The Future Of Publishing Blog by Thad McIlroy
October 26th, 2008
According to an entry on Oprah Winfrey’s blog, called “Oprah’s Favorite New Gadget,” “This summer, Oprah received a gift that she says changed her life. ‘It’s absolutely my new favorite favorite thing in the world,’ she says.” It’s nearly November and she hasn’t found another favorite favorite thing in the world? I guess she already…
July 23rd, 2008
A glowing article in last Monday’s New York Times alerted readers that Esquire magazine, celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, has figured out a trick to gain admittance to the future of publishing party. The cover of its September issue, or rather the cover of the newsstand version of the September issue, will be “printed”…
April 29th, 2008
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting a little weary of all the Amazon-generated hype about the Kindle, its proprietary eBook reader (described by Amazon as a “revolutionary wireless reading device [emphasis mine]). We’re told incessantly how “visionary,”exceptional,” and, yes, “revolutionary” this little device is, but we’re not told why (with regard to features…