Articles from July 2005

File Under: Wash, Rinse, Repeat

July 1st, 2005 · Comments Off on File Under: Wash, Rinse, Repeat

Yes, kids, it’s time to explore one of our favorite topics: Balancing the rights of copyright owners with the fact that works of art are inaccessible to those who want them. In today’s episode, we follow a group of classical music lovers who are slowly realizing that the cost-benefit ratio of rereleasing classic performances (pun […]

File Under: Square Pegs

See Shark. Jump.

July 1st, 2005 · Comments Off on See Shark. Jump.

In our desperate quest for hard news on this short Friday (seriously, who’s planning on working past ten this morning? Liar.), we searched far and wide to find an industry trend. Imagine our relief when we happened upon just the thing: a helpful analysis of title trends. Specifically “Confessions” titles. May we suggest that once […]

File Under: Books/Mags/Blogs

In Related News, Ad Campaigns Reminding You That The Sun Is Shining Are Also Planned

July 1st, 2005 · Comments Off on In Related News, Ad Campaigns Reminding You That The Sun Is Shining Are Also Planned

Far be it for us to suggest that there are times when advertising is a waste of good money, but…Oh, who are we kidding? We have no qualms about suggesting that the decision to launch a major advertising campaign for the new Harry Potter book is lame. Why spend a single cent when every media […]

File Under: Books/Mags/Blogs