Forbes Special Report on Books

Forbes has a “Special Report” on books. The report links to 12 different articles.

The articles are:

Dave Eggers’ Small Notion
By Joe Hagan
The staggering genius has built McSweeney’s into a modestly sized (and modestly profitable) multimedia publishing empire, all without advertising.

Giving It Away
By Cory Doctorow
I let readers download my books for free. It’s a living.

The Networked Book
By Ben Vershbow
On the Internet, you can help write the book you’re reading.

Harry Potter And The Ministry Of Fire
By David Serchuk
Thought book burnings were dead? Think again. Medievalism abounds in the 21st century.

Stop Worrying About Copyrights
By Jonathan Enfield
Electronic publishing isn’t leading to the death of books.

Custom-Built Libraries
By Brandy Slagle
The sheik loves Benjamin Franklin.

Publish And Perish
By Elisabeth Eaves
Books crumble. Discs degrade. Is the age-old quest to preserve human knowledge just a pipedream?

How The Internet Saved Literacy
By Maureen Farrell
Reading skills are not eroding; they are just becoming more social–and more closely tied to writing.

The Secret Life Of An Online Book Reviewer
By Helen Coster
Donald Mitchell has written 2,923 book reviews for Amazon.com–and made $20,000 doing it.

We Stole This Headline
By R. M. Schneiderman
Universities are increasingly employing software to nab plagiarists. When will the media and publishing houses catch up?

2008’s Hottest Book?
By David A. Andelman
HarperCollins is betting big on an American author writing in French about a Gestapo agent.

My Author, My Life
By Hannah Clark
How far will Robert Jordan’s fans go to keep their favorite write alive?

Video: The Future Of Publishing
Why the web has been a boon for the literary world.


I saw that Blake had already put up stories about two of these articles but because they are all tied together through a “Special Report” I wanted to make the connection between the articles.

Forbes has a “Special Report” on books. The report links to 12 different articles.

The articles are:

Dave Eggers’ Small Notion
By Joe Hagan
The staggering genius has built McSweeney’s into a modestly sized (and modestly profitable) multimedia publishing empire, all without advertising.

Giving It Away
By Cory Doctorow
I let readers download my books for free. It’s a living.

The Networked Book
By Ben Vershbow
On the Internet, you can help write the book you’re reading.

Harry Potter And The Ministry Of Fire
By David Serchuk
Thought book burnings were dead? Think again. Medievalism abounds in the 21st century.

Stop Worrying About Copyrights
By Jonathan Enfield
Electronic publishing isn’t leading to the death of books.

Custom-Built Libraries
By Brandy Slagle
The sheik loves Benjamin Franklin.

Publish And Perish
By Elisabeth Eaves
Books crumble. Discs degrade. Is the age-old quest to preserve human knowledge just a pipedream?

How The Internet Saved Literacy
By Maureen Farrell
Reading skills are not eroding; they are just becoming more social–and more closely tied to writing.

The Secret Life Of An Online Book Reviewer
By Helen Coster
Donald Mitchell has written 2,923 book reviews for Amazon.com–and made $20,000 doing it.

We Stole This Headline
By R. M. Schneiderman
Universities are increasingly employing software to nab plagiarists. When will the media and publishing houses catch up?

2008’s Hottest Book?
By David A. Andelman
HarperCollins is betting big on an American author writing in French about a Gestapo agent.

My Author, My Life
By Hannah Clark
How far will Robert Jordan’s fans go to keep their favorite write alive?

Video: The Future Of Publishing
Why the web has been a boon for the literary world.


I saw that Blake had already put up stories about two of these articles but because they are all tied together through a “Special Report” I wanted to make the connection between the articles.