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CBC Interview with Benjamin Rivers: The Future of Publishing is Small and Light

by Crissy Campbell | Sep 28, 2010 | Harebrained Ideas

This month, the CBC Book Club is exploring the future of reading. Here’s an interesting interview with Benjamin Rivers – an independent game developer, comic artist and web designer – that looks at the interactive and cross-media opportunities that are now available with books. In his words, if you’re a publisher today “you should be thinking small and thinking light.”

Read the full post on CBC.

By Crissy Campbell

Crissy was Boxcar Marketing’s project manager from May 2009 to December 2012. She handled much of our day-to-day business, including working with clients directly on editorial calendars, weekly online activity plans, social media training and outreach opportunities. Crissy holds a Master of Publishing degree and before Boxcar Marketing, she worked at the Fraser Valley Regional Library where she specialized in the development and execution of promotional campaigns to drive traffic to regional library locations. Fun Facts Crissy has seen the sun rise on the Mekong River. She took Japanese in high school. She could beat adults at Memory when she was 5. Crissy loves wine and board games. Together when possible.

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