**Who You Will Hear**

Guest: Thad McIlroy (Principal of The Future of Publishing)

Co-host: Luna Tang (Cloud Service Delivery Manager at Klopotek)

Co-host: Dwayne Parris (Senior Consultant at Klopotek)

In this episode, guest Thad McIlroy joins us from San Francisco and shares his research and insights on how AI is striking the revolution to book publishing and how we should look at it.

The conversation gets started with Thad telling us about his background as a publishing analyst, journalist, author, consultant, and how his career path gets intertwined with both technology and publishing. He then illustrates how AI is making a huge influence on editorial, production, and other publishing processes, meanwhile explaining why this impact is going to be more intersected and profound. Subsequently, he talks about his new research – Book Publishing Startups in the U.S. 2022, a report charts how more than 1,300 publishing ventures have performed over the past 15 years, which data is included, and how to use this rich resource on publishing innovation. When asked about messages he wants to convey through this report, he says, “being optimistic, [as] there has never been a more exciting and better time to be in the book publishing industry.”

We are pleased to provide links to the articles, publications, and reports covered in this interview for interested listeners to learn more: AI Is About to Turn Book Publishing Upside-Down (The Publishers Weekly article on AI), AI Comes to Audiobooks (The Publishers Weekly article on AI & audiobooks), Book Publishing Startups in the U.S. 2022 (the report on publishing startups), Book Publishing Startups Database Access. For more about Thad’s writings and publications on technology and publishing, please go visit the website of his book The Metadata Handbook, his website The Future of Publishing, and the site of Publishing Technology Partners.

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* The views, information, or opinions expressed in the program are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of Klopotek and its employees. It is the goal of Klopotek Publishing Radio to support cultural diversity, the exchange of opinions, and to create an environment where the conversation of a global publishing industry can thrive.