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Kobo in ConversationAuthor: Rakuten Kobo
In-depth conversations with authors about their bookshow and why they write, the books and authors they admire, and so much more. Plus, occasional takes on what's going on in the business of books. And year-end round-ups of reading recommendations from the staff of Rakuten Kobo, the global digital bookseller. Hosted by Michael Tamblyn and Nathan Maharaj. Language: en Genres: Arts, Books, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Booktalking - Publishers wannabe booksellers, the book business's third rail, dark matter sales data, and more
Episode 4
Tuesday, 10 February, 2026
Hosts Michael Tamblyn and Nathan Maharaj caught up on the latest private equity-fueled mergers & acquisitions, what we're not talking about when we're talking about the money made from books, plus a whole lot more. This episode covers: Rosetta Books acquired by Open Road Media Why private equity is (still) interested in the book business, most recently in German companies Bookwire and Zebralution Independent Publishing Group's move to add more direct-to-consumer services for their publisher clients (and why becoming a bookseller is harder than it looks) The "dark matter"* that's not being reported when we talk about the health of the book business Publishers and librarians duking it out over digital book pricing Sidebar on Heated Rivalry and the NYPL And a remembrance of Porter Anderson Beloved backlist books cited in this episode include Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis, The Rise and Fall fo the Third Reich by William L. Shirer, the works of Octavia E. Butler and William Styron. More author interviews at kobo.com/conversation Find past Booktalking episodes here *Nathan said "grey matter" in the episode because his was failing him at the time.
