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The Voice is Gone from The Village VoicePosted by John R. on Thursday, January 6, 2011,
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newspaper publishing
How Books Need to be Packaged, Bundled and SoldPosted by John R. on Wednesday, December 29, 2010,
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Self-Published "Pleased But Not Satisfied" Topseller for BookwormPosted by John R. on Monday, December 27, 2010,
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Google Making Down Under It's Up Over!Posted by John R. on Friday, December 24, 2010,
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How Jackie Kennedy Onassis Became an EditorPosted by John R. on Wednesday, December 22, 2010,
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Books To Always Be...Publishers Not To BePosted by John R. on Monday, December 20, 2010,
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How About Letting Readers' Input Write Your Book?Posted by John R. on Saturday, December 18, 2010,
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self-publishing
Are Lists and Databases Protected By Copyright?Posted by John R. on Thursday, December 16, 2010,
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Publishing & Copyright Law
Picture Books are Still Vibrant and ThrivingPosted by John R. on Monday, December 13, 2010,
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print publishing
Are Print Magazines Seeing Some Improvement in 2010?Posted by John R. on Saturday, December 11, 2010,
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Borders May Offer Takeover Bid for Barnes&NoblePosted by John R. on Tuesday, December 7, 2010,
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Canada's 'Fair Dealing' Law Trumps Copyright RightsPosted by John R. on Monday, December 6, 2010,
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Publishing & Copyright Law
U.S News & World Report Abandons 'print' Ship!Posted by John R. on Friday, December 3, 2010,
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digital magazines
Publishing Crossroads - The Main IntersectionPosted by John R. on Monday, November 29, 2010,
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digital publishing
Market Intelligence for the Professional Publishing IndustryPosted by John R. on Friday, November 26, 2010,
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B2B Publishers Gain More Investor InterestPosted by John R. on Thursday, November 25, 2010,
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Report: 1/3 of iPad Users Don't Use Device for Reading Books!Posted by John R. on Sunday, November 21, 2010,
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writing digital gadgets
Possible Resolution in the 'Rights' and 'Control' Fight Between Google and Publishers?Posted by John R. on Friday, November 19, 2010,
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How Would You Like Your Own Publishing Imprint?Posted by John R. on Wednesday, November 17, 2010,
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A Good Book that not Everybody Can Get Their Hands OnPosted by John R. on Sunday, November 14, 2010,
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publishing
The Daily Beast Marries Newsweek--A Genius MergerPosted by John R. on Saturday, November 13, 2010,
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Kindle To Give 70% Royalty to PublishersPosted by John R. on Thursday, November 11, 2010,
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Publishers Becoming Wary of ApplePosted by John R. on Saturday, November 6, 2010,
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digital publishing
Publishing's New Breed - Ten Under 30 Years OldPosted by John R. on Thursday, November 4, 2010,
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digital publishing
The National Enquirer Hits the DustPosted by John R. on Tuesday, November 2, 2010,
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newspaper publishing
Omeka Publishing Unveils A Scholarly SitePosted by John R. on Sunday, October 31, 2010,
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digital publishing
Want to Know What a 'Round Book' Is?Posted by John R. on Friday, October 29, 2010,
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digital publishing
Adobe Triumphs Over Apple's Resistance to 'Flash'Posted by John R. on Wednesday, October 27, 2010,
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Magazine Publishing
Adobe Unveils New Hosted Digital Publishing SuitePosted by John R. on Tuesday, October 26, 2010,
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digital publishing
We Now Choose Where, When and How We Read BooksPosted by John R. on Saturday, October 23, 2010,
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digital publishing
Is the Ipad Saving Newspapers?Posted by John R. on Wednesday, October 20, 2010,
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Apple's Big Announcement!Posted by John R. on Sunday, October 17, 2010,
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Digital Magazines: Paid Content vs Advertising DollarsPosted by John R. on Friday, October 15, 2010,
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Format for Shorter E-Books Coming to Amazon/KindlePosted by John R. on Thursday, October 14, 2010,
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One day I will have the resources and time to attend an annual Consumers Electronics Show (CES)...but for CES 2011, I 'll just have to read and watch videos of the wonderful event, being held in Las Vegas this year!
Two foundation-forming and trench-treading reporters that distinctly defined the cutting edge, investigative reporting that put New York's The Village Voice on the map as the king of alternative weeklies...have left the building.
You often hear of authors selling their book rights...but, today's post is about a best-selling author buying back his book rights!
