Publishing

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In publishing, the little things do matter.

May 6, 2013

Today, one of my editors was kind enough to send me an email that read simply: Go to the Texas Supreme Court website. So I did, and guess what I saw? This: Now, I happen to know that Justice Hecht told a CLE crowd a few weeks back that Thomson Reuters’ West Texas Rules of [...]

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Treatises are dead{!/?}

May 2, 2013

This Summer, I have the pleasure of participating on a panel discussion at AALL’s Annual Meeting titled Off the Page and Beyond the Book: New Models for Buying and Selling Legal Information. I’m certain it will be a lively and interesting discussion devoid of any off-color commentary. In preparation for the panel’s discussion, I was [...]

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“The only thing that grows in your hand is a dick.”

March 7, 2013

The title is a euphemism that is new to me, courtesy of a dear friend of mine. I would have thought after 43 years I had heard just about every colorful metaphor, but as it turns out I haven’t. The point of mentioning it didn’t become relevant until this morning after I read Jean O’Grady’s [...]

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Could Improvements in Page-Flipping Navigation Make eReader Reference Books Compelling?

January 30, 2013

After watching this video from last year, I’m reminded once again of how we’ve really only touched the surface on touch navigation. Regardless of where you come out on skeuomorphic design, it’s hard not to see how this might more easily translate to reference books, like annotated codes and rules. [Image (CC) by Horia Varlan]

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Current Awareness Trend Continues (or ends): WestlawNext’s “Practitioner Insights” & Alerts Center *UPDATED*

January 28, 2013

“Current awareness is the knowledge of recent developments in a field. This is crucial for any professional, even more in our markets. Without a knowledge of the latest developments, a person loses the competitive edge associated with lifelong learning, new electronic communication and business transactions, and better job performance.”  Ornella Zampieri, Project Manager & Content Architect, Electronic [...]

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The Cupcake: A new editorial paradigm for legal publishing?

January 23, 2013

Contrary to popular belief, there were no prostitutes or blow at the Thomson Reuters’ Bloggers’ Summit, but there were plenty of other things going on to keep us aroused. Take, for example, Mike Suchsland’s comments regarding the acquisition of PLC and his characterization of their editorial model as “sophisticated.” This comment was loosely contextualized by [...]

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Legal publishing is dead! Long live software solutions!

January 21, 2013

This was the proclamation from the Thomson Reuters’s bloggers summit last week, or at least the way I heard it. Others might disagree, however. Rather than reinvent the wheel, I’ve gathered all of the comments on the matter from my fellow attendees for your easy digestion. The bolded terms are my random emphases. From Bob [...]

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Mark Coker’s 2013 Book Publishing Industry Predictions

December 26, 2012

Mark Coker has posted his book publishing industry predictions, and as usual, they don’t disappoint. Of his 21 predictions, I thought it worth repeating his thoughts on “passive discoverability” as a growing trend in marketing: 7. Passive discoverability trumps other book marketing methods Most books don’t sell well, even when backed by expensive marketing. It’s [...]

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