Category Archives: General

New York Bound Bookshop launches website

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Karen

I am glad to see that an old favorite bookshop has at least established a virtual presence on-line. The Store: New York Bound Bookshop The New York Bound Books website www.newyorkboundbooks.com is a new resource dedicated to all things New … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays to all

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Karen

See you all in 2012 – Have a wonderful Holiday and Sweet New Year.

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62% say Twitter is a Fad – Huh?

Posted on May 10, 2010 by admin

Mike Shatzkin, who is always informative as well as entertaining opened the annual BISG Making Information Pay seminar with some results from the survey they sent out to publishing professionals. 62% say Twitter is a fad, soon to pass More … Continue reading →

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B&N “moves in with Lynch” Names him CEO

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Karen

In a surprise move, Barnes & Noble named William Lynch, president of the company’s Web division, as chief executive, replacing Steve Riggio, who will remain as vice chairman. Some industry analysts were surprised that Mr. Lynch had been promoted so … Continue reading →

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Publishing Conferences of Note

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Karen

Making Information Pay 2010 Date: Thursday, May 6, 2010 Time: 8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. ET Location: McGraw-Hill Auditorium, NYC URL: http://www.bisg.org/mip Publishing Business Conference and Expo Date: March 8–10, 2010 Location: Marriott Marquis Times Square, NYC URL: http://publishingbusiness.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=1af1c1c1-b104-4d22-9da1-3f27bb48a3e9 BISG & NISO … Continue reading →

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Healing Arts for Haiti

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Karen

If you live in the New York City Area – I urge you to go to the Hyatt Regency Grand Ballroom at Grand Central Station on Friday Feb. 12th. Every dollar raised will be donated to UNICEF, directly helping rescue … Continue reading →

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The new Ipad is up

Posted on January 27, 2010 by admin

http://www.apple.com/ipad/ Personally I liked the name Islate better but who am I to quibble with Microsoft. iBooks Here’s the books component: “The iBooks app is a great, new way to read and buy books. Just download the app for free … Continue reading →

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My first Video

Posted on January 27, 2010 by admin

Things are so intense in the world today that I decided to do something fun. I created a video at Animoto It was easy. I uploaded my pictures from my vacation with my dog Izzy and my cousin and her … Continue reading →

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Loukoumi’s Good Deeds Book Premiere with Special Guest Readers

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Karen

Join us for the book premiere of Loukoumi’s Good Deeds, with special guest readers:  John Aniston, Gloria Gaynor, Alexis Christoforous, Frank Dicopoulos, Constantine Maroulis, and author Nick Katsoris. This event takes place Saturday, April 4th, 11am at the Barnes & … Continue reading →

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Print On Demand Customized

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Karen

Print on demand is now customized for individual’s needs. The idea behind printing for a specific demand is that you reduce overhead costs, get rid of the overstock blues, and gain the ability to narrow your market focus with minimal … Continue reading →

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