November 2014

  • Fast Company: A Not-So-Modest Plan To Save Bookstores

    A Not-So-Modest Plan To Save Bookstores From The Grim Reaper That Is Amazon Physical bookstores have no chance if they try to compete against Amazon’s selection and price. There must be another way. I have a love affair with bookstores: the search, the smell, the tactile sensation of turning pages. I know I’m not alone: […]

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  • Think holiday shopping’s ‘soulless?’ This Japanese trend can fix that

    The times when Black Friday and Cyber Monday were one-day events are long gone. Data from search engine giant Google show that close to 90 percent of shoppers have turned these days into “mini-shopping-holidays,” rather than one-day events. But the Japanese, known for turning shopping into a fine art, may be pointing the way to […]

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