A three-hour conversation about indie publishing did not have to mention Amazon or the names of the Big Five

A three-hour conversation about indie publishing did not have to mention Amazon or the names of the Big Five

Sometimes called the YouTube Tax, Article 13 could require certain types of online services to take proactive steps to license copyrighted material or keep it off their services.

Sometimes called the YouTube Tax, Article 13 could require certain types of online services to take proactive steps to license copyrighted material or keep it off their services.

Many books that one would expect to command top-of-the-list status, or to last longest, did not.

Many books that one would expect to command top-of-the-list status, or to last longest, did not.

The democratization of ideas is a really wonderful thing. You have more people from more diverse points of view contributing to the world’s body of knowledge. But of course – and all publishers recognize this – it also creates a huge problem for the consumer of ideas.

The democratization of ideas is a really wonderful thing. You have more people from more diverse points of view contributing to the world’s body of knowledge. But of course – and all publishers recognize this – it also creates a huge problem for the consumer of ideas.

Guild officials use the survey data to highlight some very real issues facing writers

The digital disdain for boundaries is a powerful change agent.