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September 30th, 2009

Media death watch—and rebirth watch

By David Rothman

Don’t bail out newspapers—Let them die and get out of the way, Daniel Lyons’ essay in Newsweek. Thanks for the pointer from Felix Torres, who adds: “Substitute ‘major publishers’ for ‘newspapers’ and his arguments ring even more true.”
A Washington Post account mentioning Newsweek’s own travails, by Frank Ahrens.
Bay Area online news renaissance: 7 pointers forward, in Content Bridges.
San Diego hyperlocal site launches ‘U.S. local news network, in Local Onliner.

Related: War of the publishing models: Sarah Palin’s pub dreads e-books, while Tina Brown’s news partner gets nimble with E.

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- Three kinds of e-book illegals: Felix Torres’ tutorial for NYT columnist Randall Stross and publishers
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  - Paul Durrant: I'd disagree that "hoarders" are…
- New York Times columnist fears ‘napsterization’ of e-books
  - Felix Torres: Different people think different things…
  - Steve Jordan: Well... actually, I'd say that…
- Ebooks to help Daily Beast publish quickly
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- Misreading the consumer - publishers, ebooks and Gandhi
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- Sony PRS-500 still on-track to get ePub upgrade by the end of the year
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  - Alan Wallcraft: Did Valerie confirm that Sony…
- Dear publishers - We don't believe you
  - Rob Preece: I normally spend a full…
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- A reader's review of the Sony PRS-300
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- Ereaders seen to be top holiday items
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- How's your Cybook screen? Help out other e-bookers and take our poll---whether you've had good luck or bad
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- Jason Pinter on Why the Digital Revolution is Missing the Big Picture
  - Steve Jordan: That's only because there are…
  - Martin: The advertising is an accurate…
- E-book biz too fixated on regular readers? If so, what to do about it?
  - Felix Torres: I dunno, but to me,…
  - Christine: Some people are trying to…
- Large-print font hacks for the Kindle 2 and DX---plus other tips for the visually impaired
  - Alan Wallcraft: Amazon's problem is that they…
  - Felix Torres: No, OpenInkpot doesn't support DRM'ed…
- Tablets for easy typing, not just e-books? New Apple interface might help
  - Steve Jordan: Concerns like this have been…
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- Digital publishing and the editorial process
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