Publishing

Booksellers at the New England Independent Bookseller Association fall conference, held last week in Rhode Island, were given some long-awaited hints about Google Editions, including hints on how competition in rights and royalties management may become even more important. Google Editions, the much-delayed online e-book store store which the search giant has been trying...
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At the Publishing Business Conference’s “Rethinking Author Contracts for the Digital World” panel last month, a major dilemma regarding e-book rights management and author contracts was revisited: Despite the prevalence of non-compete clauses in author contracts, many authors are venturing into e-book or multimedia agreements, risking lawsuits from their print publishers. The benchmark 2001...
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As I mentioned in Part 1, publishing is a deceptively complex business.  I touched on a few of the general considerations in choosing a royalty software solution for your company in Part 1, from general function areas to investigate, to how to vet a royalty software manufacturer. This article will focus specifically on the...
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This is a brief primer on how royalty tracking software can facilitate compliance with The Sarbanes Oxley Act.  Please note that your firm’s compliance may involve additional considerations; this article is intended to be a starting point for understanding how you can make Sarbanes Oxley compliance easier within your royalty management operations. For publishers...
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All the News Affecting Rights, Royalties, Royalty Software, or Rights Management for September 7, 2010: A Four-Part Series on How Publishing Will Adapt, now that “the big stones have been moved” in technology, the short list for the Booker Prize, plus McMillan pushing for lower e-book royalties. Going “Deeper Than Just the Glow of...
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All the News Affecting Rights, Royalties, Royalty Software, or Rights Management for September 2, 2010: Steve Jobs, in another black turtleneck appearance, announces big book downloads by iTunes users, plus why “print publishing will never die,” and, the value of a book. Apple Users Download 35 Million Books; iTunes Goes Social Why Print Publishing...
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Big book retailers have been devoting shelf space to toys and other non-book items for years, but yesterday’s news that Borders will start selling Build-A-Bear toys next month has drawn criticism from literati on the blogs and Twitter like never before. According to Chief Executive Officer Michael Edwards, Most of Borders’ more than 500...
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Little, Brown c.e.o. Ursula Mackenzie has said publishers are “more relevant than ever” in the digital era, amid recent criticism of their relevance. Mackenzie was writing on the Guardian’s website in response to author Ray Connolly’s recent article for the paper arguing against the need for publishing houses in the digital revolution.  (Though recent...
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