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Amazon's Physical vs. Digital Dissonance

By Andrew Savikas
May 18, 2009

In March of 2008, I wrote about the frustrating experience of trying to get this blog added to Kindle. Fourteen months later, apparently that "rather large ingestion queue" is still...

MySQL 2009 conference wrap-up: news flash about Flash and other notes from the experts

By Andy Oram
April 24, 2009

MySQL conference wrap-up: Flash, cloud computing, managing large installations, the value of community, and how to fumble your way to winning the presidency.

Good Company Culture Comes in Small Packages

By Kate Eltham
February 3, 2009

Small publishers' culture of experimentation-by-necessity gives them a leg up on the large publishing "dinosaurs."

"None of this is good or bad; it just is"

By Mac Slocum
January 22, 2009

Lev Grossman takes a pragmatic look at the changing state of authors, readers, and the definition of publishing: Self-publishing has gone from being the last resort of the desperate...

iPhone App Outperforms Most Print (Computer) Books This Holiday Season

By Andrew Savikas
January 7, 2009

Conventional wisdom suggests that when choosing pilot projects, you pick ones with a high likelihood of success. It's hard to argue that iPhone: The Missing Manual was a reasonable choice...

Looking under what rises to the top: personal information in online searches

By Andy Oram
December 10, 2008

The search for self remains a powerful force, driving the flood of social networks, microblogging, and the posting of photos and videos to the Web. The urge toward self-definition exerts itself also when we search for information on other people--and that's where it becomes a problem.

Publishers: Let the Containers Go

By Mac Slocum
December 3, 2008

In a guest post at Boing Boing, Clay Shirky says publishers who focus on book lovers rather than readers are setting themselves up to fail: Businesses don't survive in the...

Experimental O'Reilly Ebook iPhone Integration with Stanza

By Andrew Savikas
November 24, 2008

Back in August, I showed how to read O'Reilly EPUB ebooks on an iPhone (or iPod Touch) using the popular (and free) Stanza reader app. I'm pleased to announce...

Redefining Professional Content and Accepting Digital's Limitations

By Mac Slocum
November 18, 2008

Scott Karp's 10 observations about the future of media inspired a few thoughts on the shifting definition of "professional" and the limitations of digital.

[TOC Community] How Does Digital Affect Territorial Rights?

By Mac Slocum
September 22, 2008

Over on the TOC Community, David Henley poses interesting questions about rights and territories: With the looming ebook and international POD availability, won't the traditional territorial rights market start...

TOC Recommended Reading

By Mac Slocum
September 3, 2008

Create Digital First (Martyn Daniels, Brave New World) Today we are the start of a digital consumer offer but it is in the main based on yesterday's physical cost model,...

Which Game is the Kindle Changing?

By Mac Slocum
August 6, 2008

The Kindle might not change reading patterns, but it could disrupt shopping.

Lamenting the Digital Decline is a Dangerous Path

By Mac Slocum
June 24, 2008

Harping on the revenue shortfall between digital and traditional content distracts from the bigger questions that need to be asked and answered.

Q&A with Susan Danziger, CEO of DailyLit

By Mac Slocum
June 17, 2008

DailyLit has made a name for itself by delivering simple book installments via email and RSS. In this Q&A, DailyLit CEO Susan Danziger discusses the company's philosophy, process, and upcoming services.

Release Early, Release Often: Agile Software Development in Publishing

By Liza Daly
June 9, 2008

Agile software development has transformed online product development. Can it do the same in publishing?

Treating Ebooks Like Software

By Mac Slocum
June 3, 2008

In this Q&A, Peter Kent of DNAML discusses the merits of in-book transactions, affiliate marketing, and other digital initiatives that can benefit book publishers.

The Pitfalls of Publishing's E-Reader Guessing Game

By Mac Slocum
June 3, 2008

Hunting for e-reader sales figures is a fun diversion, but the underlying ambiguity threatens to distract businesses from bigger digital issues.

The Inertia of Digital Turf Wars

By Mac Slocum
April 22, 2008

Two recent news stories illustrate the problems that arise when traditional businesses go after digital envelope pushers.

Experimenting for the Sake of Experimenting

By Mac Slocum
April 10, 2008

Satellite radio companies Sirius and XM are both touting aggregated programming that focuses on a popular artist or topic (e.g. the '08 election) for a period of time, then gives way to the next subject. Sirius calls them "pop-up channels."...

Is Publishing Getting More Comfortable with Digital Brand Building?

By Mac Slocum
April 9, 2008

Niko Pfund, Vice President and Publisher of the Academic and Trade division of Oxford University Press, recently offered answers to frequently asked publishing questions. Pfund's first response touches on the topic of online availability and its impact (pro or...