An homage to Uncle Monty who died this week. Also known as Henry from Pie in the Sky. New Statesman.A long The Nation article discussing several books about London. How distinct, original and independent is London or has it all just been "Made in America"?The arrival of new sensibilities in pop, couture and conceptual art coincided with the arrival of youngish, self-consciously forward-looking,...
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Friday, March 29, 2013
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In many of the countries we visited once the plane had settled into its' parking space somewhere out on the tarmac they would roll over the stairs to the plane and everyone would descend to be transported to the terminal in a bus. At some airports - Karachi, Tehran, Beirut - before the cabin doors...
Thursday, March 28, 2013
A presentation from Project Tomorrow on the uses of and implications for technology in education. More information about the Project Tomorrow is located here:The vision of Project Tomorrow is ensure that today’s students are well prepared to be tomorrow’s innovators, leaders and engaged citizens of the world. We believe that by supporting the innovative uses of science, math and technology resources...
Monday, March 25, 2013
The fun never stops in education publishing these days. The Dallas based education content and technology company Cambium Learning Group announced senior level executive changes last week with their CEO and CFO leaving the company. Cambium comprises three businesses: Voyager, a comprehensive intervention...
From the Orlando Sentinel:"The library's e-book service is great because I don't have to park, walk to the library, find the book and check it out," said the accountant [Krantz]. "The only complaint I have is that I have to wait longer than usual for an e-book because the library seems to stock few digital copies of the titles I want."Krantz represents a growing number of Central Florida readers...
Sunday, March 24, 2013
A long treatise on publishing from Richard Nash and here is a sample (Virginia Quarterly);Selling a book, print or digital, turns out to be far from the only way to generate revenue from all the remarkable cultural activity that goes into the creation and dissemination of literature and ideas. Recall again all the schmoozing, learning, practice, hustling, reading upon reading upon reading that goes...
Friday, March 22, 2013
I was just talking to someone about how the timing of their annual accounts will not favor Cengage when PWC has to pass judgement on the company's accounts. As noted this evening in the FT, Cengage has confirmed it now has all the advisory pieces in place to take the anticipated steps in fixing its' balance sheet.The company said Friday that it had appointed Alvarez & Marsal for restructuring...
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Rorschmap: WeybridgeJames Bridle whom some of you will know has caused me to waste a lot of time this evening with his hack of google street view. The above image is near PND mission control in Weybridge, Surrey. Here is James' explanation:The whole thing, really, is another secret love letter to...
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
As you probably know, the case regarding re-importation into the US of books sold in another country which was brought by John Wiley & Sons against a Thai 'importer' was lost today when the Supreme Court decided to overturn the lower courts ruling in favor of Wiley. Instead, in a 6-3 decision the court sided with the defendant (Kirtsaeng).The Wiley statement in response is terse but here is...
Robin Freestone was interviewed in front of analysts at the Deutsche Bank's DbAccess 21st Annual Media and Telecom Conference earlier this month.Full transcript from Seekingalpha Some summary notes:There are two mega trends impacting global education and they are very different:Developed World:Governments under pressureNo more money to spend on educationStudent results not reflecting the amounts already...
Monday, March 18, 2013
The Boston Phoenix closed down last week. (CJR):But nobody was expecting the guillotine. I certainly wasn’t. As a longtime Phoenix reader and part-time Boston resident, I’m shocked and disconsolate. The Phoenix is and was one of the best alt-weeklies in the country. From its smart reporting on state and local politics to its tough, nuanced coverage of social justice issues, the Phoenix consistently...
Friday, March 15, 2013
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42nd Street Peep ShowThis was image was taken in July 1993 was I walked across from Port Authority to Times Square and the image is approximately where MacDonalds now stands if you know the block between 8th and 7th Avenue. Until the later 1990s the Times square area wasn't as G rated as it is now but I...
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Cengage reported their second quarter results two weeks ago (Feb 13) and their analyst meeting was also the first time new CEO Michael Hansen led the discussion. As the chart on the left indicates the second quarter 2013 showed significant deterioration in performance relative to the same period last year. ...
Monday, March 11, 2013
There's still a lot of money in print. Grey House is taking over print titles from EBSCO (PW) and has made a business of taking over legacy print titles from a range of publishers including EBSCO, Bowker and Proquest.Grey House Publishing will become the publisher of the print editions of the H.W. Wilson product line under a new exclusive license between EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) and Grey House. Wilson...
Friday, March 8, 2013
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
When I was in business school accounting was the worst class I took. Unfortunately, accounting turned out to be fundamental to where I ended up in my first job and I decided to enroll at NYU to build my skills. I didn't get what I needed at grad school. I was reminded of this experience when I read this interview with Clayton Christensen and I wished we had the type of options available to us when...
Sunday, March 3, 2013
The Economist readers in the group may have seen that the lowly ISBN made it into the newspaper this week. It wasn't a particularly good article and I said so. (Economist):This is a curious article: In some cases, it misses the point and, in others, it misinforms the reader about how the publishing industry currently works. There is no doubt that the ISBN--as a global standard for the identification...
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