I’m not usually one for making predictions — the only thing I hate more than gurus and pundits are self-proclaimed…
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Reflections on, Takeaways from #eBookSummit
“I suppose we could sum up this entire two-day conference under the headline ‘too early to tell.’” –Steve Wasserman (Kneerim…
5 Things Books Should Learn From Magazines
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.
Indie Bookstores. So What?
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.
What’s the Curation Algorithm, Kenneth?
I was recently talking with a couple of researchers who observed that the most interesting science isn’t usually in the…
Six People in My (Virtual) Neighborhood
This fervid desire for the Web bespeaks a longing so intense that it can only be understood as spiritual. A…
Your Tools Don’t Matter (Or, Why I Love My Job!)
Why is it that with over 60 years of improvements in cameras, lens sharpness and film grain, resolution and dynamic…