Publishing Perspectives

Telegram CEO Says Sweden Moving Too Slow in Digital Sweepstakes "It’s sad, but sometimes I really long for Amazon," muses Per Näsholm, CEO of Sweden's Telegram, company that combines books and music, print and digital. Read more »

Q: What’s Crossmedia Publishing? A: Frankfurt’s StoryDrive Frankfurt's StoryDrive is bringing together agents, publishers, film & TV producers, financiers, and games developers to talk shop and, hopefully, sign deals. Read more »

PublishNews Brazil: Priests Dominate Bestsellers, Publishers Fight "Biography Law" As in May, Agape Jr. dominates the bestseller list in Brazil (expect 50 Shades to bump it next month), meanwhile publishers protest anti-unauthorized bio law. Read more »

On Publishing Punditry and Trying to Hit a Moving Target UK consultant Kelvin Smith, author of The Publishing Business, fears publishers have lost perspective and their sense of mission, but believes there's hope. Read more »

Fill in Our Mad Lib About the Future of Publishing What does the future of book publishing look like? Fill in our mad lib. The best responses will be published in our print editions at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Read more »

From the Archives:

Q&A with Swedish Publishers Association Chairman Eva Bonnier Eva Bonnier, one of Sweden’s top publishing figures, talks about the Swedish publishing market, digitization and Tomas Tranströmer. Read more »