Most Active Articles 2009-11-24T00:14:32.624-05:00 Business Exchange Business_Exchange@businessweek.com urn:com:businessweek:bx:topic:most-active:digital-publishing Stephen Howe showe558 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7724884180762523097-e828b9e73d30fa138ba5fe45ce871e1d 2009-11-16T17:05:04.890-05:00

According to a new Forrester survey, almost 80% of Internet users in the US and Canada would not pay for access to newspaper and magazine websites.

According to a new Forrester survey, almost 80% of Internet users in the US and Canada would not pay for access to newspaper and magazine websites. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/80_of_us_consumers_wont_pay_for_online_content.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+readwriteweb+%28ReadWriteWeb%29&utm_content=Twitter Isaac Sacolick isacolick111 6 4 1 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:14480256350216113242-5f4183d0ff61e13c992c7e4f624fc4ed 2009-11-15T13:18:36.374-05:00

Want to do a paywall with no “first click free?” That’s fine with Google, says business product manager Josh Cohen. Want to do micropayments? Google will be “flexible” in considering support of new business models like this. But if you charge, expect less traffic, and also expect that your competitors will be “ecstatic” to pick up your loss, he said. Cohen’s comments on paywall issues were part of a wide-ranging interview I had with him about Google and its news service.

Want to do a paywall with no “first click free?” That’s fine with Google, says business product manager Josh Cohen. Want to do micropayments? Google will be “flexible” in considering support of new business models like this. But if you charge, expect less traffic, and also expect that your competitors will be “ecstatic” to pick up your loss, he said. Cohen’s comments on paywall issues were part of a wide-ranging interview I had with him about Google and its news service. http://searchengineland.com/josh-cohen-of-google-news-on-paywalls-partnerships-working-with-publishers-29881 Roger Neal rneal074 2 1 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4534409508950004218-394b8d352b39b955511a3f27cc6ccfd7 2009-11-11T21:45:54.784-05:00

"In most industries, new technologies increase value to the end-user – improved quality, reduced cost, or both. However, education has focused only on expanding access. Costs to the end-user have actually increased."

"In most industries, new technologies increase value to the end-user – improved quality, reduced cost, or both. However, education has focused only on expanding access. Costs to the end-user have actually increased." http://bit.ly/3gIdWN Keith Hampson, PhD khampson704 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:367171651894001134-5b4c2fa70c4071cfd649fb7997fb3161 2009-10-30T09:03:27.625-04:00

Adding another blow to what is becoming an increasingly grim industry, the magazine publisher Time Inc. is expected to announce next week that it will cut $100 million in costs and make significant layoffs. Time Inc., publisher of magazines...

Adding another blow to what is becoming an increasingly grim industry, the magazine publisher Time Inc. is expected to announce next week that it will cut $100 million in costs and make significant layoffs. Time Inc., publisher of magazines... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/30/business/media/30mag.html?_r=1 Scott Miller smiller623 13 12 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:14769207517537033286-f1a83e38e21300a6b43c67e4098647b2 2009-10-26T12:03:30.341-04:00

A core organizing principle the publishing landscape is that it is now “emergent” (arising out of a multiplicity of relatively simple interactions). Or, in relatively simple terms, each action by hardware companies, software companies, media companies, artists, writers, publishers, and retailers affects the landscape. The falling of barriers to entry has increased the number of these actors operating on the landscape, and their degree of interdependence has grown. So not only will things continue to change, the rate of change itself is likely to increase. We are not just in transition from one state or model to another state or model, we’re in transition to a state of permanent accelerated transition where the model is continuous rapid reinvention. Publishing will never be stable again...

A core organizing principle the publishing landscape is that it is now “emergent” (arising out of a multiplicity of relatively simple interactions). Or, in relatively simple terms, each action by hardware companies, software companies, media companies, artists, writers, publishers, and retailers affects the landscape. The falling of barriers to entry has increased the number of these actors operating on the landscape, and their degree of interdependence has grown. So not only will things continue to change, the rate of change itself is likely to increase. We are not just in transition from one state or model to another state or model, we’re in transition to a state of permanent accelerated transition where the model is continuous rapid reinvention. Publishing will never be stable again... http://rnash.com/article/the-emergent-landscape-or-the-continuous-permenant-reinvention-of-publishin/ Pete Nikolai pnikolai463 6 5 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:5668348854499165460-39efbcf56166998eb0be1f5788fa058e 2009-11-02T16:09:08.976-05:00

Two U.S. investment firms provide reports on the education industry for interested readers. The reports cover K12, corporate and higher education. The commentary often goes beyond investment-related advice, and addresses policy issues and, of...

