Why Publishing Needs to Foster Its Own Startup Economy

Why Publishing Needs to Foster Its Own Startup Economy It's high time the publishing industry takes its fate into its own hands and establishes organizations to foster and fund startups, argues Kristen McLean.

Discussion: Norwegians Market the Bible Like a Novel, Create Bestseller Norway’s Bible Society turned a new translation of the Bible into a surprise bestseller by marketing more like a pop culture novel than a religious text.

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From the Archives: Why Brittany’s Etonnants Voyageurs is France’s Top World Lit Event Five years on Brittany’s Etonnants Voyageurs, has joined the World Alliance partnership of literary festivals, and is promoting translation and rights sales.