You can’t read an e-book on all e-readers. And you can’t buy a paper-and-cardboard book at all booksellers. So much for the enduring nature of the printed word in book form. Barnes & Noble has decided not to stock physical books published by Amazon. It will offer them online, but… Read more   

There’s a lot of content out there. Sometimes too much. But at least people are still reading. They’re just spreading out the media. Choices can be confusing, for authors and for publishers. Maybe less so for consumers, who are calling the shots now that they can opt to receive content… Read more   

Do we need the marketing power of publishers? Yes. And no. In either case, you have to do work yourself on building an audience, finding readers and buyers for your product. A publisher friend of mine, the head of one of the biggest publishing companies in the world,… Read more