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What Role Should Ebook Profits Play In A Publisher’s Business Strategy?
In a post about ways that we can use publishing data, I briefly noted the…
Three Ways To Leverage the Insights Gleaned In Publishing Data
Last August, Bowker announced that its Business Intelligence and Commerce Solution products would be sold to…
More Competition And More Demand: Are Publishing Investments A Good Bet?
A few months ago, Marc Andreesson wrote that he expects demand for news content will…
Why ‘All-You-Can-Eat’ Content Subscriptions Will Struggle
In posts written earlier this week, I alluded to a couple of ways that publishers…
Buying Books Online: Subscription Vs. Per-unit Pricing
The expansion of digital content subscription services has prompted both insider and consumer-facing coverage of…
Ignoring Change: Traditional Publishers Unprepared For The New Era Of Independent Publishing
Over the course of the last two months, something akin to a food fight has…
Life Is Not A Tour Of Gas Stations
Last Thursday, Tim O’Reilly announced that the company named after him is shutting down its…
Op-ed laments are not the answer
I subscribe to a lot of magazines – almost 20, by a recent count. There…
Collusion and Business Models Are Not the Same
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Justice decided to sue several publishers and an…