Two U.S. investment firms provide reports on the education industry for interested readers. The reports cover K12, corporate and higher education. The commentary often goes beyond investment-related advice, and addresses policy issues and, of... http://highereducationmanagement.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/education-investment-analysis-two-sources/ Keith Hampson, PhD khampson704 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:11992482648547981975-e73519055880dfd09319d0fe725c46ea 2009-10-19T17:31:42.846-04:00

The inconspicuous object weighs as little as three bars of chocolate and is no bigger than a very thin paperback. Though small, it is about to revolutionize the way Germans read. It's called Kindle, and it's marketed by the American online retail...

The inconspicuous object weighs as little as three bars of chocolate and is no bigger than a very thin paperback. Though small, it is about to revolutionize the way Germans read. It's called Kindle, and it's marketed by the American online retail... http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/oct2009/gb20091019_328864.htm Andy Reinhardt areinhardt626 5 5 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15662200424786809375-a9435fa15a6763ca1bb0db22c3cddd58 2009-10-28T13:29:59.427-04:00

This is a story about story budgets. No, not the kind of budget that defines, in dollars and cents, what you’ll spend on a story. This is about the traditional media use of the term “story budget” to describe the running tab of story ideas that make up a long-term publishing schedule.

This is a story about story budgets. No, not the kind of budget that defines, in dollars and cents, what you’ll spend on a story. This is about the traditional media use of the term “story budget” to describe the running tab of story ideas that make up a long-term publishing schedule. http://blog.junta42.com/content_marketing_blog/2009/10/creating-consistent-content-a-content-marketing-plan.html Mary S. Butler mbutler535 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1875838737515588479-61ea0baa4cf9b5af49f35d0b6bbf80c1 2009-10-03T23:33:07.050-04:00

You can buy “The Lost Symbol,” by Dan Brown, as an e-book for $9.99 at Amazon.com. Or you can don a pirate’s cap and snatch a free copy from another online user at RapidShare, Megaupload, Hotfile and other file-storage sites.

You can buy “The Lost Symbol,” by Dan Brown, as an e-book for $9.99 at Amazon.com. Or you can don a pirate’s cap and snatch a free copy from another online user at RapidShare, Megaupload, Hotfile and other file-storage sites. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/business/04digi.html Thomas Huynh thuynh381 8 5 0 3 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1132112229680193176-036b1e97566ea6a11cf6f5ea144dc5bf 2009-10-18T11:29:57.870-04:00

In what seems to me be a short-sighted move, German book publishers have tried to stem the growth of the eBook market.

In what seems to me be a short-sighted move, German book publishers have tried to stem the growth of the eBook market. http://www.daniweb.com/news/story231190.html Ron Miller rmiller046 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1046711610153462563-784280dc2c97e4eba0d25d5142005f69 2009-10-01T10:00:56.795-04:00

In the age of the iPhone, Kindle, and YouTube, the notion of the book is becoming increasingly elastic as publishers mash together text, video, and Web features in a scramble to keep readers interested. Publishers are working with multimedia partners to release “vooks” which intersperse videos throughout electronic text that can be read — and viewed — online or on an iPhone...

In the age of the iPhone, Kindle, and YouTube, the notion of the book is becoming increasingly elastic as publishers mash together text, video, and Web features in a scramble to keep readers interested. Publishers are working with multimedia partners to release “vooks” which intersperse videos throughout electronic text that can be read — and viewed — online or on an iPhone... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/01/books/01book.html Pete Nikolai pnikolai463 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:9256512318562386889-cb8569b1e5b7947027ef2a3259bb80e8 2009-09-25T13:16:40.096-04:00

Record labels fought tooth and nail to resist it. Movies learned from the mistakes of their music counterparts and have just begun to embrace it. So it only seems fitting that the world of print would come to the same crossroads at some point. Will everything make the digital evolution? Record labels, movie studios and newspapers can tell you that there is a high price to pay for the resistance to change.

