The Political Debate at the Luncheon Report by Mike Shatzkin The MediaTalk lunch was full of fireworks. Originally conceived as a “fair and balanced” presentation with two on the left, Molly Ivins and Al Franken, facing off against two on the right, Bill O’Reilly and Tucker Carlson, was thrown off-center by Carlson’s absence. Former Democratic […]
Archives for May 2003
BEA Lunch for Friday, May 30
As Usual, ABA Members Drop; Organization Committed to Educational Efforts At the ABA annual meeting, the membership report went by even more quickly than usual — perhaps because full bookstore members of the organization were down over 9 percent, from 2.097 the year before to 1,908. Provisional members, comprising prospective booksellers, also dropped, from 135 […]
BEA Lunch for Thursday, May 29
Who Is (And Isn’t) Here After last year’s broadly enthusiastic and well-attended convention, buoyed by the show’s return to New York after a long absence, this year’s BEA can’t help but be quieter. Add to that continued sales problems for retailers and publishers alike, and you have even quieter expectations. It’s no wonder, then, that […]
Lunch for Wednesday, May 28
BEA News Gets news live from the convention at the PublishersMarketplace.com home page, which will be open to everyone, starting later today. News and deals from the show can be e-mailed to us, or you can come by our PublishersMarketplace.com booth at #4900 in the West Hall and leave word. Also at the boom is […]
Lunch for Friday, May 23
Important Updates Remember — starting the middle of next week and throughout the convention, all Lunch readers can visit the home page of PublishersMarketplace.com any time for the first and only live coverage of BEA. Highlights will be e-mailed out every morning. News and deals from the show can be e-mailed to us, or you […]
Lunch for Thursday, May 22
Important Updates Looking to next week, there will be no Lunch on Monday, and Tuesday is my travel day, so that’s looking iffy as well. Starting Thursday, we’ll be offering the first and only truly live coverage of the BEA convention. News reports will be posted to the home page of PublishersMarketplace.com during the day […]