Roundup: News and Analysis from the Publishing World
Tadween Publishing brings you the latest
news and analyses from the publishing world that relates to pedagogy and
knowledge production.
How
to De-Risk Book Publishing
By Steve
Rosenbaum (Huffington Post)
As the nature of the publishing world shifts gears, Steve Rosenbaum claims that
authors need to re-evaluate the way they approach publishing a book. For
starters, social media and public appearances are essential to getting your
words, literally, out there.
The
Digital Publishing Explosion: INFOGRAPHIC
By Dianna Dilworth (GalleyCat/MediaBistro)
3Dissue.com releases an infographic that tracks the rising success of eBooks,
stating that the average eBook reader reads 24 books a year in comparison to
the 15 books a year read by print readers.
How to
Publish Your Book: Guy Kawasaki’s Blueprint
By Roger Dooley (Forbes)
A rundown of Guy Kawasaki and Shawn Welch’s book, APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur-How to Publish a Book.
Do online courses spell the end for the
traditional university?
By Carole Cadwalladr (The Guardian)
In an increasingly globalized world, will higher education shift gears from the
university establishment to free courses online?
An online education course correction
By Ed Byrne (Technology Spectator)
Ed Byrne counters the article published by The
Guardian that claims higher education is shifting to a new avenue by going
online, stating that the trend has its flaws and lacks the tangible aspects a
university can offer through its classrooms.
Turning a
page on books: Inside the evolving publishing industry
By Eva Salinas (Financial Post)
In Canada, the changing world of publication is sending publishers back to the
drawing board to develop new methods of outreach.
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