Nathan Hull explores future business models, looking at audio podcasting, merge media, print on demand and the other various ways publishers can deliver their content. The discussion also covers the inevitable impact of sustainability and the way publishers are leading the way in environmentally sound practices, such as shorter print runs and alternative, lower impact solutions.         

In this podcast, we have an esteemed panel from various roles of the publishing and publishing-related worlds. 2020 results demonstrated the essential part that global publishing continues to play in our changing world. It displayed its agility to respond to real challenges we had never really come across before. But inevitably, there are questions around the future business models that are tackled in this session.

So, we're going to touch on audio, podcasting, merch media, print on demand and the various ways in which publishers’ content can be delivered. Additionally, we touch on concerns around environmental impact and the ways publishers are demonstrating leadership and managing their inventory with smaller print runs, niche print sectors and alternative ways of thinking. These are the driving factors for discussion.

We have Diego Echeverría. Hola Diego, from Mexico City. He is the founder and CEO of Ink-It, a 360-degree platform that offers publishing companies the distribution of their eBooks and audiobooks, eCommerce management and print on demand.

Ink-It supports publishers from around 12 Latin American countries. It is considered one of the top Apple preferred partner companies and it's the only one in the Spanish speaking world. He is also the youngest person to become a Board Member of the National Chamber of the Mexican Publishing Industry, where he has been secretary for two periods. 

We are also joined by Valentina Kaledina in Moscow. She is Business Development Manager for CastBox, which is one of the top three podcast destinations. She started her career as a journalist, working for various outlets including AFP in Paris. She went on for another seven years as a Partner at a Consulting firm, Strikitsa, at their head office in London, covering various industries from technology, telecoms and media. Now she is at CastBox, where she is responsible for business development and podcaster relations, also heading up CastBox's growth into new markets.

Finally, Jesper, based in Copenhagen. Jesper is CEO of Chapter which is a new publisher-backed eBook and audiobook service in Denmark. Jesper has more than 25 years of experience within commercial leadership and he has always taken a consumer-centric approach to business development where he is constantly searching to develop differentiating products to match the consumers’ needs. 

Jesper Siber (Chapter, Denmark)
Diego Echeverria (Ink It!, Mexico)
Valentina Kaledina (CastBox)
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