The Future Of Publishing Blog by Thad McIlroy
March 26th, 2009
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…
March 26th, 2009
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!
March 7th, 2009
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…
March 7th, 2009
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…
March 7th, 2009
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…