The Swipe-Happy Road to Debt
Stuart Vyse warns us about the dangers of buying on credit.
Blogging the Classics at the Oxford Literary Festival
Kirsty looks back at OUP’s blogging event at the Oxford Literary Festival
Visiting Thomas Jefferson’s Grave
Who should have the right to visit Thomas Jefferson’s grave?
Blogs and the Political Elite
Perlmutter looks at the media diet of political elites.
Your cheatin’ words
Ammon Shea explores cheating in the OED.
Text Messaging as Toy or Tool
Naomi S. Baron, author of Always On: Language in an Online and Mobile World, explains to us the generation gap in text messaging.
“Only 22%” Political Blog Readership Is Pretty Good…
Perlmutter looks at the readership of political blogs.
2008 Bancroft Prize
A closer look at the Bancroft Prize.
District of Columbia v. Heller: What to Look For?
What should we look for in the District of Columbia v. Heller case?
Hirabayashi v. United States
A look at Hiraybayashi v. United States.
Making Money Marketing
Evan Schnittman tells us a tale of past marketing success that may help publishing move forward.
Who You Calling Cutthroat?
The Legal System, Legal Responsibility, and Sweeney Todd
A legal look at Sweeney Todd.
Are Bloggers The People (And Does That Matter)?
David Perlmutter looks at who bloggers are and what their influence is on their fellow Americans.
Notes From Tools Of Change
Notes from Tools of Change ’08.
Do I Believe in Ebooks?:
Part Two
Evan’s post last week, Do I Believe in Ebooks?: Part One, stimulated some interesting conversation in the blogosphere and I hope that Part Two, his bold recommendation, will encourage all of us to reconsider the potential of ebooks. I will be at the Tools of Change conference today and I hope some of my fellow […]
On Purdy, NYROB and Preparation
Leon Neyfakh’s article Mr. Silvers, Will You Peek at My Books? strikes home for those of us in the publicity department at OUP. Each visit to Mr. Silvers requires preparation and much mental fortitude. If you aren’t completely prepared you may find yourself embarrassed, for example: “I remember one time, ” said Christian Purdy of […]