Miral Sattar@BiblioCrunch| @MiralSattar
How the Publishing Industry is like the Game of Thrones
What is the Game of Thrones?
Mythical continent of 7 Kingdoms
9 administrative regions ruled by the Iron Throne
Bordered by “The Wall” which is protected by the “Night’s Watch”
Dangerous threats like “The Others”, “White Walkers” and “Wildlings” live beyond “The Wall”
Mythical Kingdom of Westeros
King of the Iron Throne is killed
Well-loved leader is executed (Ned Stark)
War starts Various houses vie for
Kingship and their own fiefdoms
The old world order comes to an end
Struggle between powerful families
Marriage alliances between various houses are formed
Alliances and partnerships are constantly changing
War starts between the Houses
War between the Game of Thrones houses is like the war between the players in the publishing industry
Publishing Industry Game of Thrones
Publishing Startups
Traditional Publishers
Publishing industry as Game of Thrones Characters
Used to be powerful Original gatekeepers Late in adapting and
blind to threats Lack of innovation is
leading them to extinction
Traditional Publishers as King Baratheon
King Baratheon Traditional Publishers
Rose from the ashes
Element of “magic” Cult-like followers
Apple as Daenerys Targaryen
Daenerys Targaryen Apple
Looking for glory Enters into a
marriage of convenience
Loyal followers Comes to an end
Renley Baratheon as Barnes & Noble
Renley Baratheon +
Margaery TyrellBarnes & Noble + Microsoft
Wealthy and Powerful Everyone loves to
hate them Play by their own
rules
Amazon as Cersei Lannister
Cersei Lannister Amazon
Sexy! Think outside of the box Realize what needs to be
done to survive Disrupting the industry
Publishing Startups as Jon Snow
Jon Snow Publishing Startups
Entrepreneurs that are passionate about a struggling industry
Strategies that are nimble and adapt well to change
Companies that don’t really favor a particular “House” or publisher, but are looking for ways to return us to our former glory
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