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A Tale of Two Readers A Tale of Two Readers

I have a story to tell about two types of readers. First, there’s Simon. Simon... 

The Rise of the E-book: Problem or Solution? The Rise of the E-book: Problem or Solution?

I recently read an article about how large publishing companies are responding to... 

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The New Publishing Paradigm

Prediction: 2010 will be the last holiday season anyone buys an e-reader as a gift. Prediction: 2010 will be the last holiday season anyone buys an e-reader as a gift.

Why would I make this prediction? A combination of factors are involved. Let’s... 

Tracking all the Pieces of the E-publishing Pie Tracking all the Pieces of the E-publishing Pie

It’s starting to get quite complicated tracking all the players and what they’re... 

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On The Road

Listen: Deborah Emin Interview by David Wilk on Writer’s Cast Listen: Deborah Emin Interview by David Wilk on Writer’s Cast

David Wilk interviewed me about the Itinerant Book Show after reading an article about it in Publishing Perspectives. David has been in the book business a long time and has a great understanding of its history and evolution. Thus a great conversation came from our shared enthusiasm for books and readers and writers. Here’s a link directly to... [Read more...]

News for the fall News for the fall

Hello friends of the Itinerant Book Show, I realize there has been a long silence and it is not because I had nothing to say. Sometimes silence is just because too many competing events interfere with the news of our program. Since I last wrote to you, I have been interviewed by David Wilk and the podcast of that conversation will be posted soon. That... [Read more...]

Summer Update Summer Update

Hello friends and followers of the Itinerant Book Show, Summer time is a weird time for the road show. Having decided from the start not to go on the road then, we have stuck to our guns. Too many people on the roads, too many people away and vacationing. The time to get to them last before the summer break is in June. We did that and hit on Oberlin... [Read more...]

The Books We Carry The Books We Carry

Hello again Friends, Now that the weekend is almost upon us, I thought I would share with you some of the thinking that has been going on regarding the Itinerant Book Show. Weekends I find are a good time for rumination. So, please ponder and if you are inclined to, please send me the thoughts you come up with. The largest concern I have as the Head... [Read more...]

Home Again Home Again

Hello friends and participants in our Itinerant Book Show. You have made us proud. While there was just one sales event on this tour due to the nature of the business we had to get done in Cedar Rapids, the display we put up of the books from the road show were a big incentive for people to talk to us about what Sullivan Street Press is all about. And... [Read more...]

Itinerant Book Show Arrives in Oberlin Itinerant Book Show Arrives in Oberlin

On Wednesday, June 2, a wonderful event took place at the home of Bob and Kerry Langon. They graciously opened their home and baked amazing desserts and invited some of the most interesting people to hear the story of the Itinerant Book Show and to buy some of the books we carry. It was a warm night, storms had been predicted. But inside the living... [Read more...]

Eleven days before the next Itinerant Book Show Eleven days before the next Itinerant Book Show

Deborah Emin has just had an article published online for Publishing Perspectives about Sullivan Street Press’ Itinerant Book Show. Our next road trip begins in eleven days. If you had told me two years ago that people outside of New York City would be interested in hearing stories about how the publishing industry is changing and developing,... [Read more...]

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