In my last post, I put forward my argument for how digital textbooks can result in a win-win for publishers, students and authors. (Okay, so
Category: Business
Digital Textbooks and “Fair Pricing”
Those who know me personally know I have a strong desire to see digital textbooks succeed. I think it has the potential to deliver a
Seth Godin and Sunk Costs
In today’s post, Seth Godin (Marketing Genius) reminds us that sunk costs (those costs already paid) are not a good reason to continue forward. When
Larger Kindle Panacea for Publishers?
UPDATE: It’s (semi) Official–Amazon will be holding a “Press Event” at Pace University on Wednesday, May 6th. Why choose a University? eTextbooks perhaps? UPDATE 2:
Are Professors “Scribes?” I think therefore I’m not…
In a recent blog post, Stevie Rocco wrote that “Professor X is a scribe.” She wrote that as part of a larger conversation which grew
A letter to @jasoncalacanis about how I see/use Twitter
Last month, Jason Calacanis (entrepreneur, and most recently founder of Mahalo) wrote in his newsletter about how he was willing to pay twitter for exposure,
Reagan on Gov’t Control of Manufacturing
On this auspicious day, when the Obama White House has decided to finally use their extensive community organizing expertise to dictate Board of Director decisions
Bye Bye Hulu (and NBC, and FOX, and…)
Many of you know I bought an AppleTV and immediately hacked it to allow me to watch TV shows. This involved installing Boxee, and then
Best Foot Forward (and insert in mouth)
Remember Storming Media? I wrote about them in the previous post. You will recall they resell government reports to you for which you have already
Who Owns your Words?
Occasionally you find a company that just makes you stop and think. And ask yourself “why didn’t they stop and think?” Storming Media is one
