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Interview with Kat Meyer, Conference Co-Chair, Tools of Change for Publishing, Plus Contest! Win a Free Pass to TOC

January 17th, 2011 · 13 Comments

It’s hard to believe another year has passed, and that it’s time for the annual Tools of Change for Publishing Conference. This year’s conference will be held in New York from February 14 through February 16, 2011, and (I know I say this every year) has the best possible line-up of speakers and programming. To […]

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The Most Wonderful Post of the Year, 2010

December 23rd, 2010 · 7 Comments

No matter where you stand on the various issues surrounding the future of publishing, one thing is clear: without readers, what we do doesn’t matter very much. We sometimes take the privilege of our bookish lives for granted, forgetting how many people out there would give anything to be able to pick up a book […]

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Panel Picking: SXSW 2011

August 12th, 2010 · 2 Comments

It thrills me that the book community is actively participating in the South by Southwest Interactive festival. For some, it’s an opportunity to explore the latest and greatest in technologies and trends; for others, it’s a chance to discover how others fit into the publishing ecosystem; and, for all, it’s a chance to connect with […]

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Os melhores cassinos ao vivo do Brasil

May 20th, 2010 · Comments Off on Os melhores cassinos ao vivo do Brasil

Os cassinos online tornaram-se muito populares na virada do milênio, e pode ser difícil para alguns visitantes compreenderem tudo. É por isso que foram criadas páginas web informativas onde os principais editores de entretenimento de jogo se apressam para ajudá-lo a obter uma visão geral informativa de certas informações para que você possa começar a […]

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The iPad: Obligatory Post on Impressions, Reading, and Wrist Strength

April 6th, 2010 · 21 Comments

The Unicorn has landed, and like all mythical beasts, it has some magic powers. And like all mythical beasts, the legend may be greater than the reality. Of course, this depends on what you were expecting versus what you got. I expected that the iPad, at least initially, would be a larger, faster, more feature […]

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SXSWi 2010: Themes and Thoughts

March 19th, 2010 · 7 Comments

And it happened. Traditional book publishers were out in force at South by Southwest Interactive this year. I was pleased to see so many stepping outside the publisher bubble and into the crazy interactive bubble. I was even more pleased by the breadth of sessions my compatriots attended. Foursquare tells all, my friends! I don’t […]

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Tools. Change.

February 28th, 2010 · 18 Comments

My mark of a good conference is how I feel when it’s over. It’s a given that I’ll be exhausted (I am an introvert after all), so the test is whether or not I’m inspired to do something. Read, write, create, think. This is how I felt at the end of this year’s Tools of […]

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My Sense of Entitlement

February 16th, 2010 · 28 Comments

A recent meme in publishing is that some readers are exhibiting a sense of “entitlement” about buying ebooks. I’d like to humbly offer myself as Exhibit A. It is true: I feel entitled to buy books. I insist upon it, actually*. Seriously, is it ever a good idea to disparage your customers? To treat them […]

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The Most Wonderful Post of the Year 2010

December 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments

No matter where you stand on the various issues surrrounding the future of publishing, one thing is clear: without readers, what we do doesn’t matter very much. We sometimes take the privilege of our bookish lives for granted, forgetting how many people out there would give anything to be able to pick up a book […]

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Trendwatching 2010

November 30th, 2009 · 27 Comments

Yep, it’s time to predict the future! I’ve pulled the BS crystal ball out of storage, buffed it to a shine, and gazed deep and long. Through the glass — which has no mystical ability, as far as I can tell — I saw the future splayed in a haphazard pile: a beautiful cookbook, my […]

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