The Future Of Publishing Blog by Thad McIlroy
May 23rd, 2011
I’m in New York at the sold out IDPF 2011 Digital Book conference run by the International Digital Publishing Forum. What a day it has been! The big news of course is the “release” ((It’s actually the “Proposed Specification for final member and public review” — it’s been approved by the 100-member working committee, but…
May 19th, 2011
I’ve been trying to find a simple explanation of effective user interface design for web sites. I think this captures the tone: You put your left foot in / You put your left foot out
May 10th, 2011
With little fanfare the Columbia Journalism Review yesterday released the most intelligent and insightful report I’ve yet read on the business of digital journalism. The Story So Far: What We Know About the Business of Digital Journalism is the understated title of the must-read new report on the news business. Implicit in the report is a call to…
May 9th, 2011
Please Uncle Sam…Can we watch your TV shows & videos online?
April 28th, 2011
While reading the latest financials from Martha Stewart I realized that her template could be applied to most long-time publishing organizations today. Revenue up, profit down. The only thing unusual about Ms. Stewart’s story is the “revenue up” portion. More often I read “revenue down, profit down.” Digital widgets generally sell for less than their analog…