May 8, 2012
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Milwaukee radio station 620am WTMJ broadcast a segment regarding ebooks last week. I finally got around to blogging about it today. The segment was titled: “Will printed books remain relevant in the future?” Book/library aficionado/blogger Paul Everett Nelson joins WAN … Continue reading
April 28, 2012
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I simply burst out laughing reading the Detroit News‘ article regarding Madonna’s sharply falling record sales. Her latest release MDNA debuted at #1 last week after selling 359,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan. Yet as the article indicated: Madonna set … Continue reading
August 6, 2010
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Remember the last time you read a great story that you caught yourself peaking at the remaining unread pages because you didn’t want the story to end? That’s how I can best describe Clay Shirky‘s book Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and … Continue reading
April 21, 2010
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As long as magazine budgets can afford them, simply put…. most do not have these types of inflated budgets for regional/local monthly publications. Enjoy the ride – its the new era of print….as long as its done right. Tags: iPad, … Continue reading
March 28, 2010
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Apple’s iPad is already changing the landscape of print. This example seems to show how interactive a magazine can should be in the digital age. Tags: iPad, magazine, Tablet, design, media player, innovation, trends
January 4, 2010
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Sports Illustrated is highlighting a forthcoming tablet from Time Inc. It looks interesting but what is Time’s market for this type of product with their brands? How does a subscription their publications justify the hardware and annual subscription fees? Who … Continue reading
August 5, 2009
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Chris Anderson visits Google to present his book “Free” This event took place on July 9, 2009, as part of the Authors@Google series. My book review of Free. [youtube width="530" height="320"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPJuoziJaE4[/youtube] From the Google Author Series: He makes the compelling … Continue reading
May 6, 2009
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With a bit of hype and fanfare Amazon.com launched a bigger Kindle DX today. The new ebook reader has a price point of $500 and supports native PDF files and bigger screen that rotates. Cool. The announcement however is not … Continue reading
November 1, 2008
by donkasprzak
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Would you like to access music the same way you access water? David Kusek and Gerd Leonhard have written an amazing book about the music industry, artists, record companies and how massive changes are underway that will benefit everyone who … Continue reading
June 17, 2008
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FireFox3 is staggering their 3.0 rollout — so the world does not all download at one time killing their servers. Not a bad idea: Chicago – Milwaukee – Madison get downloading at 12:00 noon!