Archive for September, 2008

online video viewing doubles

I’ve been saying for a while that online video is the Next Big Thing in social media. Recent research seems to bear this out. A study released on Friday by ABI Research shows that online video viewers – in the US at least – have doubled over the last year:
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The number of [...]

the end of book publishing

Jon Reed | 9:21 pm 22 Sep 08 Comments 3

Before you switch off from another doomsaying prophesy, this is actually quite an interesting article from New York Magazine:
The book business as we know it will not be living happily ever after. With sales stagnating, CEO heads rolling, big-name authors playing musical chairs, and Amazon looming as the new boogeyman, publishing might have to look [...]

don’t go changin’

Jon Reed | 7:40 pm 14 Sep 08 Comments 0

Did you miss me? We’re back from our little summer recess, with a couple of new features on the site: our latest del.icio.us bookmarks, the latest book trade news from Book2Book, and the latest comments and trackbacks from readers. So now there will always be something new to read on the site. There’s also a [...]