Craig Mod, whose work is consistently challenging and informative, posted recently about what happens to…
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Helping Libraries Focus on Outcomes
Last February, I posted “Market opportunities“, which described an article about making reading work for low-literacy…
Fighting Scale with Something Other than Scale
Yesterday, I linked to Eric Hellman’s post about “Publishing’s Amazon-powered future“. In it, Hellman outlined…
Maybe the Era of Collaboration Ended in 1995
Eric Hellman published “Publishing’s Amazon-powered future“, a perceptive post about the things he feels most…
A Context for “Context”
On Monday and Tuesday, I am in Berlin, participating in several sessions that are part…
Good News in a Tough Time?
“Mobile content, ad sales will hit $67 billion in 2012“, a post written by Robert…
Commerce is the Result of Value Provided
Earlier today, I presented “The opportunity in abundance” to members of the Association of Book…
A “Thousand Flowers” Don’t Grow in DRM
In defending themselves against charges of collusion, the publishers recently sued by the U.S. Department…
Print Culture of Physicality and Niches
Over the weekend, The Guardian covered Printout, a bimonthly gathering of print magazine enthusiasts. At…
Publishers Handed Amazon Its eBook Strength
Over the weekend, Mike Cane and Charlie Stross looked at book publishing in the wake…