News from Publishing Perspectives:

On Creating in a Transmedia Universe Jan Bozarth's Fairy Godmother Academy began as a book series, but has expanded into multiple formats. Here she explains her philosophy of creation/re-creation. Read more »

Are Transmedia Stories Better Suited to Kids than Adults? Partaking fully in a transmedia story demands full attention from participants. Is it sensible to ask overextended adults to try? Or is it best left to kids? Read more »

Japanese-style Print-to-E-book Scanning Catching on in the US Already popular in Japan, affordable services that scan your print books and turn them into e-books have come to the US, with 1dollarscan.com leading the way. Read more »

Have the Ethics of Book Scanning Changed? Not too long ago the idea of scanning print books without permission sent publishers into fits. Now, that individuals are doing it, have the ethics changed? Read more »

SURVEY: China or India, Which is a Better Investment for Publishers? China is fast growing, but communist and state-controlled. India has English readers and a democratic media, but is growing more modestly. Read more »

From the Archives:

Beyond the E-book: Creating a "3-D Narrative" on Screens Should publishers simply be transfering the printed page, unaltered, to the screen? No, especially when there is so much more you can do. Read more »