TWITTER UPDATES:
Currently:
THE BIG PICTURE SUBSCRIBER LOGIN:
Log in to the The Big Picture archives where you can browse current and past editions as well as post comments to ongoing discussions.
Forgot your password? Click here.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE BIG PICTURE:
Click here to go to our subscription form.
ADVERTISE WITH THE BIG PICTURE:
View our ad rates and distribution here.
Click here to view our privacy policy.
Username: | |
Password: | |
Forgot your password? Click here.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE BIG PICTURE:
Click here to go to our subscription form.
ADVERTISE WITH THE BIG PICTURE:
View our ad rates and distribution here.
Click here to view our privacy policy.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE LJND BLOG:
Enter your email address below to receive new blog posts in your email daily!
Email: | |
Powered by FeedBlitz
ABOUT LJNDAWSON.COM:
What I offer:
- Up-to-the-minute knowledge of book industry standards
- Hands-on experience with data and technical issues in the book industry
- Shortcuts to maximum value - I know the common pitfalls and I can help you avoid them
- Making sense of complex issues - I help you define what's important for your business...and what's not
- Make money - I help you strategize with our deep market knowledge
- Save money - I show you the most direct path to success, so you don't waste your resources
- Save time and effort - by outsourcing to me, you can focus on your core strengths
- I give you boots-on-the-ground experience with a wide variety of book industry companies who are struggling with technology and data issues
- I give you up-to-the-minute knowledge of data standards
- I'm a leading industry expert in identifiers, metadata and digital distribution
- I bring a savage focus to bridging the gap between technology and the written word
- I'm a passionate advocate for using new tools effectively
- help you tell the difference between the hype and the good stuff
- give you clear reports and real-world recommendations
- download the latest knowledge on the fundamentals AND on the new technologies
The American Library Association announced the top books, videos and audiobooks for children and young adults at its midwinter meeting in Denver on Ja...
In living rooms and libraries, bookstores and over the Internet, readers are coming together to discuss books. It's an old idea that's been popularize...
NewsFactor - Amazon.com is seizing on the popularity of its electronic book reader Kindle to reach a new market. On Friday the online retailer said it... Octuplet Mother Remain Target Of Ethical Debate
The Los Angeles area mother of octuplets is out of the hospital and reportedly weighing her options among many offers from television shows, movie stu... Octuplet Mother Remains Target Of Ethical Debate
The Los Angeles area mother of octuplets is out of the hospital and reportedly weighing her options among many offers from television shows, movie stu...
The Friends of Libraries organization is holding its annual book sale this weekend. Up for grabs are books from $.50. Buyers will be helping raise fun...
Fresh on the heels of the New York Times article focusing on the thriving self-publishing industry, Outskirts Press announces their top 5 authors for... Cornell University Library Expands POD on Amazon
Expanding an ongoing partnership with Amazon.com, Cornell University Library is increasing its print-on-demand (POD) offerings to more than 80,000 tit...
If more book-lovers become book-buyers, perhaps the publishing industry's woes will ease, and the 14% who buy more than 20 books a year will explode n...
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- President Ma Ying-jeou on Wednesday opened the 2009 Taipei International Book Exhibition (TiBE) , the second largest book fair in th...
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "UK Consumer Publishing Industry Report 2009" report to their offering.......
V-books are not a step ahead for the publishing industry--instead, they seem to be a big, giant step back. ......
Kathleen Horning, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Cooperative Children's Book Center, has won a prestigious honor from the American ...
"A pioneering medical journal has fallen victim to the dramatic and wrenching changes that are overtaking the publishing industry," says a 60-Second S...
I am thinking of calling my next book "The Google Paradox". It will be a self-fulfilling prophesy about Google, authors and the book business. It wi...
"Over the course of the year, e-book sales were up 63.8 percent. It is in these figures that many industry analysts see hope for the publishing indust...
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc. , the world's largest online retailer, gained 18 percent in Nasdaq trading after sales and profit topped estima...
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc. , the world's largest online retailer, gained as much as 19 percent in Nasdaq trading after sales and profit to...
The ominous tone being struck in the publishing industry - from newspapers and magazines to fiction and nonfiction books - is one of shrinkage.......
Reuters - Amazon.com Inc posted higher fourth quarter earnings on robust holiday sales, outshining results from other retailers, and forecast first-q...
