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Editorial Integrity and the Sponsorship Model
Some online publishers searching for alternative business models to the traditional one, where the readers pay for content, arrive at the sponsorship and advertising models, where private interests pay the publisher to make content available for free. This is in … Continue reading
Paradoxical Economics: Publishing in an Age of Abundance
My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite. —Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet Back when books were things, it was easier to measure … Continue reading
Kindle
This week’s Newsweek devoted its cover story to Kindle, a new product recently released from Amazon, a $400 e-reader to follow in the footsteps of similar devices such as Sony’s Reader Digital Book and the Rocketbook, promising clear readability thanks … Continue reading
Roland Clement, artist, naturalist, and former Audubon Society Vice President
Roland Clement, artist, naturalist, and former Audubon Society Vice President, gave a presentation in Gloucester today to celebrate Rachel Carson’s 100th, and specifically her book that launched today’s environmental movement, Silent Spring. He noted that the local, U.S.-only ban on … Continue reading