The Future Of Publishing Blog by Thad McIlroy
January 21st, 2009
This week’s New Yorker offers a gem of an article on the historic struggles that newspapers have endured to survive. While the article starts out in the present: “The newspaper is dead. You can read all about it online, blog by blog, where the digital gloom over the death of an industry often veils, if…
January 16th, 2009
I discovered this great bilingual graphic on the blog The Digitalist, although its source is the Spanish-language Soybits (where you’ll also find larger versions). Very innovative and good clean fun for the whole family! When will Parker Brothers bring out the board game?
January 16th, 2009
I subscribe to Bob Sacks’ exhausting three times per day newsletter. As I’ve previously noted, Bob is one of the great veterans of magazine publishing and of publishing in general. He’s on our side. I recommend that you subscribe. Many of his newsletters are simply reposts of articles of interest, but once a week or…
January 16th, 2009
I know you’re getting plenty of info and speculation on this topic all over the Web in the last 24 hours, but the topic remains extremely important to the future of publishing and I feel the need to continue to provide some pointers. Today’s is from the Wall Street Journal (subscription probably required for this…
January 14th, 2009
I just received this alert from Mark Anderson, as part of my subscription to Strategic News Service. —————————— To All SNS Members: Steve jobs took a leave from Apple, announced this afternoon. In his email to employees, he said: “Unfortunately, the curiosity over my personal health continues to be a distraction not only for me…