There are hundreds if not thousands of independent publishing houses in the German-speaking countries (Germany, Austria and Switzerland). While operating in such a strong book market can certainly have benefits, a lot of those publishers are struggeling – not only with the competition in the market and the omnipresent difficulties in the world, but also with the changing role of books in our society and the change in the behavior of readers. How do these publishing houses survive, what are their challenges and strategies and what role do publishing collectives like SWIPS (Switzerland) and KURT WOLFF STIFUNG (Germany) play in helping these publishers ?
Speakers :
* Annette Beger (SWIPS - Swiss Independent Publishers / Kommode verlag, Switzerland)
* Daniel Beskos (Kurt Wolff Stiftung / mairisch Verlag, Germany)
* Tanja Raich (Leykam Verlag, Austria)