BLOGROLL:
Publishing Frontier
— Peter Brantley et al Persona Non Data
— Michael Cairns BookSquare
— Kassia Krozser Shimenawa
— Peter Brantley Tools of Change for Publishing
— O’Reilly et al Start With XML
— O’Reilly, Idea Logical, et al Exact Editions
— Adam Hodgkin Brave New World
— Martyn Daniels The Average Joe
— Joe Wikert if:book
— Institute for the Future of the Book Teleread
— David Rothman et al Joho The Blog!
— David Weinberger Lorcan Dempsey’s blog
— Lorcan Dempsey The Digitalist
— Pan Macmillan staff Print is Dead
— Jeff Gomez Galleycat
— Mediabistro
— Peter Brantley et al Persona Non Data
— Michael Cairns BookSquare
— Kassia Krozser Shimenawa
— Peter Brantley Tools of Change for Publishing
— O’Reilly et al Start With XML
— O’Reilly, Idea Logical, et al Exact Editions
— Adam Hodgkin Brave New World
— Martyn Daniels The Average Joe
— Joe Wikert if:book
— Institute for the Future of the Book Teleread
— David Rothman et al Joho The Blog!
— David Weinberger Lorcan Dempsey’s blog
— Lorcan Dempsey The Digitalist
— Pan Macmillan staff Print is Dead
— Jeff Gomez Galleycat
— Mediabistro
PUBLISHERS LUNCH JOB BOARD:
Editor-in-Chief/Creative Director
By NYC-based media company, Full Time
Monday February 9, 2009, 1:33 AM EST
Catalog Copywriter
By Simon and Schuster, Full Time
Monday February 9, 2009, 1:33 AM EST
Market Development Manager
By W. H. Freeman & Worth, Project Basis
Monday February 9, 2009, 1:33 AM EST
Acquisitions Editor: Children's Books
By Sourcebooks (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky), Full Time
Monday February 9, 2009, 1:33 AM EST
Editor in Chief - Program Publications
By Girl Scouts of the USA, Full Time
Monday February 9, 2009, 1:33 AM EST
Marketing Manager - Business and Finance
By McGraw-Hill Education, Full Time
Monday February 9, 2009, 1:33 AM EST
SALES AND MARKETING MANAGER
By NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, Full Time
Monday February 9, 2009, 1:33 AM EST
SENIOR RIGHTS MANAGER, English Language Markets
By Madison Press Books, Full Time
Monday February 9, 2009, 1:33 AM EST
Marketing Coordinator/Executive
By World Scientific Publishing Co., Full Time
Monday February 9, 2009, 1:33 AM EST
Associate Marketing Manager
By Palgrave Macmillan, Full Time
Monday February 9, 2009, 1:33 AM EST
Editorial Assistant
By Play Bac Publishing, Four days/week + benefits
Monday February 9, 2009, 1:33 AM EST
Assistant Editor, Math
By Springer Science+Business Media, Full Time
Monday February 9, 2009, 1:33 AM EST
By NYC-based media company, Full Time
Monday February 9, 2009, 1:33 AM EST
Catalog Copywriter
By Simon and Schuster, Full Time
Monday February 9, 2009, 1:33 AM EST
Market Development Manager
By W. H. Freeman & Worth, Project Basis
Monday February 9, 2009, 1:33 AM EST
Acquisitions Editor: Children's Books
By Sourcebooks (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky), Full Time
Monday February 9, 2009, 1:33 AM EST
Editor in Chief - Program Publications
By Girl Scouts of the USA, Full Time
Monday February 9, 2009, 1:33 AM EST
Marketing Manager - Business and Finance
By McGraw-Hill Education, Full Time
Monday February 9, 2009, 1:33 AM EST
SALES AND MARKETING MANAGER
By NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, Full Time
Monday February 9, 2009, 1:33 AM EST
SENIOR RIGHTS MANAGER, English Language Markets
By Madison Press Books, Full Time
Monday February 9, 2009, 1:33 AM EST
Marketing Coordinator/Executive
By World Scientific Publishing Co., Full Time
Monday February 9, 2009, 1:33 AM EST
Associate Marketing Manager
By Palgrave Macmillan, Full Time
Monday February 9, 2009, 1:33 AM EST
Editorial Assistant
By Play Bac Publishing, Four days/week + benefits
Monday February 9, 2009, 1:33 AM EST
Assistant Editor, Math
By Springer Science+Business Media, Full Time
Monday February 9, 2009, 1:33 AM EST