When Analyzing Cord Cutting Options, Most TV Analysts Continue To Pretend Piracy Simply Doesn’t Exist (Techdirt)
One gets the sense that media outlets feel like if they so much as even acknowledge that piracy is a real thing — they’ll somehow be taken as advocates for piracy. It’s as if piracy is some kind of angry and strange Lovecraftian god, and even mentioning its name will invite unspeakable terror upon the local village.
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On the Changing Roles of U.S. Bookstores and Libraries (Dear Author)
When I first started this series on how people read and buy books, I was surprised by how many readers still claim to use the library as a discovery channel and screening tool.
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The Delightful World of Sherlock Holmes Book Covers (Book Riot)
I imagined that something so widely known as Sherlock Holmes must have fantastic cover art to go along with it – and I was right. Here are a few really cool Sherlock covers I found.
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What Will Be on Digital Publisher’s Minds a Year From Now? (Digiday)
At Digiday’s Publishing Summit in Vail, Colorado, the big issues at the tip publishers’ lips included viewability challenges, mobile and programmatic.
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Kindle Daily Deal: True to Form (and others)