Archive for April, 2008

death by blogging

Jon Reed | 3:27 pm 20 Apr 08 Comments Off

The main objection I get whenever I suggest someone starts a blog is: “how on earth will I find the time?”. It’s a fair question. In our always-on culture, with a constant demand for information – and free information, at that – some bloggers are reportedly working themselves to death in digital sweat shops, under [...]

harnessing social media

Jon Reed | 9:10 pm 16 Apr 08 Comments 4

Well, I made it to one seminar at the London Book Fair this year – and, of course, it was “Harnessing the Power of Social Media“. Will McInnes of Nixon McInnes, and Ros Lawler, Digital Marketing Manager at Random House, gave a useful overview of facts, opportunities and case studies. It was a little taster [...]

london book fair 2008

Jon Reed | 10:26 pm 15 Apr 08 Comments 1

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Another year, another Book Fair, another year older. Yes, Publishing Talk is one year old, dear reader; and you’ve helped develop it into one of the largest publishing communities on the Internet – now with around 1,200 Facebook Group members.
As for me, I’ve been a bad blogger. Busy with Other Things (who wants [...]