Open Road Integrated Media

When should an e-book be published? Before the physical copy gets published, or months later, or at the same time? Publishers must increasingly weigh tradition against the tide of consumers who want to read their e-books when they want them, and on any device they choose.

Jane Friedman sounded bullish at a lunchtime lecture on Tuesday. Speaking about the state of her field, the CEO of Open Road Integrated Media said to members of New York University 's Master of Science Publishing Program: "This is the most exciting time for publishing. There are more books, more...