By offering consumers a low cost digital product, the economics of ebooks create a virtuous, self-reinforcing cycle. The low price…
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Motivational Cliches Aren’t Business Models
“If the people who make the decisions are the people who will also bear the consequences of those decisions, perhaps…
Will eBook Exuberance Kill Publishing?
“Originally, we weren’t exactly sure how to market the Touch. Was it an iPhone without the phone? Was it a…
The Bookstore of the Future is… a Tree Museum?
“I would be the most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating…
Publishers should be idea advocates
I attended my second BookExpo America last Friday — walking the main floor, talking to several exhibitors and attendees, checking out a couple…
Free Chapbook: Crazy White Devil
It’s been years since I created a chapbook. Six, to be exact. I released Selected Squares of Concrete — a…
Goodbye Borders, Hello Kindle?
Things are looking shakier by the day for Borders, with GalleyCat now reporting that a Major Distributor Raises Concerns about…