Tuesday, May 22, 2012

News from Publishing Perspectives


Cliches and copycats have corrupted Indian YA fiction, but there is hope in a handful of new talents with imagination who are pushing the genre to new heights. Read more »

A mechanical Bollywood-style, boy-meets-girl, breaks up, meets again with sex thrown in is the typical formula for YA Indian fiction. Are readers being sold short? 
Author Beth Kephart on how chairing the National Book Awards' jury for children’s books led to her calling as an inspired YA author. Hear more of her insights at our May 31st children's publishing conference in NYC. 

Cheap cloud computing, improved search and database tools, big data and a commitment to a better user experience are all driving innovation in STM publishing. Read more »

The internet revolution is only 10% complete and we've yet to develop a reliable, one-stop tool for book discovery. So, tell us what your ideal tool would be? Read more »

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