Sadly, change is inevitable. “WordsWorth Books’ final chapter is Saturday” “Friedman said she and her husband, Hillel Stavis, who founded WordsWorth in 1975, will continue to own and operate the Curious George Goes To WordsWorth children’s books and toy store at nearby 1 JFK St., which has remained profitable. “We’ve decided that we’re going to […]
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Travel Writers in Tucson
Isn’t it nice that people who prefer Los Angeles to San Francisco live there? — Herb Caen buy levitra cheap levitra change all cvar->value = X to use Cvar_Set() that didn’t happen in oldtree Actually, it did. yeah – two weeks later. levitra levitra onlineIsn’t it nice that people who prefer Los Angeles to San […]
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Here are some of the things that caught my eye this morning… Forgetting the name of your book… “Novelist Beryl Bainbridge, while in conversation with Michael Holroyd, actually forgot the names of one of her early novels (she’s written tons of them), but in the light of her remark that she “can’t make anything up” […]
» Read more...The Future of Entertainment…Including Books
The Long Tail By Chris Anderson [October 2004 WIRED] Forget squeezing millions from a few megahits at the top of the charts. The future of entertainment is in the millions of niche markets at the shallow end of the bitstream. On page 2 the question is asked, “What percentage of the top 10,000 titles in any […]
» Read more...Indie Bookstores Looking for Angels
Well, Publisher’s Lunch brought a bit of bad news this morning. They said that the end is near for WordsWorth, the indie bookstore on Harvard Square. “Harvard Square book lovers may soon be at a loss for WordsWorth” [Boston Herald] “Independent bookseller WordsWorth, which recently declared bankruptcy, will shut down in a few weeks unless […]
» Read more...Quantifying Word of Mouth
“Quantifying Word of Mouth”by Pete Blackshaw (October 19, 2004) [MarketingProfs.com] It is the first time I’ve heard the term CGM. Consumer-generated-media. I’m convinced that if I worked in an office, with an agency, or at any company with a staff size larger than four, there would be memos and newsrooms and subscriptions to publications that […]
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Here are some things that were of interest to me today. Steve Keenan, Deputy Travel Edtior for the TIMES in the UK had this to say about armchair travel and the ever expanding amount of travel websites. It was an interesting take considering he was introducing a weather website for the UK (Metcheck.com). “Talking about […]
» Read more...Durex Global Sex Survey
Via [Right This Way] Hey, if John Rambow got sucked in…I can admit it, too. Durex Global Sex Survey 2004 So, if you’re an overprotective parent, move to Vietnam. If you need some extra attention, go to London. Men, if you’re concerned about your performance, Chinese women might not be your best bet. Ladies, if […]
» Read more...What’s a Nobel in literature really worth?
I love it when I just stumble upon articles written by my friends. Good one, Oscar. What's a Nobel in literature really worth? (Saturday, October 9, 2004)
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The reason behind writing this post is two-fold. First, my friends at WorldHum.com put out a call for support to the folks that have been enjoying their site. They want to hire someone to bring them into the technological New Age. And they’d like to get to a point where they can attract advertisers. Well, […]
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