As I examined the documentation now available to us in the reports noted in this column and the resources they cite, two cautionary notes came to mind:
• We need to be careful that we do not begin to screen data that supports our premise to the exclusion of data that may suggest other conclusions or that would provide context that sets the publishing industry in the broader industrial spectrum. I believe Bill Upton’s paper, mentioned previously, supports this caution.
Eugene G. Schwartz is editor at large for ForeWord Reviews, an industry observer and an occasional columnist for Book Business magazine. In an earlier career, he was in the printing business and held production management positions at Random House, Prentice-Hall/Goodyear and CRM Books/Psychology Today. A former PMA (IBPA) board member, he has headed his own publishing consultancy, Consortium House. He is also Co-Founder of Worthy Shorts Inc., a development stage online private press and publication service for professionals as well as an online back office publication service for publishers and associations. He is on the Publishing Business Conference and Expo Advisory Board.
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As I examined the documentation now available to us in the reports noted in this column and the resources they cite, two cautionary notes came to mind:
• We need to be careful that we do not begin to screen data that supports our premise to the exclusion of data that may suggest other conclusions or that would provide context that sets the publishing industry in the broader industrial spectrum. I believe Bill Upton’s paper, mentioned previously, supports this caution.
Eugene G. Schwartz is editor at large for ForeWord Reviews, an industry observer and an occasional columnist for Book Business magazine. In an earlier career, he was in the printing business and held production management positions at Random House, Prentice-Hall/Goodyear and CRM Books/Psychology Today. A former PMA (IBPA) board member, he has headed his own publishing consultancy, Consortium House. He is also Co-Founder of Worthy Shorts Inc., a development stage online private press and publication service for professionals as well as an online back office publication service for publishers and associations. He is on the Publishing Business Conference and Expo Advisory Board.