PaidContent has reposted a comment from a guy that has some opinions about Variety. It is an insightful post especially for anyone interested in the future of trade magazines like Publisher’s Weekly or The Quill and Quire. Here is a choice bit:
You are Variety. A great name. So where is the braintrust to kick everyone’s [...]
DeCloet in the Globe: Apple, Microsoft, and Google carry nearly no debt. They need to regularly reinvent their products so they keep lots of cash on-hand. Old media companies that are burdened by debt don’t innovate and therefore are at risk in troubled times.
I don’t know if I buy that. It makes sense that high-debt [...]
The Device: it is revolutionary, actually. The file system has been abstracted away. The “computerness” is gone. It is better than an ereader and miles beyond the Chumby. It does set the standard for a new device category: the information appliance. It will be the axis around which the rest of the market spins. Ultimately, [...]
The iPad was announced today and with it came a ton of questions about the iBookStore — terms, pricing, DRM, not to mention the raft of questions about the ereading app. I am sure all will be answered in time but the available information makes it pretty clear what Indigo needs to do — use [...]