Velocity of Content

Velocity of Content


Latest Episodes

Diversifying Readership Through Open Access
September 20, 2020

Scholars and their publishers have in common the search for readers. In an information ecosystem inundated by books, journals and social media, readers, too, are always on the hunt for relevant and accessible publications.

Sargent Departure Shocks Macmillan
September 18, 2020

John Sargent is a very popular leader. He is approachable and down to earth, plainspoken.

Achieving an Equitable Transition to Open Access
September 13, 2020

A new white paper assesses the current level of uptake of open access publishing models in those countries and examines barriers to adoption of OA.

Frankfurt 2020: Digital Only
September 11, 2020

A Resource on the Business of Writing and Publishing

Best of BTB: In Pandemic, Healthy Leadership Needed
September 06, 2020

"Nobody was ready for [the pandemic]. It’s almost impossible to be ready for something of this nature. But if you have a really healthy organization, and you have caring leadership at the top, usually you get through it," says Bill Baker,

Best of BTB: The Tales of A Bookshelf
August 30, 2020

That old proverb about a book and its cover – well, yes, it’s still true. But in the era of Zoom conference calls, we may be forgiven for judging people by their bookshelves.

Sorting Out Open Access For Chemistry Researchers
August 23, 2020

Tools available in the ACS Open Science Resource Center aim to speed the transition to an open science future by effectively communicating how open access publishing works.

Summer Reading Stays Strong
August 21, 2020

“Apparently, the industry’s anti-gravity boots are still working compared to 2019, which admittedly was a pretty lackluster year,” notes Andrew Albanese with Publishers Weekly.

Publishers Help Kids With Homework
August 16, 2020

School districts are looking for content that goes both ways – online as well as in print.

Digital Sales Pump Trade Book Earnings
August 14, 2020

Publishers may have put a thumb on the scale to boost print over digital sales – and of course, to preserve jobs and bookstores and a longstanding book culture – yet the efficiency and the profit margins for digital products [often turn out to be] much...