It started innocently enough. A place where the demonstrators and occupiers could feed their mind while they did their duty to try and bring about a just, sane society. Before long the smattering of books had evolved into a fully-functioning public library. Books were coming from everywhere, there were readings, events and even a reference desk to help with the most basic and complex questions. It was a library that would have made Andrew Carnegie proud. Carnegie, whose gracious donations were responsible for the building of over 2500 libraries in the late 19th early 20th century, believed that giving to...
Lifecycle of a Book
A worthy project from Publishing Trendsetter featuring young book professionals, in their own words, on the state of the publishing trade.view larger pdf here
A Pedophile’s Memoir. Touched: The Jerry Sandusky Story
As the Penn State child rape saga continues to unfold and the horrors committed by former defensive coordinator and accused serial pedophile Jerry Sandusky come to light there will be a lot of second guessing and soul searching as to how such a tragedy was allowed to continue for so long.One of the most telling signs and one that is almost impossible to believe is the title of Sandusky's memoir that was published in 2001, Touched: The Jerry Sandusky Story.The 'about the author' section on Amazon further states that "Sandusky is the founder of The Second Mile, a charitable foundations...
Composition No.1: The First Book in a Box, Redux
In the 1962 Marc Saporta published Composition No. 1. It was the first published book that came in a box. Of course, there had been books published in slipcases or that were laid in boxes for many years prior to the release of Composition No. 1 but there hadn't been one that consisted of single sheets laid into a box where "each page has a self-contained narrative, leaving it to the reader to decide the order they read the book, and how much or how little of the book they want to read before they begin again."There were no page...
Did Borders die from a lack of technology? – The Billboard of the Week
Now on sale at Borders amazon.com. Amazing billboard for Aaron Shapiro’s latest book Users Not Customers, a business book focused on how industries must transition intelligently to the digital marketplace.Shapiro also hired a bunch of ex-Borders employees to set up roving book stands in New York City to promote and hand-sell the book. Piece in Adweek - Agency CEO Hires Laid-Off Borders Workers to Sell His Book