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2009 will go down in history as the year e-books went mainstream.

Dow Jones announced an online venture that combines The Wall Street Journal's Web site with Dow Jones's business-to-business news service and databases." />

Possible generation-gap-type issues for digital educational publishing for colleges: "Today, the college assumes all students not only have computer skills but a plethora of high-tech devices and services. The class schedule and registration procedure is entirely online-even if you're in the registrar's office....In the first class, the professor handed out her e-mail address and the URL where the syllabus could be found--instead of her office phone number and a copy of the syllabus. Unfortunately, the college sites are full of graphics and animations and download very slowly on my dial-up connection. (Even if I could afford a broadband connection, my ISP doesn't provide it in my area.)" "At least one exercise in each chapter requires accessing the publisher's textbook Web site. Many of these exercises could just as easily be put on the computer disk also sold-at an increased profit (I used to work for a textbook-preparation company)-with the text....Again, a dial-up connection won't download the videos. The audio files are .mp3; I can't open them, don't have the skill to know what program I need, and have no access to free technical support....So once every chapter I head for either the heavily used public library or the equally heavily used computer lab in the college's suburban learning center (branch campus)--and hope that a computer is available."

Speculation on the future of journalism and the possibility of user-generated content to gain local news stories.

What comes after Facebook? Another social netowrkign site, or a whole new animal? How will we as publishers adjust our marketing?

Barnes & Noble's new e-book reader, the Nook, has officially been unveiled. With an impressive feature set and price tag that matches the Kindle's, Amazon should be worried. Read this blog post by David Carnoy on Crave.

Herald publisher predicts near-term industry shift to paid online model

News, profiles and commentary on Seattle technology startups, Microsoft, Amazon.com, gadgets, PCs, software, venture capital and Internet services.

Fortune magazine will publish just 18 issues a year, down from 25, as it looks to cut costs in the ad slump. Cuts at other Time Inc. publications are expected." />

US newspaper circulation down 10.6 percent as rate of decline accelerates

Newspapers: Doing just fine.

"Even if the Titanic came in safely to New York Harbor, it was still doomed."

In many fields, amateurs are rivaling professionals in opportunity, talent and the ability to produce quality work online." />

Hearst's Esquire magazine will pepper its December issue with markers that trigger interactive video segments featuring cover subject Robert Downey Jr. and other actors, as well as an ad for Lexus." />