Velocity of Content

Velocity of Content


Latest Episodes

Creating Inclusive Cultures For LGBTIQ In Publishing
September 16, 2018

It’s not so surprising that LGBT employees are happier at companies that are strong on diversity, but it’s also true that straight employees are more likely to apply to more diverse companies and feel happier there and stay longer.

Woodward Book Hits Like Hurricane
September 14, 2018

Woodward's "Fear" is a perfect storm for publisher Simon & Schuster

Raising Up Journal Publishing Standards
September 09, 2018

Bangladesh, as you understand, is a very small and highly populous country in South Asia, better known for its natural disasters and other climatic impacts. But we do research, and we do publish our journals.

More Changes In E-book Lending For Public Libraries
September 07, 2018

Much of what publishers do with library e-book pricing is about defending other markets

Investors Eye RightsTech
September 02, 2018

“Where you have recurring revenue streams, you have a measure of predictability of the returns on rights. Essentially rights become something like a financial asset class in its own right.”

Parneros Suit Rattles B&N, Publishers
August 31, 2018

Parneros’ complaint portrays B&N as a company in turmoil; the B&N board labeled the the charges, “nothing but an attempt to extort money.

Inside Independent Publishing
August 26, 2018

IBPA is making its voice heard in a new podcast series

Teens Abandon Book Reading
August 24, 2018

The book publishing industry must reckon with a future that may have fewer readers in it.

Gutenberg’s Revenge
August 19, 2018

Signs are that books have somehow dodged the same slings and arrows that grievously wounded other physical media

Fiction Falls, NonFiction Sells
August 17, 2018

“Over the last three years, adult fiction sales are down 10.5%. That to me is an eye-opening statistic, especially given the great fiction we’ve seen in recent years. The good news is that those declines have been offset by surging nonfiction sales,