At the intersection of publishing, technology, and marketing.

Platform Lock-In and Consumer eBook Prices

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There has recently been a great deal of speculation and study as to what is happening – and what will happen – to eBook prices in a post DOJ settlement world. I must admit up front that I, like many, don’t know, though I am following along and … [Continue reading]

Marketers Don’t Need to Read the Books They Market

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Keeping it simple for the consumer is incredibly dire. --Bob Iger I can envision the comments already. Or at least the perplexed emails and phone calls from peers. What!? Four things up front that are critical to my perspective: 1) I am … [Continue reading]

Can Publishers Scale Verticals?

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Several years ago in a very large conference room I heard Mike Shatzkin give his "The End of Trade Publishers" presentation. Despite working for a trade publisher, I thought it was terrific. In my opinion, Mike didn't get everything right, but he … [Continue reading]

The Awkward Dance Between Marketing and IT

Awkward Dance

We shall do nothing until such time as we can do everything. -- Publishing Executive in reference to IT department Today, the extent to which a publisher's marketing strategy and technological capabilities are aligned would seem to matter more … [Continue reading]

Beyond Klout: More Tools to Answer Questions of Influence

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Twitter started in 2006. My first tweet, sent in 2008, was likely something about what I was listening to while barbecuing. Needless to say the micro-blogging service has matured, becoming a lynchpin of many brands’ marketing efforts. It is also … [Continue reading]