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Blog / News & Opinion
Today's Quote
By Porchlight
If I could get my membership fee back, I'd resign from the human race.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
Riding the Freakonomics Wave.
By Porchlight
The WSJ picks on the latest economic books saying they're overlooking a more bedrock rule -- that of supply and demand (free access today). From the WSJ: In Discover Your Inner Economist, Tyler Cowen, an economics professor at George Mason University, talks readers through economic rationales for dating (flowers work because they are expensive), charity (give to those who aren't asking) and eating well (at expensive restaurants, avoid dishes that rely too heavily on top-quality raw ingredients). But sales of other new titles that aim to explain weird phenomena in economic terms don't bode well for Mr.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
A New Season begins - August 2007 Books
By Porchlight
I know it is only a few of days into August, but we are starting to see and think about the fall. Jack is quoted today in a Bloomburg News story about Dream Manager by Matthew Kelly. He is a little more positive about the book than might be evident from the quote.
Categories: jack-covert-selects, publishing-industry
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Blog / News & Opinion
Comments down
By Porchlight
There is a weird error coming up when you try to post a comment right now and leaves you unable to save the comment. We are working on it and I'll post something when we get it fixed. Update: They are working perfectly now.
Categories: news-opinion, the-company
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Blog / News & Opinion
links for 2007-08-02
By Porchlight
Discover Your Inner Economist >> The Washington Post | Hire Yourself "We may have been Keynesians once, but times change. We are all Freakonomists now.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
More on Harry Potter
By Porchlight
BusinessWeek has an article about the logistics of delivering 12,000,000 books in two days. To quote "If all the trucks that delivered Deathly Hallows were lined up bumper-to-bumper, Scholastic says, the caravan would stretch 15 miles. " Fascinating stuff!
Categories: news-opinion, publishing-industry
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Blog / News & Opinion
Internet: Culture or Crap
By Porchlight
Andrew Keen (Cult of The Amateur) and David Weinberger (Everything Is Miscellaneous) have been debating the merits of Web 2. 0. Andrew thinks the Internet is unravelling popular culture and will lead to terrible ends.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
Something Gained, Something Lost
By Porchlight
The New York Times reported this morning that "Rupert Murdoch finally won his long-coveted prize today, tentatively gaining enough support from the deeply divided Bancroft family to buy Dow Jones & Company, publisher of The Wall Street Journal". This has huge implications. From the Times.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
links for 2007-07-31
By Porchlight
Rocketeers >> BusinessWeek | Space: The Private Frontier "Belfiore's book provides a worthwhile overview for readers who want to learn more about these characters and the space-tourism market they are promoting. " (tags: businessbooks industry technology) The BusinessWeek Best-Seller List - June 2007 June 2007 Bestsellers (tags: businessbooks lists) SLIDESHOW - BusinessWeek Bestsellers - June 2007 Opens slideshow of bestsellers.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / Staff Picks
If They Give You Lined Paper...
Book Review by Porchlight
I like books about writing and language. Could be the technical writer in me. Or the linguist.
Categories: staff-picks