Eoin lives and works in Dublin, Ireland. He has worked as Commissioning Editor with one of Ireland’s oldest independent publishers, Mercier Press, and at Nonsuch Ireland (now The History Press Ireland). Eoin is a publishing industry analyst, consultant and commentator. He edits Irish Publishing News the source of news and information about Irish publishing. He has spoken at TOC Frankfurt, Digital Book World in New York and a number of other conferences on the future of publishing and the book in the digital age. He writes occasional blog posts and columns on the Irish book trade for The Bookseller magazine and several other publications. He has kept a blog on publishing and digital change since 2006 at www.eoinpurcellsblog.com.