Independent Thinking on Publishing's Future
This article looks at several fascinating facts about Johannes Gutenberg and the printing press history. As you have probably known, Johannes Gutenberg is the German inventor credited with introducing the printing press in Europe. The literature also refers to him as the “Renaissance Man,” a philosophical notion used to describe someone with many distinguished talents … Read more
I attended a job interview as a research officer for a scholarly publisher more than ten years ago. During the interview, the interviewer asked me the following question: what is copyediting? Being an outsider in the industry, I didn’t have a clue what copyediting was. I had no idea what the job was or how … Read more
[Note: This post reviews and extracts schedules from the official Frankfurt Book Fair 2021 website. Click here to visit the official website for the most accurate details]. So, the Frankfurt Book Fair is here. It’s about time. Frankfurt Book Fair is one of the most important publishing events attended by the largest publishers in the world … Read more
In an online live forum held on 30 September 2021, The Emdash Show, organized by Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, four top guns in the Malaysian book industry took center stage, discussing the challenges and the future of the industry. The panelists are Mutalib Uthman, CEO of Perbadanan Kota Buku; Arief Hakim Sani, President of the … Read more
We all have read e-books and used e-books as part of our learning materials. E-books have become a big part of our life today. I myself have some limited experience spearheading an e-book project for my organization. But have we ever wondered this question: who invented e-books? In this article, we will look at the brief history … Read more