On Wednesday at the Frankfurt Book Fair, I moderated a panel discussion with John Makinson from The Penguin Group, Brian Murray at HarperCollins, and Arnaud Nourry of Lagardere Publishing. FBF has posted a video of the conversation (see the link at the bottom), but here are some notable excerpts. Makinson suggested that once the economic crisis has stabilized, publishers will need to make structural adjustments in the role that some wholesalers play as Britain’s EUK is threatened by the instability of their corporate parent, Woolworth’s. “One concern I do have is whether the merchandising wholesaler model, where a number of […]