Mick Silva and David Morris

Publishing Disrupted

Arts EN ↓ 27 episodes

Exploring the ways in which book publishing is changing and how writers can best meet the challenge. A conversation between two publishing veterans and friends, editor Mick Silva and publisher and literary agent David Morris. MickSilva.com / DavidRMorris.me

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Mick Silva and David Morris

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Do Big Profit-Driven Publishers Produce a Positive Predicament? 14.05.2025 42:59

Even our AI assistant had trouble titling this one! But in this second episode, Mick and David picked up their discussion of the major factors disrupting modern publishing, hitting some highlights: Big mergers and their impact on book acquisitions How authors (and small publishers) can deal with truncated selling cycles Why publishing has become so much more dependent on author publicity and How...

Welcome to the Disruption 29.04.2025 26:38

A new podcast from two "former book industry experts." Editor Mick Silva and publisher and literary agent David Morris cover all manner of things for professional authors trying to navigate the ever-changing publishing landscape. In this first episode, we introduce some bigger questions: Why books still matter Can you make money at "creative expression?" Is being "indy&...