Businesses “think that they can just go online and dabble around, and that’s not the case,” Phelps warns.

“These times demand publishers work smarter and work more efficiently when producing and marketing their titles,” notes Frank Gromling of Ocean Publishing, who is heading up the effort.

Michael Healy, who is currently executive director of the non-profit Book Industry Study Group (BISG), spoke for the first time about his work in an exclusive interview at the offices of Copyright Clearance Center. He cited as benefits of participating in the settlement for US authors and publishers,”an unprecedented degree of control to authors, publishers and other rightsholders on how their copyrights are exploited and distributed in this new digital world.”

For more information, download this news article (PDF) and the GBS Benefits Outline (PDF).

At a BookExpo America panel last month, David Marlin of royalty-solutions provider MetaComet notes the settlement, “provides a mechanism for creative entrepreneurs or existing businesses to use content in creative new ways.”

Marlin is joined by Adam Marlin, Laura Dawson and Brian O’Leary.

Daffron shared with Chris Kenneally her provocative and insightful advice on what it takes to make a publisher out of an author during a break in the annual PubWest conference last fall.

For more tips from Susan Daffron, download this article (PDF).

Saunders Robinson of The History Press takes these and many other questions from a recent Boston bookstore appearance with Chris Kenneally. The story behind the success of Duck Hunting in Currituck County will surprise you!

Download the History Press Publication Proposal (PDF).

Speaking earlier this morning on “Content Licensing & The Bottom Line: Up the Down Spreadsheet” with Ned May, Outsell Inc. Lead Analyst, Armstrong examined why managing rights and content with the highest-possible efficiency and customer value remains a challenge for leading players and independents alike.

The release of this podcast marks the 100th installment in the Beyond The Book series, underwritten by CCC, which explores all aspects of issues facing the information content industry. Since September 2006, podcasts have featured interviews with innovative CEOs, best-selling authors, and leading analysts in publishing and technology.

For more information about Beyond the Book’s 100th episode, download this press release (PDF).


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Founder Marc Abrahams reveals all in this keynote address to the 2009 Council of Science Editors annual meeting.

Speaking on “Content Licensing & The Bottom Line: Up the Down Spreadsheet,” Ms. Armstrong will lead off the “Big Ideas” Conference for BEA at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Center. In a discussion with Ned May, Outsell Inc. Lead Analyst, she will examine why managing rights and content with the highest-possible efficiency and customer value remains a challenge for leading players and independents alike. The podcast will be available for free downloading by noon the same day.

“Listeners to our show know that there are no easy answers when it comes to content and copyright, but they can look forward to hearing Tracey shine a light on ways to manage rights with the highest-possible efficiency and customer value,” said Beyond the Book host Chris Kenneally.

Copyright Clearance Center’s “Beyond the Book” podcast series feature best-selling authors, innovative CEOs, and leading analysts in publishing and technology on all aspects of issues facing the information content industry and featured interviews with. To subscribe, click here.

For more information about this event, download this press release (PDF).

He outlines several new member programs, including a just-launched distribution program with Independent Publishers Group called Small Press United.

In a presentation to the Council of Science Editors annual meeting, he provides tips for reconciliation.

Woodruff’s first book, “In An Instant,” co-written with husband Bob, put that principle into print, delivering a breathtakingly honest account of their family’s reaction to his near-death experience in Iraq. Lee’s new book, “Perfectly Imperfect,” tackles family, marriage, friends, and how life never seems to go as planned.

For more information about why the dates were postponed, as well as to learn about the antitrust inquiry opened by the Department of Justice earlier this week, visit oncopyright.copyright.com.

CCC will continue to provide periodic updates on the Google Book Search Settlement to help you stay informed about this topic.

Fox chatted with Chris Kenneally at a break in the action during last weekend’s Round Table Writers Conference.

The audience were treated to crystal ball readings and insights on technology, marketing and business models from Paul Biba, Laura Dawson, Jeff Rivera, and Mike Shatzkin. Make no mistake: It is an earthquake you feel, but the re-shuffled landscape now emerging will uncover fertile ground.

On April 14, 2009, at 12:00 p.m., Copyright Clearance Center hosted The Authors Guild, AAP, Google Settlement: What Authors & Publishers Need to Know as May 5th Approaches, a free, 1-hour informational online seminar to help publishers, authors and literary agents understand their options as May 5th approaches. The session featured nationally-renowned publishing copyright expert and attorney, Lois Wasoff. Wasoff is the past Chair of the Copyright Committee of the Association of American Publishers and the former Vice President and Corporate Counsel of Houghton Mifflin Company. An audio recording of the presentation, including Powerpoint slides, is available (registration required)

“Beyond the Book” host Christopher Kenneally moderated the seminar, and in this special edition of “Beyond the Book,” he speaks with Wasoff about the program highlights.

“We’re harvesting cultural materials, stories, imagery,” AICCM’s Shoshana Wasserman tells Chris Kenneally. “We approach that in a very respectful manner, allowing and actually empowering each of the tribes to determine what’s appropriate for public consumption, what they want shared about their culture, and what they do not.”

Wasserman shared her insights while attending the recent “Museum and the Web” conference where cultural institutions from around the world were gathered.