I have a reasonably good track record of seeing a little bit in the future, but today marks one occasion that was completely beyond my conception. Exactly 25 years ago, on November 2, 2001 according to site records, a small miracle began in earnest. We turned on the internet lights, opened a door, and after an initial trial period (commencing, inauspiciously a couple of weeks after the shock of 9/11), some of you showed up enthusiastically, and let us start running monthly credit card charges for our brand new website: PublishersMarketplace.com. Over time, you told friends, and colleagues, and clients, […]
