Random House Is Dropping E-Book Imprint
“The Random House Trade Group, one of the first publishers to announce the creation of a line of purely digital books last year, became the first to cancel that idea yesterday, quietly scuttling its AtRandom imprint in recognition of the scant consumer demand for books that can be read on screens. But the company will continue to publish electronic versions of books.”
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remember when Nick was fighting terrorism alone?
Acid in paper was not the real enemy of civilization afterall, it was the presumptive mobilization into battle. (a great summary
interview)
another national treasure
While Craig has been visiting with Nick Baker, I have been in Concord Michigan visiting with Tim Moore. Tim has a prototype built for the
vertical plow. This will be a component of a next generation of equipment for the repair of damaged adhesive bound books.
Tim Moore and Patty Scobey are magnificent characters. Come to think of it, Tim and Patty would be a great Presidents for this country.
Here is a shot of the Moore/Scobey White House in the early morning light.
blood, sweat and tears
A voice of leadership in times of crisis: Attorney General John Ascroft says that, in the absense of attacks, we should not be lulled “into a false sense of indifference”. As an option he urged Americans to “go about their lives.”
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