John Makinson, CEO of Penguin, on why he’s so keen on the iPad:
It gives control back to us.
Could old media be any more clueless? The iPad is going to give control back to the publishing industry the same way the iPod gave control back to the music industry.
P.S. I got this quote from a [...]
In the wake of massive layoffs at the recently sold San Diego Union Tribune, Joe Gandelman, Editor-In-Chief of The Moderate Voice has written a piece on the future of newspapers. It came to my attention via Google Alerts because Joe reprinted a comment I had made earlier for another online publication.
I still stand by [...]
I came across some posts about the decline of the newspaper industry that excellently articulate my thoughts on the topic. Thought I’d share:
Sorry, Wrong Number: McCloud Abandons Micropayments
The conclusion I drew in 2003 (and which I still believe) was that the vanishingly low cost of making unlimited perfect copies would put creators in the position [...]
Walter Isaacson’s appearance on The Daily Show perfectly illustrates why the newspaper industry is going down the tubes. He recently had a cover story on the subject published in Time magazine, yet he has no clue what is going on.
Before writing this post, I made sure to read his Time article (which ironically, was [...]
Newspapers are in a very interesting position right now. In terms of revenue, the newspaper industry has been in decline for at least a decade. Some would assert that newspapers are suffering because of the internet, but I would argue that saying so is to miss the point. In fact, I would like to offer [...]