Tuesday, October 22, 2013

If Morrissey is a Penguin Classic, Why Not Elton John?


Was the publication of singer Morrissey's "Autobiography" by Penguin Classic a commercial gambit or merely ironic and provocative? Either way, it's daft.
A look at a the week's round of web musing on the future of publishing in concept, creative work, and technical production, after Frankfurt Book Fair.
From Frankfurt:
During the Frankfurt Book Fair this month, the Publishing Perspectives video team interviewed top players about the industry, their favorite books, and more. Watch the videos here!
More News from PP:
A look at some of the compromises made by both Americans and their publishers to please Chinese censors and have their books available to a potential readership of millions.
Tamil publishers are increasingly eager to find bestselling books to translate from English to Tamil, but there is little reciprocity.

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