MX Publishing is a digital publisher that discusses changes in the publishing industry from past to present to future. Key changes include the rise of print on demand eliminating large print runs, online retailers like Amazon dominating book sales, and ebooks growing rapidly. The future of publishing is described as more consolidation among retailers and niche publishers flourishing by leveraging social media and multimedia ebook formats.

10. Into the Future – A Case Study - Speed to Market First approach with manuscript - 26 th November through website, publication date set for 24 th January Started pre-selling paperback in USA in December, launched on Amazon Kindle at the beginning of January and first very successful book signing in Oklahoma. From initial approach to selling worldwide in weeks..... New to the web, Kieran has relished learning to ‘blog’ http://kieranmcmullen.wordpress.com/

11. Into the Future – A Case Study - Niches Very specialist NLP book on battling cancer – would not have been published a few years ago – too risky. Paperback has sold worldwide – changing lives. “ Hern excellently describes living with cancer.” The Lancet Through social media alone author Keith Hern has become an advocate for a mouth cancer charity – and gained national press coverage for the cause. Keith Hern on ITV’s This Morning

13. Publishing – Our ‘Local Authors’ Paul R Spiring and……………

14. Publishing – Our ‘Local Authors’ Paul R Spiring and ……………Hugh Cooke

15. Publishing – Our ‘Local Authors’ Preservation of important works over 100 years old – 1880s, 1890s, 1900s

16. Publishing – Our ‘Local Authors’ Paul R Spiring and Hugh Cooke Have agreed to sign/dedicate copies of their books www.mxpublishing.co.uk Promotion code ‘Karlsruhe’ – 25% discount on all books on the site Thank You. Questions?