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March 10th, 2010

Are You Futured Out?

A blog entry on Richard Curtis’ very good E-Reads site struck a strong chord with me today. Curtis writes: Until now, most folks returning from the annual (O’Reilly’s) Tools of Change conference have come away inspired and energized as the flint of old thinking met the steel of innovation. But this time publishing industry blogger…

November 16th, 2009

A Snippet of Data on U.S. Bookstore Sales

From today’s Publishers Weekly: “Bookstore sales jumped 7.0% in September, to $1.58 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Monday morning. The increase was most likely due to gains at college stores and the release of The Lost Symbol in the middle of the month. Despite the September increase, and an upward revision in the August numbers, bookstore…