Tag: publishing

24 Mar

Preserving Our Independents: Small Beer Press

An interview with Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant of the Northampton micropublishing house

10 Mar

Preserving Our Independents: Tin House

Tin House takes a fresh approach to the stodgy literary journal

25 Feb

Preserving Our Independents: Featherproof Books

Bound and determined, small publishers press onward

18 Feb

The Book of Jobs That People Won’t Read

Steve Jobs’ declaration that nobody reads anymore is on one level correct, and on another, absolutely bonkers.

07 Dec

Yellow Journalism 2.0

Why we should fear the Gawker-ization of news media.

20 Sep

Can Gapers Block Topple the Tribune Empire?

Hooray for excellent Chicago culture site Gapers Block, which has got the execrable Tribune Company shaking in their boots–at least according to an October filing with the FCC in which the mercenary news empire claimed that competition from sites like Gapers Block undermined their media dominance, rendering ownership restrictions on the company obsolete.
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18 Sep

Lies, Damned Lies and Uncontectualized Generalizations about ‘Youth Habits’

Mark Glaser at PBS’ generally-excellent media blog Mediashift breaks down the two major camps in the debate over the print-to-digital transition. He makes the distinction of older readers who still prefer the tactile appeal of print (among other factors) and younger readers who prefer the networked, get-it-anywhere-for-free qualities of Internet content. He’s not wrong about [...]