Published book reviews don't sell books anymore. All they do is act as marketing fragments for publishers and authors to spin for promotion. Welcome to the Amazon Review Cycle. [Viral Loop Chronicles Part 2]READ»
We attend the opening arguments in the cases of Frank Quattrone and Dennis Kozlowski, and learn that, hey, these kingpins were merely powerless cogs (just like us).READ»
Books: Nowhere is there a more poignant battle between small businesses and their corporate competition. While music, movies, and TV were long-ago digitized by the forces that be, books are the laggard medium, making for a fight that ...READ»
Several big-box retailers scared the hell out of book publishers two weeks ago by announcing they'd be selling popular hardcover books below cost. Fearing that the discounts would put permanent downward pressure on book prices, the ...READ»
Earlier today we mentioned some good news from the online publishing front (well, okay, Facebook) in terms of new operations and subsequent hirings. Now it's old media's turn. A Publishers Weekly bulletin just announced a new ...READ»
Today, the Federal Trade Commission responded to an "open letter" from online advertisers that asked for the commission's newly updated guidelines to be scrapped, because they purportedly "muzzle social media" and, thus, inhibit the freeflow of ideas.READ»
