Podcast

256. Michael Johnson, a Technologist on Future Publishing Trends

Michael Johnson has many years of experience in publishing, technology, and educational distribution. He is currently Vice President of Content at Benetech, a global company that creates software for social good in the areas of education, employment, and social inclusion. In other words, Michael assists in making your stories and art accessible to anyone, regardless of their circumstances.

Michael has been involved with many publishing evolutions that were feared to be the end of publishing, such as eBooks, only to find publishing emerging all the stronger. As long as there are humans reading stories, there will be publishing.

We cover accessibility in publishing and define the term and its importance in the coming years.

We also discuss AI in book publishing—plagiarism.