In this exclusive interview for Digital Book World, Rich Fahle of Astral Road Media interviews Susan Orlean, staff writer at The New Yorker and author of the just published Rin Tin Tin: the Life and the Legend, who discusses Twitter, interacting with readers, and the role of social media in creating an ambient intimacy between author and reader.
In part 2 of this interview, Orlean discusses short form non-fiction, curation, and author flexibility.
In this exclusive interview for Digital Book World, Rich Fahle of Astral Road Media interviews Maureen Johnson, bestselling author of the just published The Name of the Star, who discusses researching her novels, Twitter, and author branding.
In this exclusive interview for Digital Book World, Rich Fahle of Astral Road Media interviews Kathleen Schmidt, president of KMSPR, a Ridgewood, NJ-based public relations firm specializing in books and authors, who discusses book marketing, writing careers and Twitter.
In this exclusive interview for Digital Book World, Rich Fahle of Astral Road Media interviews Mark Allin, Senior Vice President, Professional and Trade at John Wiley & Sons, who discusses global publishing, digital in markets outside the trade, and how to take brands into new kinds of media.
In this exclusive interview for Digital Book World, Rich Fahle of Astral Road Media interviews Fauzia Burke, who discusses online book marketing, improving discoverability, her new program Amplify, and building better publicity relationships.
In this exclusive interview for Digital Book World, Rich Fahle of Astral Road Media interviews Kevin Smokler, former VP of Byliner, who discusses short form publishing, new reading experiences, and speed to market for ebooks.
In this exclusive interview for Digital Book World, Rich Fahle of Astral Road Media interviews Brian Murray, CEO of HarperCollins Publishing, who discusses ROI, library ebook lending, and the pace of innovation in book publishing.
In this exclusive interview for Digital Book World, Rich Fahle of Astral Road Media interviews Sarah Wendell, who discusses the romance reading community, DRM, the possibilities of ebooks, and library lending of ebooks.
In this exclusive interview for Digital Book World, Rich Fahle of Astral Road Media interviews Melanie Notkin, author and Founder of Savvy Auntie, who discusses niches, marketing, and communicating with your audience through social media.
In this exclusive interview for Digital Book World, Rich Fahle of Astral Road Media interviews Jason Allen Ashlock, who discusses the future of the book and how to realize new digital formats that compliment and improve the content and narrative.
In this exclusive interview for Digital Book World, Rich Fahle of Astral Road Media interviews Bradley Graham and Lissa Muscatine, the new owners of Politics & Prose in Washington, DC, who discuss their decision to purchase the renown bookstore and the future of independent bookselling.
In this exclusive interview for Digital Book World, Rich Fahle of Astral Road Media interviews David Shanks, CEO of the Penguin Group (USA), who discusses the difficulties of juggling both print and e-publishing, the place of Book Country in Penguin’s strategy, and the future of handselling and brick-and-mortar retailers.
In this exclusive interview for Digital Book World, Rich Fahle of Astral Road Media interviews Gretchen Rubin, the author of The Happiness Project, who discusses author platform and branding, managing social media, and discoverability.
In this exclusive interview for Digital Book World, Rich Fahle of Astral Road Media interviews Bob Miller, Group Publisher at Workman Publishing, who discusses the continued importance of their physical and print backlist titles, how the company extends their lives through revisions and marketing, and long-term strategies to navigate verticals and manage risk.
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