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Revisiting: The Editorial Fallacy

Revisiting Joe Esposito’s 2010 post on the disruptive publishing environment, in which publishers cannot rely on a purely editorial strategy, as many of the issues now facing them are not editorial in nature.

  • By Joseph Esposito
  • Oct 17, 2016
  • 2 Comments

The Elephant in the Room Is a Phone

Publishers have underestimated how disruptive mobile technology potentially can be. We are likely to see an entirely new ecosystem develop with the smart phone at the center.

  • By Joseph Esposito
  • Feb 12, 2015
  • 23 Comments

Confounded Complexity — Pondering the Endless Upgrade Paths of Digital Publishing

We were wrong to expect that online publishing would be cheaper and simpler than print. Acknowledging that, and facing the slower, more complicated commercial world it has created, could put us on a better path.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Nov 20, 2014
  • 36 Comments

The Journal Redesign — More Complicated, More Costly, and More Strategic Than Ever

Journal redesigns seem to be occurring more frequently — and are certainly more complex — than in the past. What motivates a publisher and editor to undertake a redesign? And why is it so complex, costly, and strategic today?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jul 7, 2014
  • 21 Comments

Learning to Read: Navigating the Ebook Reader Market

This post explores the confusing landscape of ebook readers, presenting a few of the options available along with their pros and cons.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Apr 3, 2014
  • 8 Comments

Scholarly Kitchen Podcast: Mitch Joel on Rebooting Your Business, and Your Life

Mitch Joel talks about how to survive and thrive in the current era of technology-driven change.

  • By Stewart Wills
  • Sep 11, 2013
  • 1 Comment

Why the Apple Ebook Ruling is a Loss for Publishers, Authors, and Readers

Yesterday federal judge Denise L. Cote, of United States District Court in Manhattan, ruled against Apple in the United States vs. Apple Inc., et. al. ebook case. Anyone who thinks this isn’t a terrible outcome for publishers, authors, and readers, isn’t paying attention.

  • By Michael Clarke
  • Jul 11, 2013
  • 99 Comments

Is It a Tablet? Is It a Laptop? Digging Into the Microsoft Surface RT

Microsoft’s Surface RT marks the software stalwart’s entry into the hardware and tablet market. Too bad it’s late and awkward.

  • By David Smith
  • Feb 26, 2013
  • 3 Comments

Risky Connections — How Ubiquitous Computing and Connectivity Are Creating New and Hidden Dangers

Recent research into the risks of connected computing raise serious concerns — about personal safety, privacy, cyberwar, and cyberterror. We are at the early days of the Internet as part of the human condition.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jan 3, 2013
  • 9 Comments

Video Rewind: Printing's Alive, a Celebration

Is print dead, or just demoted? This video shows that it, and its advocates, won’t go down without a fight.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Dec 27, 2012
  • 0 Comments

A Call for Simplified Tablet Publishing — "The Subcompact Manifesto"

A manifesto urges publishers to make simple, functional, and practical tablet editions, and to avoid the tendency for bloat.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Dec 13, 2012
  • 10 Comments

Mobile Access — Publishers Must Catch Up With User Adoption Trends

Mobile access is reaching an inflection point, but publisher solutions to mobile access are still lagging.

  • By Judy Luther
  • Dec 3, 2012
  • 7 Comments

Apple and Textbooks: A Second Look

Apple’s move into the education market may be just a bare-knuckled move designed to sell more iPads. Does Apple truly support the education market? Or is it hoping the education market will support Apple?

  • By David Crotty
  • Jan 31, 2012
  • 23 Comments

The Little Letters in Our Lives — e to the i to the x

Is the decade-long trend in e, i, and x naming based on a deeper trend in how the world is coming together?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jan 26, 2012
  • 8 Comments

More On the Power of Mobile — Trends, Functionality, and Adoption All Point to Dominance

Mobile integration with plants, carpets, and shoes? Yes, they are increasingly being used, as the centrality of mobile devices increases.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Dec 16, 2011
  • 11 Comments
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