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Paranoia in Publishing

Monday, April 19th, 2010

The golden age of publishing lies ahead . But will we as individuals be part of it? I want to shine the light on an issue that I think warrants discussion by our industry. For lack of a better term, I have been calling it PIP-that is, paranoia in publishing. ...

BoSacks Speaks Out: The Rules Have Changed

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

'm not exactly a man of few words, but today I find myself not knowing precisely where to begin with what is on my mind. It seems that each day and almost each hour there is a new e-reading platform being introduced and talked about. Some of ...

BoSacks Speaks Out: On Time Inc’s Message of Sobriety

Monday, March 29th, 2010

I have had this vent building up in me for quite some time, so I want to publicly thank Richard Stengel, managing editor of Time magazine, for a needed and sobering conversation. "Mr. Stengel acknowledges that early iPad content may not meet the hype. He compared it to the era ...

Print Media and iPad’s Profit Potential

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

BoSacks Speaks Out: I have been tracking the iPad very closely. It is my belief that it is an important device. Why is a good question? The answer is that it isn't so much a device as a universal translator platform, much the same way that an iPhone ...

Xerox Gives Book Publishers One More Thing to Think About

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

Yesterday,  Xerox announced a joint sales and marketing agreement with On Demand Books wherein the Xerox 4112 Copier/Printer will be integrated with the Espresso Book Machine - a fully integrated solution that prints, binds and trims books with full color covers on demand in retail locations and libraries.  The Espresso Book ...

Trades in Trouble

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

Within a week of each other, two major publishers of trade magazines and directories in the graphic arts and publishing markets reported major changes or restructuring. Yesterday, August 3, Cygnus Business Media announced it is restructuring under Chapter 11 protection. Just a week ago, July 30, Reed Elsevier announced that ...

Ingram Will Merge Print and Digital Operations

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 ...