Note–taking is a skill not easily acquired. In the hands of an artist, designer, or Hollywood serial killer (à la Seven's John Doe), an idea–crammed notebook can even become a rarified, and in the case of the latter, creepy, object all on its own. Too often, however, the ability to take comprehensive, ruminative, or even attractive notes and sketches is conflated with simply buying a stylish book of paper, say from Moleskine or Field Notes. Wrong. The most important step to keeping a great notebook is organization. No one knows that better than web designer Ryder Carroll. After a decade of development, he has just released a system for note–taking that promises to change the way you work and play, or at least the way you record doing so. The first thing you notice about the Bullet Journal notebook is...no physical notebook. Carroll's project can be adapted to any and all blank paper formats. It uses bullets and several other graphic markers, like circles and dots, to differentiate kinds of notes. You begin with the name of the month. From there, you just add variables, such as an index and checklists, until you have a comprehensive, highly customized and organized notebook of your own.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
[ Fast Company | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry luminaries scry the spins ahead in the helter skelter revolution at the centre of their businessAnna Rafferty, Penguin digital managing director"I predict more digital for publishers in 2014. I'm not being (completely) facetious, I mean more digitalness in all parts of the industry,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The unnamed protagonist in Jack London's 'To Build a Fire' gets into trouble while hiking in the frozen Yukon with his dog. Widely considered to be London’s best short story, 'To Build a Fire' captures the cold with painful accuracy. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Peters Fraser & Dunlop (PFD) has become a majority shareholder of authors’ agency... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nearly half your life runs on your habits. The Power of Habit author Charles Duhigg shares how to find the most important--and most toxic ones--and turn those patterns for the better.New York Times business reporter Charles Duhigg deconstructed the habits that run much of the lives of people and... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The unnamed protagonist in Jack London's 'To Build a Fire' gets into trouble while hiking in the frozen Yukon with his dog. Widely considered to be London’s best short story, 'To Build a Fire' captures the cold with painful accuracy. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is the penetration of ebooks in the US market 'flattening out?' And will bookstores thus have a merrier Christmas? Live Twitter debate December 18, 11 a.m. ET. at #EtherIssue. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emlyn Rees is stepping down as commissioning editor of Exhibit A, the crime imprint of Angry... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Attorney general backs Law Commission recommendation that jurors who search web for case details should be jailedJuries are deeply "ingrained in our national DNA" and the internet should not be allowed to undermine a system of justice dating back to Magna Carta, according to the the attorney... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An Australian publisher has acquired the global rights to turn the TV drama into romance novels. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald
[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2013-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fans of Rupert Murdoch's musings on Twitter can now share his thoughts with their friends this festive season. No, the Times isn't publishing a Christmas supplement compiling its owner's thoughts – New York artist Michelle Vaughan has produced letterpress cards featuring a selection of his... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Moments of sadness and joy last week. First, a farewell to Peter Kaplan, the late, great editor of The New York Observer, whose snappy journalism sensibilities influenced, oh, only everyone in American publishing these past 25 years. Dead at 59 from cancer. Damn you, God, for taking him. At the... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2013-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Folio Prize is to launch a two-day fiction festival in March just ahead of the announcement... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day will be celebrated on Dec. 7 this year and founder Jenny Milchman says she hopes to expand the message of the holiday to year-round initiatives, including field trips to bookstores in at-risk areas. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Allen has bought a new book by Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington. The title is said... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The group Improv Everywhere sent an 11-year-old dressed as Harry Potter to Penn Station to ask commuters and workers where he could find Platform 9 3/4. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With both models of the new Kindle Fire HDX tablets now out in the wild, Amazon can concentrate on tweaking the system to add features and fix bugs. The device, while considered to be a competitor to the Nexus 7, is really more about media, specifically that from the retail giant's ecosystem.... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2013-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's common practice for musical artists to create their own labels in order to dip into that part of the industry. However, even though it's, more or less, the same thing, New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is taking the uncommon step of launching his own book publishing imprint, Jeter... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2013-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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To support Indies First, scores of authors will be working in indie bookstores on Small Business Saturday. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The International Anthony Burgess Foundation has appointed David Higham Associates to represent... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lesley Martin chats with WIRED about the busy fall season of photobook fairs and events, jurying, desert island photobooks, self-publishing, presages, Rob Hornstra, Japanese design, and her favorite paper. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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