August 26, 2008Electronic Reality CheckEvery couple of months our neighborhood book club gets together. This last week we discussed Devil in the White City. We were interested in the book because of its Chicago connection. Electronic books came up in the course of the discussion and I mentioned the Kindle. I was met with a roomful of blank stares. Now, these folks do not have their heads in paper bags. They are informed. They listen to NPR. Some are educators. Heck, they are in a book club, for goodness' sake. But something that is all the buzz in the publishing industry was something they had never heard of. It reminded me that I live in a big country and a small industry. Even when a book sells millions of copies, most people have probably never even heard of it. So if Amazon has sold one- or two-hundred thousand Kindles, it's really small potatoes. Certainly for those of us in publishing it is our job to stay on top of trends and new developments, and plan effectively for the future. But a dose of perspective can help us do that too. Posted by Andy Le Peau
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August 22, 2008"Scram, Kid. I'm Reading a Book."I have always been a slow reader. I've written here before about the anguish of trying to read a book in elementary school for a book report. Winnie-the-Pooh was simply beyond my capability. I tried to fake a report based on having read only one chapter. But I turned into an avid reader. Why? Continue reading ""Scram, Kid. I'm Reading a Book.""Posted by Andy Le Peau
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August 15, 2008The E-Book CurmudgeonHave I reached curmudgeon status yet? Probably. If not, I still have my eyes on the prize. That’s one reason I appreciated Tom Woll's comments on electronic publishing in his book Publishing for Profit Continue reading "The E-Book Curmudgeon"Posted by Andy Le Peau
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August 12, 2008Culture ShiftA friend was asking about our office culture. Corporate? Family? Other? While we've never been a family-owned business, we've always had a family feel. Probably that's because we started small and have grown slowly and steadily over the years. So changes in corporate culture did not come in wrenching jerks and jolts that can occur with fast growth or sudden downsizing. But as my friend and I talked, one change came into focus. Continue reading "Culture Shift"Posted by Andy Le Peau
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