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Podcast Episode: 58
Nathan Hull, Simon Meek, Becky Degler and Angus Phillips
Gamification of Publishing at the London Book Fair →
One of the OICPS hosted seminars at the London Book Fair
Angus Phillips (Chair), Nathan Hull, Simon Meek and Becky Degler
With the growth in the use of tablets to consume media, including books, what is happening to the boundaries between books and games? There are now books of games, and games of books – what, for example, do we call an interactive children’s product, and does it matter? An expert panel from publishing and the games industry examines a range of topics including our continuing need for exciting stories on which games can be developed, and how publishers are looking to develop a digital strategy across media platforms.
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Posted on 22 Apr 2013 around 11am
Podcast Episode: 57
Key Skills in Publishing - Richard Charkin →
A Talk during the 'Working in Publishing' Day for 2013
Richard Charkin is the Executive Director of Bloomsbury Publishing and gave this talk as the final session for the Working in Publishing event in the Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies.
The talk is introduced by Angus Phillips, head of the OICPS and was attended by students, lecturers and guests.
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Posted on 21 Mar 2013 around 6pm
Podcast Episode: 56
The Publishing Process at Wiley →
Sarah Hall is Commissioning Editor at John Wiley and Sons
Not every idea for a book will be developed into a manuscript. Sarah explained that all new proposals must be reviewed internally and externally and a strong business case put forward before a contract is signed and the content written. This means that she has to keep a regular stream of new ideas flowing into the process.
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Posted on 15 Feb 2013 around 1pm
Podcast Episode: 55
Digital publishing at Pearson Education - Liz Marchant →
Dr Liz Marchant
Dr Liz Marchant is Head of Publishing: Science and ICT (Pearson Education), and her talk focusses on Digital Publishing
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Posted on 01 Feb 2013 around 12pm
Podcast Episode: 54
Shaping a Discipline: the Experience of Book History →
Professor Simon Eliot (University of London)
This talk was given as part of the conference:
Progressing Book History and Publishing Studies as Disciplines
a British Academy Funded Event on Wednesday October 24th 2012
The purpose of this event was to discuss and agree a set of objectives that will enable us to further the progression of Publishing Studies as an established field of research and teaching.
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Posted on 12 Dec 2012 around 5pm
Podcast Episode: 53
What’s in a Name? →
Publishers, Product Managers and Digital Collections
Matt Kibble
How should the role of a Digital Publisher/Product Manager be defined and what does this involve? Matt Kibble's talk will cover a number of different roles (technical, business, editorial, marketing) and address the fact that the job is defined in different ways at every company. Matt will illustrate these points with a range of products from the major online publishers and explain what is involved in bringing these products to market. This is a not-to-be-missed opportunity to hear about structure and responsibilities of digital roles from someone working in a publishing company that is clearly integrating digital at the heart of its corporate development strategy.
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Posted on 30 Nov 2012 around 12pm
Podcast Episode: 52
Royal story →
BBC Radio Oxford Interviews a Publishing Lecturer
Leander Reeves, Senior Lecturer in Publishing, was interviewed on BBC Radio Oxford on Friday 14 September 2012 about the publication in France of the topless photos of the Duchess of Cambridge. The magazine Closer was the subject of legal action regarding the pictures of Kate Middleton.
Thank you very much to BBC Radio Oxford for allowing us to use the recording of this interview.
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Posted on 20 Sep 2012 around 2pm
Podcast Episode: 51
Jane Potter and Angus Phillips interviewed on BBC →
World Book Day, 1 March 2012
For World Book Day, 1 March 2012, the lunchtime show on BBC Radio Oxford looked at key developments in the story of the book. These included the development of printing, the paperback revolution of the 1930s, and the present growth in the popularity of ebooks. Both Jane Potter and Angus Phillips from the Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies were interviewed for the programme by Jo Thoenes.
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Posted on 15 Mar 2012 around 2pm