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It’s Hard Out Here for a Pragmatic Optimist

Posted on January 7, 2010December 9, 2025 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

“Publishing was never a business based on Wharton standards. It was a rich boy’s hobby.” –Steve Wasserman (Kneerim & Williams)…

Posted in Media, PersonalTagged Community, DBW3 Comments on It’s Hard Out Here for a Pragmatic Optimist

New Year’s Publishing Predictions, Resolutions

Posted on December 21, 2009December 21, 2009 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

I’m not usually one for making predictions — the only thing I hate more than gurus and pundits are self-proclaimed…

Posted in Media, PersonalTagged Community8 Comments on New Year’s Publishing Predictions, Resolutions

Reflections on, Takeaways from #eBookSummit

Posted on December 17, 2009December 19, 2009 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

“I suppose we could sum up this entire two-day conference under the headline ‘too early to tell.’” –Steve Wasserman (Kneerim…

Posted in MediaTagged Community, DBW, Ebooks, New Media7 Comments on Reflections on, Takeaways from #eBookSummit

5 Things Books Should Learn From Magazines

Posted on December 13, 2009September 8, 2026 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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In my own series of posts for Folio: a few months back, I made the point that content + context = value, declaring that magazines that nail the equation will survive. That same math is also valid in the conversation about the future of books.

Posted in MediaTagged Advertising, Community, Marketing, Platform14 Comments on 5 Things Books Should Learn From Magazines

Indie Bookstores. So What?

Posted on December 6, 2009December 9, 2025 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

I’m a firm believer that independent bookstores are not only critical to the viability of the publishing industry, but also to the cultural and economic fabric of local communities.

Posted in MediaTagged Community, Platform40 Comments on Indie Bookstores. So What?

eBooks: The False Dilemma

Posted on November 30, 2009June 8, 2023 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

People will continue to read printed books for a long time, just as some people still watch movies on VHS….

Posted in MediaTagged Ebooks, Meme, New Media, Rant31 Comments on eBooks: The False Dilemma

Dialect of a Skirt by Erica Miriam Fabri

Posted on November 25, 2009January 8, 2015 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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Erica is a great poet, one whose work I’ve had the pleasure of publishing in Spindle; she’s also a friend,…

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