“If any industry deserves to go under, it’s the publishing industry.” So writeth Andrew Sullivan in his popular blog, “The Daily Dish.”
I found the quote on another blog, a blog far more well-rounded than Mr. Sullivan’s, that of Nathan Bransford, a literary agent with the venerable Curtis Brown (my father’s literary agency many years [...]
These days I’m living in West Vancouver, British Columbia. I’m house-sitting for some dear friends. I’m lucky because it’s so beautiful here. How about a nighttime pic from my patio on the ocean…
I often sit outside at night and watch the planes arrive and depart from Vancouver International Airport, across the inlet. They’re far way; [...]
I was holding back on whether to blog the brilliant entry by Clay Shirky on the future of newspapers, well-titled, “Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable.”
Within 24 hours there were thousands of links to this tremendously provocative and well-written blog entry. Why add my voice?
Because I want to make sure that you see it, and digest [...]
Having grown up in Canada a dual Canadian-U.S. citizen I’ve always marveled at the similarities and differences between the two countries. Often Canada seems to be playing catch-up to U.S. innovations. Other times it appears to be ahead of the U.S., at least in societal matters, if not necessarily economic or technological issues.
What intrigues and [...]
Under the title “Layoffs Pile Up,” the Wall Street Journal offers another great graphic, of the type I reported in my last blog entry. Come on folks. Keep up the effort. You’ve got great info and graphics that we can find nowhere else!
I’ve been meaning to blog this for several weeks (oops, “blog” is now a verb!).
I recall clearly that in the early days of the Web that Martin Nisenholtz at The New York Times supervised the creation of a series of engaging graphics that struck me as emblematic of what online newspapers versions could do that [...]
This is a depressing little piece, that as far as I can tell originated in the Financial Times in the U.K. (although my link is to another source).
It is well-reasoned and cogent.
Simply to report on 12 of the worst basket cases does not necessarily represent the entire picture accurately, but I think provides a unique [...]
The Wall Street Journal reports today that “Barnes & Noble Inc. acquired Fictionwise, a leading retailer of electronic books, and said it will launch a new e-bookstore this year, as the e-book market heats up.
“The purchase, for $15.7 million, comes only a few days after Amazon.com Inc., the country’s largest online bookseller, said it is [...]
Well, you hardly need my blog to bring you the big news that you can now Kindle your iPhone. It’s all over the place. Should you have missed the news, here’s the New York Times report, as comprehensive as any.
The details of the features and shortcomings of bringing the Amazin’ Kindle to a less capable [...]
