3 posts and columns on Jeffrey Trachtenberg

Barnes & Noble Boots Some Graphic Novels

in Voices on October 8, 2011 at 1:39 pm PT

In a move that underscores the increasing tensions between book publishers and retailers over exclusive content arrangements, Barnes & Noble Inc. is removing from its consumer and college bookstores 100 graphic novels published by Time Warner Inc.’s DC Entertainment unit.

Why E-Books Aren't Scary

in News on October 29, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Stephen King has filled HIS share of printed pages: Since “Carrie” was accepted for publication in the spring of 1973, he has written more than 40 books and countless short stories. His latest work, coming Nov. 9, is a collection of four stories titled “Full Dark, No Stars.” In an author’s afterword, Mr. King notes that he wrote one of them, “A Good Marriage,” after reading a piece about Dennis Rader, the “BTK Killer” (for “bind, torture and kill”) who murdered 10 people in Kansas between 1974 and 1991.

Analog Books: A Kabillion Sold; E-Books: Not So Much

in News on November 22, 2007 at 9:58 am PT

Below is a video interview with Amazon’s majordomo Jeff Bezos conducted by The Wall Street Journal’s Jeffrey Trachtenberg about the new $400 Kindle wireless electronic-book reader that the online retailer unveiled last week. So far the reviews have been less than whelming–too clunky, too pricey, too wonky, to name a few of the complaints–but it’s [...]