Velocity of Content

Velocity of Content


Latest Episodes

Best of BTB: The Fight Against COVID-19 Digs Into Drug Data
July 05, 2020

“There was a really important moment in my own battle against Castleman disease,” Dr. Fajgenbaum says. “I went from hoping that things would work out and hoping that someone else would figure out a drug, to wanting to turn my hope into action.”

Smart Users Demand Smart Information
June 28, 2020

A panel of scholarly publishing executives discussed TechTrends 2024, STM’s annual forecast of technology trends impacting scholarly communications, for the recent STM annual US conference.

Trump Family Seeks To Stop Niece’s Book
June 26, 2020

Lawyers for the Trump family argue that this confidentiality clause effectively gives them an ‘approval right’ over Mary Trump's book manuscript.

More Global Strategies to Combat Counterfeiting
June 21, 2020

Over recent years, publishers have expanded and evolved strategies for combating content piracy in response to increasingly sophisticated counterfeiting techniques.

A Boost For Book Sales From Bolton?
June 19, 2020

One big book can go far to boost sales, and one such book came under a legal cloud this week when the Trump administration sued John Bolton over his tell-all memoir.

Global Strategies to Combat Counterfeiting
June 14, 2020

Publishers play a vital role in cultivating and establishing creditability for new knowledge. During the Corona pandemic, trustworthy information is even more crucial than ever.

Calls For Publishing To End “Systemic Racism”
June 12, 2020

A declaration from nearly 1200 publishing staff calls out the industry’s role in systemic racism and its failure to hire and retain a significant number of Black employees or publish a significant number of Black authors.

Can Data Science Measure Up to COVID19?
June 07, 2020

Data scientists everywhere today are heading this sage advice: Don’t waste a crisis.

Publishers Allege Emergency Library Is “Massive Infringement”
June 05, 2020

On Monday, four major publishers, together with the support of the Association of American Publishers, announced a suit for copyright infringement against the Internet Archive

Book Barometer Showing “Stormy”
May 31, 2020

The 2020 Digital Consumer Book Barometer is to be released this week at the virtual Readmagine conference and Digital Publishing Summit.