Join us on April 11 at 6pm EST for a Zoom discussion with Richard Brewster, author of Witchcraft Legacy: Stories from the Big Attic, hosted by the Rockport Public Library. Click here to register online (required). As a child, author Richard Brewster discovered a book in his attic that once belonged to the chief judge of the 1692 →
As a member of the Book Industry Study Group (BISG)‘s Workflow Committee, OBS’s Laura Fillmore contributed to the recent White Paper on standardizing publishing workflows: “Fixing the Flux: Challenges and Opportunities in Publishing Workflows.” Where medical doctors have “Grey’s Anatomy” to refer to as a core reference resource for human anatomy, publishing professionals have no one →
In 2007, Christopher Hail began to contribute to the scholarly research on the work of Domenico Scarlatti by authoring an erudite, witty, and successful website dedicated to the Italian composer. He contributed to it daily, until his death in 2014. Given the relevance of Hail’s research, his family estate resolved to publish the content of →
On December 21, book traditionalists celebrated an apparent increase in this year’s sales of printed books. But the 2% rise in sales reported by Nielsen BookScan – which constitutes a major success in the foundering book industry – unfortunately has more to do with adult coloring books and ebook price negotiations than it does with →
Having traveled the world as a publishing innovator and leader, OBS president Laura Fillmore is no stranger to hopping the pond. That said, she is very much looking forward to attending the London Book Fair this month — especially the Research and Scholarly Forum. The London Book Fair is one of the world’s largest and most influential publishing conferences, and is →