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January 20, 2026Episodes

Episode 61: The Role of Fixed-Layout EPUBs in Publishing with Ken Jones

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 […]
November 17, 2025Episodes

Episode 60: CoreSource & the Future of Book Distribution with Marit Vagstad

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 […]
October 21, 2025Episodes

Episode 59: AI, Discoverability & GEO: Transforming Book Marketing with Shimmr AI

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 […]
September 29, 2025Episodes

Episode 58: Gavin Marcus & Jeremy Esekow on Storywise—AI, Development, and Publishing Innovation

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 […]
August 19, 2025Episodes

Episode 57: Phil Madans on Book Publishing Next and the Importance of Metadata

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 […]
July 22, 2025Episodes

Episode 56: Ann Kjellberg on the Importance and Future of Book Reviewing

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 subscribers’ […]
June 17, 2025Episodes

Episode 55: The Future of eReaders with Len Edgerly

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 […]
May 19, 2025Episodes

Episode 54: Booktrovert – a Brand New Consumer Marketing Platform

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 […]
April 21, 2025Episodes

Episode 53: Advertising Strategies for Publishers and Authors

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 […]
March 17, 2025Episodes

Episode 52: Bryan Heathman on How AI Is Shaping the Audiobook Industry

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 […]