Readers love books, and we certainly own a lot of the physical variety. Holding a book in your hands remains a special experience. However, you can only take a book or two with you most places, and sometimes you end up wanting a book when you don’t have one nearby.…
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Publishers are still relevant in the Amazon-dominated world of book retailing, but they are losing their influence in some of the most important areas of publishing — and they will either adapt or fade into the smallest niches. Academic publishing is a huge industry, from peer-review journals to textbooks. There…
Brad Geagley is the author of two mysteries published by Simon & Schuster: Year of the Hyenas (2005) and Day of the False King (2006). Brad has recently written and self-published a new, noir thriller, The Stand In, which appeared on Kindle and eBook in December 2011. The new mystery…
The future is digital, no matter how much we might resist. My wife and I will always be “book” readers. You know, those things that collect a bit of dust, take up space, and weigh a lot. There is and always will be something nice about the tactile act of…
I admit that I have long been skeptical of “self-publishing” in the print industry. The value of good editors and the supports provided to writers by traditional publishing houses is difficult to overstate. Yes, I realize the huge publishers are gatekeepers, selecting a handful of writers to promote, but they…
I read many books on typography. Currently, I’m finishing a collection of essays and journal articles on typography. The articles date back to the late nineteenth century, with a particular concentration on two time periods: the 1920s and 1980s. The collection is: Heller, Steven, and Philip B. Meggs. Texts on…
My collection of works on typography and general design includes some of my favorite books. The art of placing words on a page, or screen, is something I admire. The designer’s choices, which once appeared with some frequency in colophons, shape the reading experience. Nothing appalls me more than a…