Custom “Membership”
Many membership organizations are finding it harder than ever to attract and retain members. Could inclusivity be the new exclusivity?
JoVE Leaves Open Access Behind
Revolutionary scientific video journal implements subscription model, cites financial and quality reasons.
The Google Books Settlement: An Author’s Perspective
The Google Books Settlement has authors up in arms. I’m an author now, and I don’t know what they’re so upset about.
Mergers Create Uber Publisher
According to a leaked document, publishing giants Springer, Elsevier, and Wiley-Blackwell will merge.
University Presses: Missing an Opportunity?
While university presses shrink and go digital, are they trying to preserve a structural memory in the face of a modern reality?
Fast-Forward for Scholarly Video
Academic video makes great leaps forward with the unveiling of AcademicEarth.org and YouTube EDU.
Sit & Squat Socially
Squeeze the smartphone to find out where you can find relief in a pinch.
Do You Want Lies?
We’re in the early days of a major revolution in information dissemination and creation. Clay Shirky shows us why we need to think the unthinkable.
A View from Inside Amazon
Image via CrunchBase Part of the reason I wanted to self-publish my first mystery novel was to learn what modern self-publishing could accomplish on a shoestring budget. And I was particularly interested in Amazon‘s role in the world of booksellers. […]
Adventure in Open Access Publishing
Would an Open Access publisher accept a nonsensical paper if the author were willing to pay?
What Can We Learn from the Gazette?
The Gazette is going through a transformation in how they envision and create content. Can other publishers and content providers learn something from their approach?
Smart Skittles!
Skittles.com shows how you can quickly and easily leverage Twitter and Facebook for major audience. Can we take a clue?
Kindling the iPhone
Amazon’s release of the Kindle for iPhone moves the battle lines from devices to stores. How will iTunes respond?
Since When Does Community Mean Everybody?
Community is a subset of the population. That subset may be self-selected or selected by some external criteria. But, by definition, communities are exclusive groups.
End of Free Access
Venerable open-access medical journal reinstitutes subscription model. But can it offer enough content to lure customers back?