Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
A couple of months ago, a representative from some public interest group rang my doorbell and tried to get me to sign some petition or other and give them money. I declined, not necessarily because I disagreed with their positions, but because I refuse to encourage door-to-door canvassing. I told ...Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
In a marketing ploy to promote London's Heathrow Airport, author Alain de Botton is writing a new book “A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary,” in real time. Here's what The New York Times had to say about it: TRAVELERS passing through London's Heathrow Airport this week may be surprised to ...Monday, July 20th, 2009
As a lifelong reader and book devotee, I have always had a difficult time imagining myself curling up in a comfy armchair with an e-book. After spending most of my day before a computer screen, it just doesn’t sound appealing at all. For me, part of the enjoyment of the ...Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
On June 8th California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger launched a digital textbooks initiative. In the speech announcing the initiative Schwarzenegger made his case that printed text books are expensive, outdated, antiquated and heavy: So this is why I think it is so important that we move on from the textbooks. The textbooks ...Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
Today's edition of The Tennessean is reporting that Ingram Industries will merge its print and digital publishing operations into a single business entity. The article states in part: "Ingram Industries will consolidate its print and digital publishing services into one company called Ingram Content Group Inc., a move the company said ...Thursday, November 20th, 2008
This seems a bit "if Rube Goldberg ran a publishing company" to me, but is an interesting idea nonetheless. From New Scientist: Alexander Besher's new sci-fi book...Manga Man...is available to read online for free. It's not just a traditional print novel, but comes with a swathe of pictures, video and audio. More unusually ...Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
While nearly every digital printer is looking to photo books for revenue, it's not an easy business to be in. RPI, located near Seattle's SeaTac airport, has perfected the process and will make more than $28 million this year selling 1.3 million photo books and more than 1 million units ...
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