Record labels fought tooth and nail to resist it. Movies learned from the mistakes of their music counterparts and have just begun to embrace it. So it only seems fitting that the world of print would come to the same crossroads at some point. Will everything make the digital evolution? Record labels, movie studios and newspapers can tell you that there is a high price to pay for the resistance to change. http://blogs.dirxion.com/index.php/2009/09/25/paperless-publications-the-next-wave-of-change/ Brad Gorman bgorman216 4 4 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:943632635647071027-df3a64d9c647c49f51b32818e7054391 2009-10-10T18:18:44.093-04:00

CAMBRIDGE - A chance conversation in Macau last year between the head of the Harvard-Yenching Library and the director of the National Library of China, two men with a passion for ancient texts, led to the signing yesterday of an ambitious, six-year...

CAMBRIDGE - A chance conversation in Macau last year between the head of the Harvard-Yenching Library and the director of the National Library of China, two men with a passion for ancient texts, led to the signing yesterday of an ambitious, six-year... http://twurl.nl/4kuvho Ray Kwong rkwong113 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:6118498815559860771-cec3e465fc8749d6670a4154c93cc0b4 2009-09-27T00:27:42.770-04:00

Most people don’t want their content, and won’t pay much for it even if they do.

Most people don’t want their content, and won’t pay much for it even if they do. http://hatmandu.net/2009/09/a-new-look-at-the-publishers-lunch/ Jacek Slominski jslominski382 3 2 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:2456825637579930393-994f267a7f30022ea5fc4fa3dfa34279 2009-09-11T10:30:49.737-04:00

The Real Problem With The Google Book Settlement Isn't The Settlement, But Copyright Law Itself from the fix-that-and-there's-no-problem dept In Congressional hearings on Thursday about the Google book settlement, most of the news reports focused on...

The Real Problem With The Google Book Settlement Isn't The Settlement, But Copyright Law Itself from the fix-that-and-there's-no-problem dept In Congressional hearings on Thursday about the Google book settlement, most of the news reports focused on... http://techdirt.com/articles/20090910/1902136159.shtml Robert Hof rhof604 3 3 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:8083918142603529337-7e12cad4753695fd79f4d3391718dc1e 2009-09-06T16:22:00.813-04:00

A copyright black hole swallows our culture By James Boyle Published: September 6 2009 20:02 | Last updated: September 6 2009 20:02 Librarians call it the 20th-century black hole. The overwhelming force is not gravity but copyright law, sucking our...

A copyright black hole swallows our culture By James Boyle Published: September 6 2009 20:02 | Last updated: September 6 2009 20:02 Librarians call it the 20th-century black hole. The overwhelming force is not gravity but copyright law, sucking our... http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6811a9d4-9b0f-11de-a3a1-00144feabdc0.html?referrer_id=yahoofinance&ft_ref=yahoo1&segid=03058&nclick_check=1 Robert Hof rhof604 2 1 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:14380637242490171428-6fab6626d8812d33e115bb8b98d892b8 2009-08-10T14:40:41.783-04:00

We're going to have plenty of media and journalism in coming years and decades. I take this for granted. But will we have enough information and journalism that we can trust? We can, and I hope we will. But we'll have to rethink our relationship...

We're going to have plenty of media and journalism in coming years and decades. I take this for granted. But will we have enough information and journalism that we can trust? We can, and I hope we will. But we'll have to rethink our relationship... http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/now-new-next/2009/08/want-better-journalism-be-a-sm.html Eric Tsai etsai275 4 2 1 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7609158922947382072-96f986acca5f3f6455138347fa041676 2009-10-02T12:06:16.381-04:00

It's hardly a shock that the artifact we think of as the book is going through changes. First, Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) transformed sales and distribution and effectively reshaped the already-stressed economics of the business.

It's hardly a shock that the artifact we think of as the book is going through changes. First, Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) transformed sales and distribution and effectively reshaped the already-stressed economics of the business. http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/10/tina_brown_and_her_quickie_boo.php Brennen Wysong bwysong598 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:9314892371822042088-39b0b44a886621dadeab6c4633d831cd 2009-09-11T16:02:54.361-04:00

Pain points to consider in trying to build a digital publishing business: proliferation of formats/devices and third party distributors required to get books to retailers to consumers; readers are developing expectations about pricing and quality and tend to be savvier and faster moving faster than publishers...

Pain points to consider in trying to build a digital publishing business: proliferation of formats/devices and third party distributors required to get books to retailers to consumers; readers are developing expectations about pricing and quality and tend to be savvier and faster moving faster than publishers... http://booksquare.com/how-i-spent-my-summer-vacation/ Pete Nikolai pnikolai463 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:12449887468824812651-a6f2fe5759a208300dc8076747196fb7 2009-07-25T18:41:58.196-04:00

An elegant idea from Fred Wilson, a venture capitalist, to monetize a freemium website. Instead of giving some content for free and some content premium, why not offer everything for free but after a number of visits require payment.

