In 2011 and 2012, Hugh McGuire and I co-edited and contributed chapters to Book: A…
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Can Subscription Models Grow Market Size? The Debate Is On.
Earlier today, I moderated a panel (“Demystifying subscription models”) that was offered as part of…
Let The People In: The Accessibility Problems In Golf And Publishing
It’s a somewhat known fact that, at times, I play golf. Well, I attempt to…
Legacy publishers can still be innovative
GigaOM and paidContent hosted a The new publishers“. Moderated by Larry Kramer, president and publisher…
Thinking More Broadly About Digital Exports
In the last year-plus, Livres Canada Books commissioned us to research and write two research…
Print Culture of Physicality and Niches
Over the weekend, The Guardian covered Printout, a bimonthly gathering of print magazine enthusiasts. At…
If Only We Could Limit All of Our Editions
On March 13, 2012, Encyclopaedia Britannica announced that it would no longer print its 32-volume encyclopedia,…
A Unified Field Theory Of Publishing
(This post, which is significantly longer than most others here, covers my prepared remarks for…