Magazines Won’t Die, But Here Is Why I Love the Internet
December 14, 2009
Last week I wrote about why I believe magazines won’t die. And it’s still true. But ironically, writing that made me love the Internet even more. Here’s why: Within minutes of posting, I had a nice email from the editor of Garden and Gun magazine. Then, four other blogs picked up my post. I checked Twitter and people were tweeting my blog like crazy—more than any other blog I’ve written… more
Comments (4)Why Magazines Won’t Die
December 9, 2009
I spend more time than most thinking about whether or not magazines will live or die, since my family and I own a few of them. I’ve been to conferences about whether or not they will survive. I am barraged by consultants trying to convince me magazines are on the verge of death, and therefore I need their services immediately, or else.
Now, I do think e-readers and Kindles and iPhones will, and to a degree already have, subsumed much of our reading and especially information needs. And… more
Comments (22)Many Solutions But Just One Choice: Al Gore Launches his New Book
November 4, 2009
Last night was a big night for me. I got to eat my first Shake Shack Burger, purportedly the best burger in Manhattan (if not the world?). It was pretty damn good. Normally I would never eat a burger if it weren’t organic. But restaurateur Danny Meyer seems to know how to handle good food, and I’m glad I took the risk—because it kept me from being hungry while I introduced the Nobel Peace Prize-winning, Honorable Vice President Al Gore at the launch party for… more
Comments (9)Video from the MPA Summit
October 15, 2009
Yesterday I spoke on a panel at the Magazine Publishers of America’s Innovation Summit. Here’s a clip:
Comments (2)Goodbye Gourmet Magazine
October 7, 2009
In the magazine business, we are used to hearing about magazines launching and shutting down all the time. Still, when you hear of a magazine’s demise, it deserves a moment of silence with the secret thought: “There but for the grace of God, go I.” But when you hear about Conde Nast closing Gourmet magazine…well, when an icon like Gourmet gets shuttered, the feeling of shock and sadness lingers longer than usual.
Having said that, I wasn’t a subscriber to… more
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