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Hosted by Joshua Tallent · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 68 episodes
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Get smarter about your books! The BookSmarts podcast features discussions about the publishing industry and interviews with industry experts, deep thinkers, and doers, bringing you insights that will help you sell more books.Joshua Tallent is an acclaimed teacher and guide on the role of data in publishing, and a vocal advocate for high quality book metadata. In his spare time, Joshua enjoys playing complex board games, playing Minecraft, and fiddling with his 3D printer.
Joshua Tallent hosts The BookSmarts Podcast, with Joshua Tallent, a arts show with 68 episodes published.
Kathy Gagliano is the Executive Vice President of Merchandising at Books-A-Million, America’s second-largest book retailer. Bringing a wealth of experience from major retailers like Parisian, Inc., Federated Department S
For university presses of all sizes, technology adoption is a constant necessity—yet the process can feel daunting, confusing, and even disruptive. Jana Faust (University of Nebraska Press) and Rachel Lee (UCANR) join th
Andrea Fleck-Nisbet is Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), where she leads the largest nonprofit trade association serving independent publishers. With more than 20 years of exp
Joe Biel is an independent publisher who draws origins, inspiration, and methods from punk rock to sell millions of books. He is the founder and CEO of Microcosm Publishing, a Publishers Weekly 's fastest-growing publish
Jeff Crosby is the president and CEO of ECPA, the trade association of Christian publishers and has worked in bookselling and publishing roles for more than four decades. He is also an author of several books, including
Prashant Pathak is the Co-Founder and Director of Publishers Without Borders , a global and non-commercial community supporting publishing professionals through collaboration and knowledge-sharing. With 20 years of exper
Ken Jones is an experienced book publishing software expert. Before founding Circular Software, he served as the Technical Production Manager, software trainer, and automation developer at Penguin. Circular Software is a
Marit Vagstad has worked in the book publishing industry for more than 20 years in marketing, sales, and product management roles. She currently is the Director of CoreSource, Ingram Content Group’s digital distribution
Brooke Dobson is Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer of Shimmr AI, a fully automated platform for publishers that creates automated advertising for discovery and sales of books. With expertise in economic forecasting, m
Gavin Marcus is the CEO and co-founder of Storywise. He spent 10 years running an indie book publishing and distribution business before launching Storywise. Jeremy Esekow is Storywise's Chief Product Officer and co-foun
Phil Madans is a seasoned publishing executive with over 42 years of experience in trade publishing, including more than a decade as Executive Director of Digital Publishing Technology at Hachette Book Group. Throughout
Ann Kjellberg is the Founding Editor of the Book Post book review , an innovative newsletter-based book review service which delivers thoughtful, in-depth literary criticism from distinguished writers directly to subscri
Len Edgerly is the host of the Kindle Chronicles podcast, a long-running show dedicated to exploring digital reading technologies and publishing innovations. He joins the BookSmarts Podcast to discuss the evolving landsc
Kristina Radke is the Senior Vice President of Business Growth and Engagement at NetGalley. She joins the BookSmarts Podcast to launch of Booktrovert, a new consumer marketing platform for publishers and authors. Booktro
Daniel Berkowitz is the Ad Sales Director for Bookshop.org, an online bookstore with a mission to financially support local, independent bookstores. He is also the founder of AuthorPop, a one-stop shop for every author's
Bryan Heathman is the CEO of Made for Success Publishing , a book publishing company that specializes in selling audiobooks. . He joins the BookSmarts Podcast to discuss how AI technology is transforming the audiobook in
Margaux Weisman is the former Director of Business Development at DropCap Inc., a tech-enabled rights agency and a global rights marketplace used by rights agents and acquisitions around the world to find great books. Sh
Rebecca Burgoyne is the Executive Director of Business Systems Integrations for the United Methodist Publishing House. She joins the BookSmarts Podcast discuss what Lean Six Sigma is and why book publishers should be inc
David Hetherington is the Vice President of Global Business Development at Books International, a leading provider of US and International book manufacturing, print and digital distribution services for the book publishi
Jason Brockwell is the President of National Book Network, one of the largest independent book distributors in the United States. With titles in nearly every bookstore category, NBN has helped a broad variety of publishe
Jeff Crosby
author of The Language of the Soul · Jeff Crosby Designs
1 appearance on this show
Ken Jones
NAIDOC Male Elder & Proud Boandik Elder · Glendale Missionary Baptist Church
1 appearance on this show
Michael Johnson
Melbourne hip-hop artist, singer, amateur producer, street performer · Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park
1 appearance on this show
Jane Friedman
Publishing Industry Expert · Hot Sheet
1 appearance on this show
Tom Richardson
Associate Professor · University of Southampton
1 appearance on this show
Thad McIlroy
publishing analyst and author
3 appearances on this show
Emma Watson
Head of St Catherine’s School, Bramley · St Catherine’s School, Bramley
1 appearance on this show
Mark Herschberg
author of "The Career Toolkit Essential Skills for Success"; creator of the Brain Bump app · The Career Toolkit
1 appearance on this show
Todd Sattersten
Expert Publisher
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Scott Miller
Wall Street Journal best selling author and senior advisor on thought leadership · Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs
1 appearance on this show
Nick Espinosa
Security Fanatics
1 appearance on this show
Alessandra Torre
bestselling author and educator
1 appearance on this show
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