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Vancouver, BC—June 16, 2010. BookRiff Media is pleased to announce the appointment of Rochelle Grayson as the company's CEO. Grayson joins BookRiff bringing an extensive background in business, technology, entertainment, and education.
Noodling More on Evolution of Publishing : Mark Leslie, June 16
...in places such as BookRiff or SymText content creators/publishers can place their work online and consumers can pop in, customize the content to suit their needs and select the way in which they want to consume it.
BookRiff reimagines a book's content as a sort of playlist, a process of assemblage.
Every brand has challenges. The best brands—actually, the people behind the best brands—know this, identify the challenges, and come up with solutions to at least minimize them and at best overcome them.
Nonfiction such as textbooks, cookbooks and travel guides, not just short short collections, could benefit.
Slicing, Dicing, Chunking and Dunking: Licensing in the Digital Age : Richard Nash on Frankfurt Book Fair blog, October 17
On all levels—the content creation/origination itself, the burgeoning opportunities for digital platforms, and the tools that can be used to make licensing transactions more efficient—digital is transforming rights and licensing.
Douglas & McIntyre had a webinar for publishers interested in supplying content to BookRiff today, which was very interesting. The website is intuitive and easy to use (with a flashy 3-d book preview to flip through), and although they're still ironing out a few bugs, they plan to launch it to the public in a week or two, after Frankfurt.
BookRiff is not a threat to their publishing house but, rather, an evolution using new tools at hand to continue to do what they do best...
Internet gives authors more options : The Montreal Gazette, August 12 Douglas & McIntyre, a Canadian independent publishing house, is close to launching BookRiff, which can be described as iTunes for books...
BookRiff.com: Self-Publishing For Everybody : INDEX //mb, July 6 Protagonize.com's Nick Bouton pointed me to a new startup called BookRiff. BookRiff offers Lulu-like self-publishing and print-on-demand services for authors with an incopyright twist...
D&M Preparing BookRiff Launch : Publisher's Weekly, June 29 Independent Canadian publisher D&M is launching an online bookstore that lets users create books, both print and electronic, using their own content or by compiling purchased content from publishers. BookRiff will launch...
Nitobi buys in to BookRiff: TechVibes, May 7
BookRiff at LiFT Studios: April 14.
Still in Development, this custom book creator is a sign of the times.
June 2010
BookRiff Hires Digital Media Executive Rochelle Grayson as CEO (PDF)Vancouver, BC—June 16, 2010. BookRiff Media is pleased to announce the appointment of Rochelle Grayson as the company's CEO. Grayson joins BookRiff bringing an extensive background in business, technology, entertainment, and education.
Noodling More on Evolution of Publishing : Mark Leslie, June 16
...in places such as BookRiff or SymText content creators/publishers can place their work online and consumers can pop in, customize the content to suit their needs and select the way in which they want to consume it.
March 2010
Book Creation: Beyond the Printed Page : Sachiko Murakami on BookNet Canada Blog, March 1BookRiff reimagines a book's content as a sort of playlist, a process of assemblage.
January 2010
What's Your Brand's Major Hurdle and What Can You Do About It? : Kiley Turner on turner-riggs blogspace, January 6Every brand has challenges. The best brands—actually, the people behind the best brands—know this, identify the challenges, and come up with solutions to at least minimize them and at best overcome them.
December 2009
Audio podcast: Monique Trottier of Boxcar Marketing speaks with LiFT Studios' Haig Armen about BookRiff, along with her experience with the changes the web has brought to the publishing industry: liftstudios.ca, December 3.>>listenOctober 2009
'Build your own book': BookRiff to help readers enjoy short stories and chapters via POD : David Rothman on TeleRead.org, October 18Nonfiction such as textbooks, cookbooks and travel guides, not just short short collections, could benefit.
Slicing, Dicing, Chunking and Dunking: Licensing in the Digital Age : Richard Nash on Frankfurt Book Fair blog, October 17
On all levels—the content creation/origination itself, the burgeoning opportunities for digital platforms, and the tools that can be used to make licensing transactions more efficient—digital is transforming rights and licensing.
September 2009
Introducing BookRiff : Arsenalia.com, September 18Douglas & McIntyre had a webinar for publishers interested in supplying content to BookRiff today, which was very interesting. The website is intuitive and easy to use (with a flashy 3-d book preview to flip through), and although they're still ironing out a few bugs, they plan to launch it to the public in a week or two, after Frankfurt.
August 2009
Websites let anyone create own books: Self-publishing authors turn to the Internet : The Calgary Herald, August 24
Self-Publishing: Harbinger of Doom or Puffy White Cloud of Hope? : BookNet Canada Blog, August 13
Traditional publishers are realizing this and making their own play in self-publishing. Douglas &McIntyre, a Canadian independent publishing house, is close to launching BookRiff,...
BookRiff is not a threat to their publishing house but, rather, an evolution using new tools at hand to continue to do what they do best...
Internet gives authors more options : The Montreal Gazette, August 12 Douglas & McIntyre, a Canadian independent publishing house, is close to launching BookRiff, which can be described as iTunes for books...
July 2009
BookRiff.com: Self-Publishing For Everybody : INDEX //mb, July 6 Protagonize.com's Nick Bouton pointed me to a new startup called BookRiff. BookRiff offers Lulu-like self-publishing and print-on-demand services for authors with an incopyright twist...
June 2009
D&M Preparing BookRiff Launch : Publisher's Weekly, June 29 Independent Canadian publisher D&M is launching an online bookstore that lets users create books, both print and electronic, using their own content or by compiling purchased content from publishers. BookRiff will launch...
May 2009
BookRiff Offers a Sneak Peek at BookExpo America (PDF)
BookRiff Media Inc. will feature its dynamic new web application at BookExpo America (BEA), North America's largest publishing trade event. May 19, 2009. (BookRiff Press Release)>>read online
Nitobi buys in to BookRiff: TechVibes, May 7
Bookriff lets you build your own book: CanCult, May 6
BookRiff and Nitobi Join Forces to Create BookRiff.com (PDF)
One of North America's hottest web application developers invests in BookRiff Media, Inc. May 4, 2009. (BookRiff Press Release) >>read online
April 2009
BookRiff at LiFT Studios: April 14.
Still in Development, this custom book creator is a sign of the times.
