Publishing
Post about the art and strategies of professional publishing, from business models to platforms, and more.
Why do so many publishers hate their journalists? Paid Members Public
Roy Greenslade, talking about Trinity Mirror [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2012/aug/07/daily-mirror-digital-media] : > But nothing I have heard has changed my thinking. Kelly’s going is part of a pattern, confirming that a company that publishes newspapers and news websites has no respect for journalism…
Narratively: another long-form, slow journalism Kickstarter Paid Members Public
Another long-form journalism Kickstarter [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/narratively/narratively]: > Narratively slows down the news cycle. Each week, we’ll explore a different theme about New York and publish a series of connected stories — just one a day — told in the most appropriate medium for each piece. We
The UK eBook tipping point Paid Members Public
paidContent UK [http://paidcontent.org/2012/08/06/ebooks-now-outselling-print-on-amazon-uk/]: > About two years after Kindle launched in the United Kingdom, Amazon UK says it is now selling 114 ebooks for every print book. You’ve got an eBook strategy in place already, right? No? Oh, dear.
Why traditional publishers can't soothe the crying baby Paid Members Public
I feel rather bad for my colleagues in the national newspaper business this morning. As they trek into their plush central London office, sipping their lattes1, they find the world predicting their doom and destruction. Frédéric Filloux treads a familiar path, contrasting the transitional newspaper approach to selling their stories
Hacks/Hackers Brighton - making Matter and exposing eavesdropping Paid Members Public
Bobbie Johnson – making Matter matter About a year ago – he got pissed off. He came from The Guardian which has a “troubled” relationship with profit. Why does the meaty, good in-depth investigative stuff he likes not really exist online? Why does it need paper subsidy to make it work. And
Tactilize: free? Paid Members Public
Hey, remember Tactilize [http://tactilize.com/], the iPad publishing tools start-up [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2012/06/tactilize_a_quick_web-based_route_to_ipa.html] I wrote about last week? I had one major reservation: the price. Looks like that’s changing: They’re now saying a release date
Tactilize: a quick, web-based route to iPad apps Paid Members Public
[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2012/06/Valentin-Squirelo.jpg] While I was at Le Web London last week, I grabbed a few minutes from my frantic liveblogging to chat with [Valentin Squirelo](http://squirelo.com/) of iPad app publishing platform [Tactilize](http://tactilize.com/). The startup
FT Mobile event - Liveblog Paid Members Public
[](http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/Photo 29 May 2012 09:45.jpg)**Rob Grimshaw, managing director, FT.com**Liveblogged notes – prone to inaccuracies and howling grammatical errors Just had first hack day at the FT. The winning hack
