Publishing Update March 14

I've run across several really good articles -- and some stories you may have missed -- that broaden your understanding of the publishing scene as it unfolds ... * Who Else Wants to Write Better Email Copy? * Seven Reasons Newspapers Are Not Rebounding Financially * Facing A Dire Financial Situation, USPS Emphasizes Its Eco-Friendly Efforts * Google launches eBooks, cross-platform e-bookstore and reader * iPad publishing: time to switch to v2.0 * Making all postage 'forever' is right move * E-book sales outdo print * Analysis: Book publishers may suffer in world without Borders * For Magazines, a Bitter Pill in iPad... March 14, 2011

Web Update March 9

This web update is a mix and match of catch-up items we've had on our radars for weveral weeks. Some interesting stuff here ... * SEO Factors for 2011 * Curtains For MySpace? * Is Link Relevance as Effective as Anchor Text? * Designing an SEO Friendly URL Structure * Online Reputation Management's Top 3 Challenges * HOW TO: Optimize Your Company's LinkedIn Profile * Management Tip of the Day: Add Structure to Social Media * How to Plan a Successful Website Redesign... and more March 9, 2011

Publishing Update March kickoff

Now the news of the iPad 2 begins to ripple through the publishing industry -- but hey, there was still unfinished business before the iPad! This issue: * Magazines Down * Page Numbers for Kindle Books an Imperfect Solution * Inkjet Rises Higher * Key Success Factors for a tablet-only 'paper' * Publishers greet Apple's iPad plan with icy silence * Google One Pass to Challenge Apple Subscription Service * Bookstores feeling pain from digital technologies * The Business of Sustainability for Paper and Print... and more March 7, 2011

8 articles for web publishers

Those web publishers sure like their numbers, don't they? So here's 8 articles web publishers should get their heads around * 5 Resolutions To Grow And Maintain Email Lists * 5 Tips for Optimizing Your Social Media Content * 5 Ways to Effectively Manage Your Online Reputation * 6 skills of a great Web analyst * 8 ways to get more people to read your content * Facebook Apps' Access to Contact InfoConcerns Security Experts * Creating Online Video Content that is Worth Watching * Why you should run your website like a magazine... and more February 18, 2011

ePub saga continues

George continues his quest for epublishing, and dealing with front-end software, eReaders, iPads, iPods, Kindles, Amazon, and getting your ebooks published. This is the second part to George's "ePub" article. December 28, 2010

ePub Straight to the Point

George gets his book "Naked Serviceman" up to Amazon and takes a good look at a new book that will help everyone publish their works in Apple's store, Amazon's Kindle, and others that support the eReaders and eBooks. (Part ONE) December 28, 2010

iCalamus Page Layout and Design

Did you think that InDesign was the only page design player on the block? If you did, think again ... iCalamus frame-oriented desktop publishing for Mac OS X has more features than most people can even dream about December 21, 2010

iPhone Batch Document Scanning

Using Scanner Pro 3.0, iPhone owners scan multi-page documents lightning fast thanks to a new, specially designed interface. December 20, 2010

Web UPdate 1011-15

More interesting tidbits from the web, with some sage advice about online advertising. This issue includes:
* How to Avoid Online Advertising's $1 Billion Mistake
* 3 Ways Google's New Shortener Might Affect SEO & Search
* 4 Game-Changing Trends in Web App Design
* 5 Website Changes That Will Hurt Your SEO
* 6 Reasons Why We Love Internet Trolls
* 8 Ways to Reduce Your Site's Bounce Rate

November 15, 2010

Social Media, PR and Marketing

Marketing and publishing kind of go hand-in-hand, but now social media is changing the game. This edition on media finds some important reads : * Americans Consume More News, Less Newspapers * AP Circular App Coming to Help Print Compete With Coupon Pure Plays * The Art of Listening in Client Service * The Social Network: Ecosystem vs. Egosystem * TIP OF THE DAY: PR Agencies Are Dead, Handle Press Yourself * Why Marketers Shouldn't Always Blame the Media October 31, 2010