Wile E. Coyote and Print Publishing — The Tragicomedy of Desperate Measures
Print aficionados and newspaper companies are rushing to bridge a chasm, but even their ACME product may not be enough.
Print aficionados and newspaper companies are rushing to bridge a chasm, but even their ACME product may not be enough.
A new initiative to feature online content shows its cards when it names the ultimate honor it can convey on selections.
Looking back, it’s clear Apple’s development of iOS and its device strategy has taken them down paths they didn’t expect — a true sign of agility.
Incrementalism is a tempting path forward, both familiar and seemingly safe. But the squeeze is on.
Revisiting a popular and important post — the editorial fallacy, that belief that more or better manuscripts can save you from disruptive change.
Convenience is a major driver of content usage. But what other changes are afoot that feed into this amorphous concept of “convenience”?
The mental models associated with print are still defining how we work and design. Why has this persisted?
A viral book sensation’s obvious story may not be as obvious as some think, harder to replicate, and indicative of a strong counter-trend.
Big and defensive organizations often end up overspending on treading water, even as their core customers ride other waves.
This is a parable of the role in innovation in publishing and makes the case that we should not criticize companies that try and fail to do new things.
Algorithmic pricing on Amazon creates a book worth millions, and the problem seems to be repeating itself.
Does thinking about technology as something new and different gerrymander strategies and initiatives in unhelpful ways? Maybe we need to accept that the future has arrived for our users.
A best-selling author turns down a $500,000 advance in order to self-publish, while a self-published author who has earned $2 million takes a book contract. What’s going on here?
Transcribe Bentham loses its grant after six months, and has to wind down.
While it seems that availability drives down the quality of information goods, some exceptions make it clear this is not an unavoidable fate. Can scientific publishing beat the trend?