Archive for 2008
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Thursday, April 24th, 2008
On one of my trips back to Florida, I visited the Sotos on a picnic to the park.
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Thursday, April 24th, 2008
I designed this site for a friend of mine, Susan Jackson, a freelance writer and journalist. Susan is a graduate of Emerson College, and she wanted a blog to accompany her on her trip to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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Friday, April 4th, 2008
In his 2008 book, Print is Dead: Books in Our Digital Age, Jeff Gomez augers that the future of electronic publishing depends on whether publishers are prepared to meet the demands of a new generation of readers he calls "Generation Download." This generation, he argues, "is the first generation to come of age not knowing anything but an existence with the web."
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
The WebScription strategy relies heavily on its salivating science-fiction fan base. Throughout the years, Baen's editors, authors, and publishers promoted Baen novels through the house's very Web 1.0-style messageboard, Baen's Bar. Is Baen's success with e-books due to its status as a niche science-fiction publisher? And if so, would megalithic publishers benefit as readily from Baen's e-book distribution model?
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
It takes an understanding of Baen's product line to appreciate how the Baen Free Library and giveaways like it on Baen's website have enhanced the company's overall sales. First of all, what percentage of sales comes from e-books at Baen? "As a general rule of thumb, ten percent is still a good figure" writes Weisskopf.
