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Miriam Warren is a Director at The Fisher Company, which provides international mergers and acquisition services for print and digital publishing media and technology sectors. Her eleven years in academic publishing give her a comprehensive knowledge of a publisher’s specific needs, from acquisition and peer review process through print and ebook production.

Miriam also served as President of the Board of Directors for PubWest for nearly six years. She joins the Booksmarts Podcast to discuss the process of The Fisher’s Company’s mergers and acquisitions and gives advice to publishers thinking about selling their company or acquiring an additional one.

Learn more about The Fisher Company at www.thefishercompany.com. Email them today for a free consultation! 


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Victoria Sutherland is the Founder and Publisher of Foreword Magazine, Inc., and Director of Children’s Books USA. She joins the BookSmarts Podcast to discuss how Foreword Magazine can help smaller, independent publishers with their marketing endeavors.

The mission of Foreword Magazine, Inc. is to help booksellers and librarians discover great books from indie presses through an artistic magazine dedicated to book reviewing. Victoria has spent many years of her career focusing on independent publishers and small press authors, and currently serves as Treasurer of the Independent Book Publishers Association. She discusses marketing trends that she’s discovered throughout her career as well as the process and positive outcomes of their book reviews.

Learn more about Foreword Magazine at forewordreviews.com, as well as their LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter accounts.




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Klaus Krogh is the President, CEO, and co-founder of 2K/Denmark, a graphic design, typesetting, and type design company that earlier this year launched the Sustainable Typesetting brand of services. He joins the BookSmarts Podcast to discuss the importance of Sustainable Typesetting for publishers and the complicated process of creating bibles.

Klaus also serves as the President of the Society of Bible Craftsmanship, in partnership with the Museum of the Bible, a global network of publishers, producers, and suppliers who aim to nurture and highlight excellence in Bible craftsmanship.

If you have questions or comments on what was discussed, you can reach Klaus at klaus@2kdenmark.com.


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Mary Carlomagno is a publishing veteran with experience on all sides of the business including marketing positions at Barnes & Noble and Random House. She is a nationally recognized organizing expert and author whose books have appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Program, The Today Show, and CBS News.

Currently, she is the Director of Sales and Business Development for Bowker bringing their wealth of services to the traditional publisher market. She joins us on the BookSmarts Podcast to discuss how publishers can expand the visibility of their titles.Follow Mary Carlomagno on LinkedIn to learn more about her work.


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Laura Brady is an inclusive publishing expert whose priority is always to put users first. She has more than 25 years of publishing experience creating and converting eBooks, training publishers on accessible workflows, and consulting for service organizations about how to publish inclusively while worrying about everyone’s reading experience.

Currently, she serves on the board of the Accessible Books Consortium, is a lecturer at Toronto Metropolitan University, and is the Accessibility Training Manager at eBOUND Canada. Laura joins the BookSmarts Podcast to discuss what accessibility in book publishing means and how to effectively practice inclusivity so readers of all kinds of abilities and disabilities can easily access and enjoy your content.

Follow Laura Brady on Twitter @LauraB7 or visit her website at www.laurabrady.ca.


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Michele Cobb is the Executive Director of Audio Publishers Association and PubWest, publisher of AudioFile Magazine and MMB media, and a partner at Forte Business Consulting. Needless to say, she is a very busy woman and joins us at the BookSmarts Podcast to discuss what it’s like juggling so many hats at once.

The Coronavirus pandemic threw a wrench in many areas of the publishing industry. Michele shares how significantly the pandemic impacted how her associations handle publishing conferences and award ceremonies. Michele also discusses the transition from online back to in-person conferences as well as the judging process for her many awards, including PubWest’s Book Design Awards, the APA’s Audio Awards and The Ambies, run by the Podcast Academy.

Follow Michele Cobb on Twitter @mleecobb or visit her business website at www.fortebc.com. To learn more about the book associations mentioned, visit www.pubwest.org, www.audiopub.org, and www.podcastacademy.com.


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