For the most part, I will be off-the-air for a few days though I will–when possible–try to maintain some activity via the laptop. I will be visiting the local hospital where the gastroenterologist (the one with name no one can pronounce) will practice his art. (I hate that concept: practice. I would prefer that he had already perfected everything before he practices once again on me.) So, other than somewhat curtailed blogging activity whilst I enjoy some anesthesia (good stuff), pain-killers (better stuff), and TLC (necessary stuff) for a few days, I am out of here!

Natural health expert and author Jordan Rubin has recovered $55,000 from Strang Communications in a dispute that revealed the faith-based publisher improperly withheld royalties payments for three years from the paperback edition of his New York Times bestseller The Maker’s Diet. Rubin said he was forced to file an arbitration claim after numerous requests and attempts to settle the matter were ignored.

“I wanted to believe this was an honest mistake,” said Rubin.

Traditional publishing industry is experiencing a new surge of digitization after completing the evolution from “type and fire” to “laser and electronics.” Building from the basis of the traditional publishing industry, and employing the strength of the advantage of modern high-tech information technology, digital publishing has entered a stage of rapid development by virtue of the vigorous support of the government as well as active promotion by enterprises within the industry.

Since digital publishing has been widely recognized as the direction of future development in the publishing industry, the question is no longer, “To do or not to do?” but rather, “How do we do this?” The Chinese government also attaches great importance to the digital publishing industry.

O’Reilly Media announced today an innovative new digital service at O’Reilly’s Tools of Change for Publishing Conference in New York City.

O’Reilly’s new division aims to help publishers meet the demands and challenges of the 21st century. For publishers to succeed today, their content must be available in multiple formats, distributed through many channels.

I have been pondering this question: What movies stand out as good versions of good books or short stories?

The answer to this question, of course, becomes subjective for more than a few reasons, but one reason stands out: an individual’s definition of the qualifier (good) complicates the question.