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The e-book and the p-book, living in harmony.

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Did you see this in Newsweek back in early August? http://www.newsweek.com/content/newsweek/2010/08/03/back-story-books-vs-e-books/_jcr_content/par/image.img.jpg/1280849255449.jpg I absolutely love the message in this summary comparison. We are all seeing more and more e-readers in public but seems my local bookstores are as jammed as they always have been with people buying good old “p-books”. These methods to read are certainly [...]

Paper is paper is paper . . . or is it?

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Not long ago I walked into my neighborhood Borders to look for a new title about a young man who chronicled a life on the Great Lakes. I was really interested in this book and I wanted the case bound book so I could enjoy the read and then… place it on my shelf for [...]

Google Books

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Google Books is such an interesting development. When I talk to colleagues or publishing partners about Google Books, my sense is that few of us really have an understanding for the significance of this program. Sergey Brin, co-founder & president of technology at Google recently said “We love books at Google, and our fondest dream [...]