Great Op-Ed piece from the New York Times on the digitalization of publishing. Digg This Post Post to Reddit Stumble This Post
Entries from December 2008
The Future of Publishing
December 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
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Romance Survives Recession
December 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
A recent article in The Scotsman points to the one thing that is going to flourish during times of economic instability…ROMANCE NOVELS! It seems that as we fear our pension fund is nose-diving and we need a bridging loan to afford our weekly shop, the world of Italian stallion business tycoons, mysterious sheikhs and an [...]
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Sifting Through the Chaos
December 1st, 2008 · No Comments
I was recently reading through Seth Godin‘s Permission Marketing when I found a quote that struck me as particularly poignant. It was actually in the introduction written by Don Peppers. The truth is your whole problem comes down to a question of time and energy, doesn’t it? Technically, life is easier for you than it [...]
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Time Management
December 1st, 2008 · No Comments
According to this study from Harvard Business School, that was reported on their newly launched HBS Blog, the more projects one takes on, the less one seems to accomplish. Here are their suggestions for Time Management: • Try to bring old projects to some kind of closure before new ones get on the list. • [...]
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Independent Bookstores
December 1st, 2008 · No Comments
{image courtesy of Hannah Whitaker/New York Magazine} New York Magazine has a great piece on the independent bookstore, comparing it to your local bar. “Not only does everyone know your name, but they know what you like.” In this article they list the 14 best independent stores in NYC. The importance of independent bookstores for [...]
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100 Most Notable Books of 2008
December 1st, 2008 · No Comments
{image courtesy of Paul Cox for New York Times} The New York Times has selected the 100 Most Notable Books of 2007. Check out the list for yourself and see if there are any interesting books that you may have missed. Digg This Post Post to Reddit Stumble This Post
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Novel Adventures
December 1st, 2008 · No Comments
CBS Interactive and Saturn have jointly announced plans for a new web-series called Novel Adventures. Starring Daphne Zuniga (”One Tree Hill”), Paola Turbay (”Cane”), Ashley Williams (”How I Met Your Mother”) and Jolie Jenkins (”Desperate Housewives”), each episode will spotlight a different book, as the four characters go on adventures inspired by each novel. The [...]
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