New realities in book publishing in the post-COVID world, a speculative rant from host Peter Goodman

All the conventions of book publishing have been disrupted in just a few months as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. How many of these changes are permanent, and how is indie publishing likely to evolve as a result? Podcast host and book publisher Peter Goodman takes a pause in his regular interview format to speculate on our emerging future.

TOPICS COVERED

• New Reality #1 Greater adoption of ebooks by readers
• New Reality #2 Fewer indie booksellers
• New Reality #3 Corollary to #2: Increased influence of wholesalers and online vendors
• New Reality #4 Second corollary to #2: More competition for Amazon
• New Reality #5 A vast new world of virtual book marketing and promotion
• New Reality #6 A proliferation of author publishers
• New Reality #7 The domination of print on demand

PARTICIPANTS

Peter Goodman (host) is publisher of Stone Bridge Press (www.stonebridge.com) in Berkeley, California. He began his publishing career in Tokyo, Japan, in 1976. A longtime member of IBPA, he has served on the IBPA board and as IBPA board chair.

For more information, go to IBPA at https://www.ibpa-online.org/.