The Future Of Publishing Blog by Thad McIlroy

Barnes & Noble’s Largest UK Partner Also Sells Kindle, Kobo & Sony

August 28th, 2012

Barnes & Noble’s First UK Partner Also Sells Kindle & Kobo

I’ve got a soft spot for well-run employee-owned companies, so John Lewis is my kind of firm. Founded in 1864, the company’s 81,000 employees are all partners in an enterprise with 29 department stores, 8 at home shops, 283 Waitrose supermarkets and the John Lewis online and catalog business. The combined operation has annual gross…

August 11th, 2012

21 Bacon Dessert Recipes You’ll Wish You Had Tried Sooner

That’s the full title. It’s not just “21 Bacon Dessert Recipes.” It’s “21 Bacon Dessert Recipes That You’ll Wish You Would Have Tried Sooner (Diane’s Desserts Series).” I’m not sure if you would have wished you tried them sooner if you had discovered the recipes in this book, but now you may wish you’d tried them…

August 7th, 2012

President Obama’s Metadata Problem

When the word started circulating that I was born in Toronto, Canada and merely a dual Canadian/US citizen it dashed my hopes of being elected president of the United States. But the furor was nothing compared to what President Obama has been subjected to in proving his birth in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1961 (Gosh. He’s 5 years younger…