Publishers Focus On A Complex Future At Digital Book World 2013

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Publishers Focus On A Complex Future At Digital Book World 2013

Posted at 8:17AM Friday 18 Jan 2013

The annual Digital Book World conference opened yesterday with a host of industry executives trying to make sense of a new and complex publishing reality. Highlighted by media analyst James McQuivey, a CEO panel, former Macmillan president, now venture capitalist, Brian Napack, and an impressive appearance by President Barack Obama's digital director Ted Goff—son of publishing executive Neal Goff—this year's conference offered perspectives on the future of the industry, market conditions and corporate consolidation, the decline of the physical bookstore and the continuing power of technology to transform how publishers do business.

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