David Sokol, an Omaha native, has self-published a business management book (his first book) through online bookstore 
"authors will take distribution into their own hands and sidestep publishers altogether, using platforms such as the ones offered by Apple and Google to go directly to readers"
When I began reading this inside look at 
Books, albeit 'live' or interactive, will remain a part of the human experience forever....And they will primarily consist of text, whatever the media format. Publishers, as an industry, will not. That industry has been fragmented into a democratic individualistic endeavor, if you will...A vastly more level and responsive playing field 
An idea for lazy writers (although not new, damn it!): get your readers' feedback on an interesting subject and then formulate that input into a finished book and sell it on the internet!
The answer to this post's title is: maybe so. I never really thought about a compilation of data being copyrightable until I came across an article about an Australian court case 
Is the print mag publishing market finding it's bottom...or optimum level of sustainability? Seems it might be as there were fewer closures this year than last. There were also fewer start-ups than last year, but there were start-ups! 
Both these booksellers have struggled to adapt and keep pace with new digital tech, discounters and online competitors...But, if I had to guess which one would buy the other in a takeover bid, I would have guessed B&N would be the pursuer and not the other way around.
First this:
A venerable old weekly print news mag (it was reduced to monthly in November 2008) is riding off into it's last sunset (the last issue is this month)...
A little visionary post tonight...As much as I can envision the future anyway (being retarded makes it difficult). 
With the advent of mobile devices such as the iPad and iPhone, newspapers and magazines see a hitherto nonexistent opportunity for generating paid subscription digital versions as the new mobiles (and they WILL be proliferating like rabbits!) will be hungry for great, meaningful and pertinent content.
In the digital publishing age a balance needs to be created between the customers' desire for immediate accessability at any time to enriched text (enhanced with audio, video, three-dimensional objects, full text searching, note taking, etc) and "...publishers’ needs for financial self-sustainability."
Publishing, as a whole, has seen an uptick lately...Not B2B publishing models, however.
Well, that means 66% DO use the mobile device for reading books...And that is a great percentage! 
Peaceful resolution may be at hand! I've posted on this issue previously several times on both this blog and Writers Welcome Blog, but I will give one reference here from 
What position (or level of fame, talent) do you need to be in to be offered your own imprint by a big publisher? Well, being able to walk on water or leap skyscrapers would help. 
A little insight into what happens when a small-selling book all of a sudden wins a prestigious award.
A popular two year old start-up on the internet, full of new tech and digital savoir-faire, has taken the hand of a very traditional-published, weekly, print news mag...AND the new , young bride (
Starting 1 December 2010 Kindle will bump publishers' revenue share to 70% (minus delivery costs). 
Laura Miller
The fastest growing sector of publishing is in the mobiles. And Apple is in position to control...But they may be screwing up according to a new report by ABCi (Audit Bureau of Circulations 'interactive').
In today's media world, we have all become publishers as well as writers. This is a good thing in moving to the next, inevitable level...a level where we do more of our own thing and maintain more control of our artistic product.
The gossip and dishing rag, The National Enquirer, is filing for bankruptcy...And the paper is scrambling around to it's creditors begging them to accept it's restructuring plan so their case will fly through the courts faster.
Omeka
A German author has introduced a concept for new e-books that will further differentiate them from traditional books...And, he hopes, will make them a better reading experience for readers.
Conde Nast's magazine empire will be using the Adobe publishing tool to publish and sell mags on Apple's iOS...AND with the fantastic "flash" capability intact through the use of ingenious Adobe apps.
Adobe, still the premier online graphic designer resource, is providing a publishing platform that will allow magazines and newspapers to publish to all the new mobile devices. 
We could always choose where and when, just not how. Technology has enabled us to receive digital, video and audio formats in almost any location and over large and small devices...Neat, no?
When the iPad was first launched, it was heralded as a strong savior for the fledgling newspaper publishing industry...Along with the magazine industry AND a rescuer of cheap 'e-retailer'- priced ebooks! 
Apple is set to make a well-publicized, "surprise" announcement next Wednesday...Wonder what it will be? Usually, when Apple makes a grandiose production of a Steve Job's upcoming press show, expectations are that something truly innovative will be introduced. 
Something is happening in the digital magazine world that many so-called publishing gurus said would never happen!...Mainly, that online revenues could and would come from consumers willing to pay for online content...AND that this paid content would exceed advertising dollars! 
Amazon is still proving it's ahead of the power curve in innovation of new publishing models and dynamics. 
People who have experience in the publishing world probably have varied and unique outlooks as to just what that world consists of and is (much like life itself).
Another chapter RE the so-called "agency model" (where publishers and not booksellers set the book prices) and what physical book and eBook prices should be.