Author Archives: Eoin Purcell

About Eoin Purcell

I live in Dublin. I own and run Green Lamp Media and edit Irish Publishing News.

Go Read This | The Great App Bubble | Fast Company

A very wise young woman I know has been saying this for ever. Why spend on an app for the Apple devices when you can for much less, make your websites faster on EVERYONE’s mobile. I agree wholeheartedly. Marketers are … Continue reading

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Go Read This | Print or Pixels? Publishers Strive to Advance Both – NYTimes.com

There is so much else here, but this stat just astounds me! By the end of this year, 10.3 million people are expected to own e-readers in the United States, buying about 100 million e-books, the market research company Forrester … Continue reading

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Go Read This | The Big Reveal Part II: How Many Copies of MOUSETRAPPED Have I Sold? « Catherine, Caffeinated

I didn’t think this, but fair enough! I’m impressed. I know what you’re thinking. No, I really do. I can practically hear it through the screen. You’re thinking, 531 copies? Well that’s all well and good, but 348 of them … Continue reading

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Go Read This | A Question of Value | Booksquare

Great post by Kassia. She’s always on the money! What is a book worth? Well, there’s list price created by the publisher. That seems to be the value referenced by publishers. Then there’s the price consumers actually pay. That gets … Continue reading

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Go Read This | Christopher Moore’s History News: HIstory of Technology

Smart AND simple! But some of us write and read on computer screens. For that, it still makes sense to have text lines that are not too long for comprehension and to have screens that can show us quite a … Continue reading

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