Thought Leader Q&A

Harold Evans Sees Bright Future for Print-on-Demand Newspapers

by Mark Glaser

Evans is the editor-at-large for The Week magazine. He has written numerous books, but his most recent is called "My Paper Chase," a fascinating memoir covering his early years as a cub reporter, copy editor and eventually editor and publisher over decades of distinguished work. He connects what happened in those early years to the changes wrought by technology and the Internet, and what he sees as he watches his wife, Tina Brown, co-found and manage The Daily Beast.

• October 29, 2009
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NewspaperShift

QR Codes Connect Print to the Web

by Michael Josefowicz

Point your phone at a printed page. Take a picture. Get taken to a website. That's the power of QR codes, codes embedded in print that can link cell phones to specific websites. They've been doing this for years in Japan, and now they are starting to do it in Europe. Sooner or later it will get to the States....

• May 25, 2009
• 19 comments

BookShift

5 Great Services for Self-Publishing Your Book

by Mike Rosen-Molina

In past posts, we've looked at some of the questions a new writer should keep in mind when considering whether to self-publish her opus. But let's say that an author has made up her mind that pushing ahead without a traditional publisher is the way to go. With the rise of new print-on-demand (POD) technology, literally dozens of self-publishing companies,...

• March 2, 2009
• 18 comments

NewspaperShift

Print is the Next Big Thing

by Michael Josefowicz

I am delighted to have the opportunity to be the new "print correspondent" for MediaShift. Every two weeks or so I will be reporting, discussing, opining and answering comments about how new print technology can help untangle some of the problems facing newspaper companies and the future of journalism. Newspaper companies are looking for ways to profit in a new...

• February 11, 2009
• 15 comments

Legal Drama

Court Rules Print-on-Demand Service Not Liable for Defamation

by Jeffrey D. Neuburger

Book publishers can be sued if they publish a book full of libelous statements because, the reasoning goes, a publisher should know what it prints. The publisher reviews the manuscript, edits and proofreads it, and distributes the finished book to retailers. It is involved in every part of the process. But the Internet has given rise to a new...

• September 10, 2008
• 3 comments