Publishing & Creative Industries

Collected writings on the publishing industries and related fields, drawing on my professional experience in book publishing.

On the Simon & Schuster Acquisition by Penguin Random House

What is the value of publishing?

Publishing as Venture Capital: A Deep-ish Dive

The Ongoing Battle Over Data in Creative Industry Decisionmaking

Sam Hinkie and the Future of Reading

Maintaining Perspective in the Publishing Industry

Should We Save Barnes & Noble?

My Unsolicited, Entirely Unproven Thoughts on Running a Bookstore

Barnes & Noble: What Is to Be Done?

Kendrick’s Pulitzer and the Issue of Discoverability

Questioning Content Consumption