Publishing Perspectives

How Thrillbent is Pushing DIY Digital Innovation in Comics Comic book impresario Mark Waid left legacy publishing to launch Thrillbent, a digital startup he believes will unleash creativity on the page and in the biz. Read more »

Do You Absolutely Need Social Media to Sell Books? Opinions vary as to whether you absolutely must employ social media as part of your promotion for a book. And whether or not it even works. What do you think? Read more »

Medium.com Crowdsources Twitter-like Content, Publishes It Twitter co-founders new online publishing platform Medium.com aims to aggregate crowdsourced Twitter-like content into searchable, consumable categories. Read more »

UK Booksellers Association Launches Bookstore Search Engine The Booksellers Association in the UK has launched a search engine that allows you to search for bookstores in your area, whether independent or chain. Read more »

UK’s BookMachine: Meetups and Social Media Networking for Publishers UK start-up BookMachine has been organizing casual meetups for London publishers, but is soon to launch a social network to help match needs with job seekers. Read more »

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French Comics Pirates Scan 30,000+ Titles, Offer Translations A new study reveals that pirates are offering tens of thousands of high quality illegally scanned comics in France to meet market demand for digital editions. Read more »