From Me to You: Selling Books on a Direct Basis
As more books are sold in electronic form, they will increasingly be marketed on a direct-to-consumer basis.
Shoveling from Two Piles: How Will Publishers Solve the Conundrum of the iPad?
Publishers can now shovel from two sources: print and online. Will they shovel again when migrating to the tablet? Or will they think anew?
Dan Pink and the Power of Intrinsic Motivation
What motivates us? Do we respond better to carefully constructed reward systems? Or do we just want to be smarter, get smarter, and figure things out on our own?
The Inspiration for the “Future of Publishing Video”
“The Future of Publishing” video has a clear antecedent. Does the derivative pale next to the original?
Controversial Math Journal Relauches: New Editors, Focus on Rigorous Review
Publisher relaunches journal with new editorial board and scope, and a renewed focus on rigorous review.
The Dread Periodicals Postage Increase — Another Step Toward Oblivion for Top-Tier Print?
The USPS is squealing about financial difficulties, but is it because there’s just too much pork in the system? And what will it mean for publishers who cater to high-end information users?
The Future of Publishing: Do We Have It All Backwards?
Clever, clever, and oh so worth watching through to the end:
Money and Motivation: Will Content Survive the Age of Sharing and Collaboration?
The age of collaboration indicates some adjacent sources of value are emerging. Since adjacency is relative, how can publishers ensure that the central pieces remain?
Let’s Make Open Access Work
Let’s put aside all the controversy about open access publishing and come up with an OA plan that will work.
If You Can’t Stand the Heat: Open Dialog and Open Access
The Scholarly Kitchen is a venue for open dialog. Yet a few open access advocates consistently try to intimidate people in order to squelch discussion.
TrendWatching: I Don’t Think That Word Means What You Think It Means
2004 = What is a blog? 2007 = What is Twitter? And for some, another mainstream technology is still a bit unknown. A lesson in the fact that your audience is not the entire universe.
Rewriting the History of the Open Access Debate
A new review of the literature about open access’ effects on article citations attempts to rewrite the debate.
The Big Web Site Build: Are We Approaching the End of an Era?
With Google, Twitter, Facebook, and email doing most of the work, why are we building big, expensive, multifaceted sites? Are we being strategic? Or are we in a rut?
Visualize This: LinkTV and Sunlight Labs Move to Put Data Into Action
Two major open data initiatives pose the same questions — Are data inherently useful? Can sites connect data with an audience of users to make it matter?
Registration is Open for the SSP 32nd Annual Meeting
The 32nd SSP Annual Meeting is open for registration. Don’t miss the Scholarly Kitchen’s “Food Fight!” where bloggers come to life.