of Sourcebooks. Dominique talks about creating vertical vision, content continuum, and “theatre of the mind” with enhanced ebooks. Watch the video, along with the others we’ve posted, at the BNC Tech Forum 2010 page.
BNC SalesData Tip #9: Get Your Log On
BNC Tech Forum 2010 Session Videos
Tech Forum 2010 Recap
Monday Roundup: E-Books & iPad
Tech Forum Fever!
This time next week we’ll be smack in the middle of BNC’s 2010 Tech Forum. It’s going to be a jam-packed day, so here’s a few tips to get the most out of your experience.
Bite-Sized Edits Hot from the Book Oven: Yum!
BNC SalesData: Two New Reports
Starting March 8, BNC SalesData users will have access to two new reports: Title Trend and Title by Market. Read on to find out more about these two spiffy new reports built just for you.
Book Creation: Beyond the Printed Page
Genre-busting and cross-media narratives—we’ve seen it in other sectors of the entertainment industry with varying degrees of success. Offhand, I remember those webisodes of Battlestar Galactica I devoured during those long interseason hiatuses. Consumers are comfortable with cross-genre content, and it’s good to see book publishers taking risks to adapt to this new environment. Which made us wonder: what other forms of book creation are out there?