An elegant idea from Fred Wilson, a venture capitalist, to monetize a freemium website. Instead of giving some content for free and some content premium, why not offer everything for free but after a number of visits require payment. http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2009/07/monetize-the-audience-not-the-content.html Thomas Huynh thuynh381 8 3 1 4 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:460425657697813058-f6766bec99bb32acc3b3150d19de150c 2009-09-25T13:27:19.166-04:00

Posted on Monday, September 21, 2009 at 10:39 PM Did you know that your success as a publisher can actually contribute to the success of the market in which you publish? That includes your advertisers and potential advertisers. Think about that.

Posted on Monday, September 21, 2009 at 10:39 PM Did you know that your success as a publisher can actually contribute to the success of the market in which you publish? That includes your advertisers and potential advertisers. Think about that. http://www.publishinghelp.com/consultant/archives/2009/09/entry_143.html Meredith Dias mdias632 1 1 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1347317228173802362-244c554a42670e5496aec71972292623 2009-08-27T15:02:00.639-04:00

Each web site has digital assets including web pages, images and increasingly video, podcasts, blogs and RSS feeds. A digital asset optimization strategy identifies content in all its forms, formats and intentions and applies filters to qualify what is most promotable. These assets can be searched if you optimize them correctly.

Each web site has digital assets including web pages, images and increasingly video, podcasts, blogs and RSS feeds. A digital asset optimization strategy identifies content in all its forms, formats and intentions and applies filters to qualify what is most promotable. These assets can be searched if you optimize them correctly. http://marketingthatclicksbydianetcreston.blogspot.com/2008/12/how-do-you-optimize-online-display.html Diane T. Creston dcreston492 3 2 1 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:2126608937559628399-4328176c10e8c32ce9a5ab2442f44c1e 2009-09-04T13:46:18.488-04:00

The quality of Google's book search will be measured by how well it supports the familiar activity that we have come to think of as "googling," in tribute to the company's specialty: entering in a string of keywords in an effort to locate specific information. For those purposes, we don't really care about metadata—the whos, whats, wheres, and whens provided by a library catalog. But to pose more complicated questions, you need reliable metadata about dates and categories, which is why it's so disappointing that the book search's metadata are a train wreck: a mishmash wrapped in a muddle wrapped in a mess...

The quality of Google's book search will be measured by how well it supports the familiar activity that we have come to think of as "googling," in tribute to the company's specialty: entering in a string of keywords in an effort to locate specific information. For those purposes, we don't really care about metadata—the whos, whats, wheres, and whens provided by a library catalog. But to pose more complicated questions, you need reliable metadata about dates and categories, which is why it's so disappointing that the book search's metadata are a train wreck: a mishmash wrapped in a muddle wrapped in a mess... http://chronicle.com/article/Googles-Book-Search-A/48245/ Pete Nikolai pnikolai463 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:3145637437616685663-784d0d970a9d127afb50f9f209647d65 2009-09-03T08:52:56.844-04:00

Robert Kiyosaki’s experiment to write a personal finance book in one-chapter installments and release them online for free has come to an end... The site was very popular, drawing 35 million hits from 167 countries and more than 10,000 comments and questions from readers...

Robert Kiyosaki’s experiment to write a personal finance book in one-chapter installments and release them online for free has come to an end... The site was very popular, drawing 35 million hits from 167 countries and more than 10,000 comments and questions from readers... http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6686405.html Pete Nikolai pnikolai463 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:13962144632838837441-ccf233d9c435137de75ed526e8b903a2 2009-08-31T22:49:39.702-04:00

“It’s no question. Things are changing rapidly. We’re going to see the media evolving. On Friday I spoke with Jay McGraw, Group Publisher at McGraw-Hill Construction, about where he thinks Online Media stands and is headed. “Content will be very...

“It’s no question. Things are changing rapidly. We’re going to see the media evolving. On Friday I spoke with Jay McGraw, Group Publisher at McGraw-Hill Construction, about where he thinks Online Media stands and is headed. “Content will be very... http://rockyreichman.wordpress.com/2009/08/30/jay-mcgraw-on-online-media-publishing-content-is-still-king-news-and-visual/ Rocky Reichman rreichman181 1 0 0 1