The Future Of Publishing Blog by Thad McIlroy

Jessica Biel Overtakes Brad Pitt as the Most Dangerous Celebrity to Search in Cyberspace

August 21st, 2009

The Penguin Building in NYC has a Bedbug Infestation

And now for something a little lighter… According to The New York Observer, based on a report in Gawker, “(Penguin) management sent a memo out to staff yesterday warning them of ‘an insect issue in certain areas’ on several floors. Staff were instructed to vacate the building by 1 p.m. today and not return until…

August 20th, 2009

The Latest Data on eBook Sales

Once again it’s a record quarter. But keep in mind (as I’ve pointed out many times before) that annualized this would total about $150 million of a $35 billion US book industry. Let’s cheer them on. The sales are exploding. Let’s stop the cheering as we keep our perspective. Do please go to the IDPF…

August 20th, 2009

Back from the Brink — Newspapers Stop Their Slide

I would imagine that the title of this blog entry will strike you as about as contradictory a title to yesterday’s entry as would be possible. But it’s pulled from the précis (registration required) of a new report from Borrell Associates, which has a strong reputation analysing all thngs Web. I thought I would rebalance…