by mnross | Jul 15, 2022 | Algorithms, Collaboration, Copyright, Digital publishing, Education, Libraries, Publishing
For almost the entire history of the library ecosystem, publishing companies and libraries have been as tightly aligned in their missions as any other pair of mutually beneficial partnerships. It is hard to imagine a more symbiotic relationship than that between...
by mnross | Jul 6, 2020 | Collaboration, Education, Mentoring
A few years ago, an Italian friend of mine asked me if I would hire her son Luca as an intern for the summer. Carlotta ran an educational publishing company in Parma, just south of Milan, and Luca was attending a local business school and wanted to get experience in...
by mnross | Nov 12, 2019 | Collaboration, Product development
When it comes to building creative products from scratch, such as videos, websites, or even articles that contain mixed media, clients often do not know exactly what they want. They may think they do, but they sometimes have expectations that are not aligned with...
by mnross | Mar 8, 2018 | Agreement, Collaboration, Licensing, Partnering
Sealing the Deal The process for formalizing a workable licensing or co-publishing partnership consists of having three documents in place: A mutual non-disclosure (NDA) agreement. A term sheet. A binding agreement or contract. Mutual Non-disclosure Regardless of the...
by mnross | Jan 28, 2018 | Collaboration
Luck is Not a Strategy There are two times in a man’s life when he should not speculate: when he can’t afford it and when he can. —Mark Twain, Following the Equator: Pudd’nhead Wilson’s New Calendar When publishers set out to create a product, they normally do the...
by mnross | Jan 10, 2018 | Collaboration, Partnering
Whether you are in a small market, like, say, Sweden, or a large market, like the U.S., there are good reasons to find partners outside of your geography. Here are the top three reasons why I think publishers in markets with small populations should aggressively...