June 29th, 2015
Barnes & Noble’s Declining Book Sales
Barnes & Noble released its fiscal year 2015 earnings report last Thursday.
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June 18th, 2015
One Hundred Years of Solitude at the Bogota Book Fair
Imagine being a English-language book publisher in a country with a population of 50 million, surrounded by 25 other English-language countries with a total population of over 400 million. On top of that your publishing industry lives in the shadow of an older European nation where your language originated and which remains the dominant player in English-language…
May 27th, 2015
The Wall Street Journal Gets it Wrong on Mobile vs Desktop
A May 26 Wall Street Journal article is headlined “Mobile Isn’t Killing the Desktop Internet.” With such an inflammatory title it’s of course one of the top trending stories.
May 27th, 2015
Why is Ebook Formatting Still a Disaster?
The book publishing industry adheres to more than a dozen standards. Among them are:
March 15th, 2015
Is Publishing a Complex Industry?
I’m thinking about complex industries. I’m thinking of… Pharmaceuticals (you might check out 23andMe, “a personalized DNA service”) The design and launch of high-tech products (the intriguing Apple Watch) Aerospace (think Airbus A350 XWB) Launching a new car company (think Tesla) Telecommunications (“rewiring” the Internet to reconfigure performance)