Screenwerk (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Judy’s Book is no longer run by Andy Sack. Its assets were acquired and the company relaunched late last year. Tonight I got this in my email in-box: I went to the site and there’s some Twitter-inspired deal-stream on display: I would think it very challenging to make a comeback at this point, but one never knows [...]
A Sack of Seattle (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
It's been almost 2 years since we sold Judy's Book for a loss. Recently, I've been reflecting upon the experience with the benefit of hindsight and of time. In the past, I've already blogged here about mistakes I made at...
P2P Foundation (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
Book: Transforming Power: From The Personal To The Political. by Judy Rebick. Penguin Canada, 2009 In this second and last installment on Judy Rebick’s book, we feature excerpts from chapter 13, entitled: “Is the Party Over?” Do the new movements point to alternatives to traditional political party organizing? Judy Rebick: 1. Spain “One of the most interesting electoral experiences...
Screenwerk (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
I got briefed a few weeks ago by a company called Meteor Solutions. It’s based in Seattle and being run by Ben Straley, who was with Judy’s Book. The company measures so-called “earned media” and social media ROI. I was impressed with what I heard. The company was founded earlier this year and already has a [...]
The SEO Blog (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
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LiveSide (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
This week 23 new third-party feed partners, including Blingee, BuddyTV, Goodreads, Hulu, Judy’s Book, MySpace, Newsvine, OleOle, Qik and SlideShare are rolling out in Windows Live (full list available here ). Adding feeds to your Windows Live Profile is easy. Click “Add Web activities” on the left side of your Windows Live Profile page, and select the partner sites you’d like...
These Things Take Time. (Free subscription) | 08/19/2009
Firstly, this isn't a self help book. I didn't buy this because I thought it was a self help book (god forbid if I start doing that). Nor do I think my life is in need of saving. It was on 3 for 2 at Waterstones, and look interesting from the blurb, and shortlisted fo Richard and Judy's Book Club (which I decided was a pretty good reason to buy it). Anyways, this novel is about Richard Novak, an L.A...
Biggest News (Free subscription) | 08/18/2009
I fell in love with Craigslist while I was operating Judy's Book. This site (and Google) are the reasons that the newspaper industry is failing today. I remember talking to someone at the NYT and they were asking themselves how [...]
A Sack of Seattle (Free subscription) | 08/17/2009
I fell in love with Craigslist while I was operating Judy's Book. This site (and Google) are the reasons that the newspaper industry is failing today. I remember talking to someone at the NYT and they were asking themselves how...
CloudAve (Free subscription) | 08/14/2009
Looking for inspiration by reading Marcello’s and Andy’s blogs today. If you do not know, Marcello owned Sampa , and Andy Sack owned Judy’s book. Sampa closed on August 15th, and Judy’s book closed over a year ago, but both are prolific bloggers and have also documented their experiences. Where I am at right now is busy owning responsibility for the issues and process. Regardless...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/17/2009
Penguin, Faber & Faber and Random House sign up for ITN YouTube books channel aimed at younger readers ITN and publishers including Penguin, Faber & Faber and Random House have teamed up to create an online book club that uses a YouTube channel and launches today with a video feature on Michael Jackson. The publishers that have signed up with ITN's multimedia division ITN On are the founding...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 05/18/2009
First week delivers huge sales fillip to Jon Ronson book Richard and Judy's book club might be meeting an untimely end this summer but Jonathan Ross has stepped into the literary breach, launching a book club on Twitter which has sent his first choice, Jon Ronson's The Men Who Stare at Goats, soaring up the bestseller charts. "I have a great idea! Let's start a book club on twitter! One a week...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 05/08/2009
Following low ratings on UKTV's Watch channel, the Richard & Judy's Book Club talk show has been canceled--six months before the contract expires. UK television hosts and literary taste-makers Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan couldn't muster strong ratings on the digital channel, Bookseller reports. The duo recently announced their summer reading list , but the show will end on July 3rd. Here's...
Screenwerk (Free subscription) | 04/21/2009
There have been several sites in the local space, including Judy’s Book and Backfence, that have been shuttered and relaunched after their assets were acquired by somebody else. Grayboxx is now in that category too (perhaps I should say again in that category). After a couple of transactions that didn’t quite happen, Grayboxx has apparently [...]
The Independent (Free subscription) | 04/05/2009
Eleven years in the hot seat on the books desk! That's 11 Man Booker prizes... Harry Potters1-... Zadie Smith goes from frumpy undergrad to chic superstar... Richard and Judy's book club... vampires and Cathars arise from their centuries-long sleep to become the hottest properties in fiction. And Anita Brookner's still going strong.
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