by Joel Friedlander | Dec 14, 2011 | The Joel Friedlander Archives
Jill went down to the local pet store over the weekend to get some supplies. When she came back, she showed me two small books, both with the “Dummies” branding, but small. They are actually little booklets, saddle stitched (stapled) rather than perfect...
by Joel Friedlander | Dec 6, 2011 | The Joel Friedlander Archives
Sunday’s New York Times carried an article by Julie Bosman (“Selling Old-Style Books by Their Gilded Covers”) that struck a familiar chord. In it Bosman describes how traditional publishers have started to lavish attention on the physical...