Question of the Week: What do you think is going to be the next big thing in publishing and why?
Honoree Corder joined the show in Jim’s absence this week, as she and Bryan talked tips, news, and breakfast. After thanking this week’s patron (S.J. Pajonas and her book Removed http://bit.ly/sjremove ), they shared tips about Scrivener for iOS, MFAs, and Kwill Publication’s new book-to-script program. News stories included a DRM court case, reasons for the rise of audio, new KU additions, doomsday trad pub scenarios, and why Pokemon GO could kill Facebook. This week’s Question of the Week: What do you think is going to be the next big thing in publishing and why?
What You’ll Learn:
- More about Amazon’s upcoming special breakfast
- How a new service helps authors turn their books into screenplays
- What new features Apple users can expect from Scrivener for iOS
- Why three reasons for getting an MFA in Creative Writing are myths
- Why a lawsuit is trying to overturn the ban on breaking DRM
- How changing technology and behaviors popularized audiobooks
- What new ways readers can access classic literature and iconic articles
- What five scenarios could be the downfall of traditional publishing
- Why Facebook shouldn’t fear Pokémon GO
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Question of the Week: What do you think is going to be the next big thing in publishing and why?