The decline of some trade weeklies, coupled with the recent reports of ad pages falling…
Author: Brian O'Leary
The GBS debate
O’Reilly Media’s Andrew Savikas has compiled a directory of useful links to the discussion/debate about…
“Greener” book publishing
The book industry wants to reduce its carbon footprint. A simple solution that would greatly…
New channels, old problems
The controversy over a recent discovery that Amazon appeared to have de-listed certain content, including…
Better, not bigger
The New York Times, whose subscriptions are far from cheap, reports that magazine publishers are…
Surround your members!
A few weeks ago, Incisive Media, publishers of American Lawyer and other publications, announced the…
The newest big publisher
Traditional publishers can use print-on-demand (POD) technologies to reduce costs and possibly grow revenues, something…
More is not more
Tallies of magazine launches are pretty well established. Samir Husni has made a virtual franchise…
E-books: some household math
Chez O’Leary, we track expenses way too closely, so I ask for some indulgence when…
My association wish list
Putting aside the long form for a moment, here are five questions I’d love content-conscious…