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Archives for December 2004

Lunch for Monday, December 27

December 27, 2004
By Michael Cader

Schedule Considering how quiet it is, we were surprised to find a good selection of interesting pieces to share. Just as we did last week, this issue is a combo regular Lunch and Lunch Weekly. Our schedule is still uncertain, but look for one or two more dispatches later this week. Timing Shines on Canseco’s […]

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Lunch for Friday, December 17

December 17, 2004
By Michael Cader

Schedule Notes Theoretically this note is meant to explain our publication schedule for the next two weeks, but I haven’t really made any decisions yet. Some Lunch will be served through next Thursday, though probably not every day. We will, however, have at least a couple of year-end extras on the way. I imagine dispatches […]

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Lunch for Thursday, December 16

December 16, 2004
By Michael Cader

An Extra-Happy Holiday at S&S Among the houses clearly having a good year was Simon & Schuster, from political surprises at the beginning of the year to long-awaited releases like Bob Dylan’s memoir at the end of the year, with gifts like Dan Brown’s backlist giving back all year long (Angels & Demons and Deception […]

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Lunch for Wednesday, December 15

December 15, 2004
By Michael Cader

Olson’s Letter Peter Olson has caused somewhat more than the usual stir with his annual year-end letter. Both the WSJ and the NY Daily News take note of a line near the end that reads: “In the year ahead I will report to you on our progress with these initiatives, which, in time, may include […]

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Lunch for Tuesday, December 14

December 14, 2004
By Michael Cader

Google Goes for Millions of Books About five years after wads of ill-invested venture capital set off to digitize mini-libraries of tens of thousands of books, Google has announced a major expansion of their Google Print project that points the company squarely towards bringing as many as tens of millions of books into their online […]

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Lunch for Monday, December 13

December 13, 2004
By Michael Cader

Martha’s Non-Deal Martha Stewart’s recently-announced TV deal was brokered before she went to prison (where she’s not allowed to conduct business) but as far as anyone can tell, a memoir deal — if there is to be a deal at all — will wait until after her release. At least two publishing people tell NY […]

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