Updates
Working with Allen & Unwin for Murdoch Books
I’m excited to be working with the team at Allen and Unwin on the sale, relocation and integration of Murdoch Books. I will be working closely with all areas of the business, to assist in the...
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The beginning of an exciting chapter…
On 20 August I start a new chapter and return to my beginnings as a consultant and entrepreneur. The life of a full-time employee in the corporate world for the past 12 years has been a great one....
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Meet-up Tuesday 17 July
The second Tuesday night catch-up happened at SubSolo on Tuesday. It was a great success with about 30 people coming along. Many thanks to Richard and his team at Subsolo for creating a great...
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Yes I’m engaged
Kirsten and I are now engaged to be married. We are still working on when and where but we hope it to be sometime soon.
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Meet-up Tuesday 8 May
Hi. We spend the majority of our time Monday to Thursday either at work or home and not out enjoying it. In an effort to try and create some variety I am trying to organsie a meet-up for Tuesday 8...
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Update on what I am doing at News Limited
I have been at News Limited since June 2011 and thought it was appropriate to give an update on what I have been up-to. I am now in the role of Digital Technology Delivery General Manager. The...
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Do we have G.S.T. or not?
Do we have g.s.t. or not?! Having listened over the last few days I am amazed at the public reaction to the question of charging g.s.t. or not on internet sales. It seems that many are merging...
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New Position Announcement
After 15 years working in Book Publishing and 6 years at HarperCollins I can now announce that I will be leaving the industry to work for NDM (News Digital Media) as a Technology Manager. My time...
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Direct consumer marketing and the media
The challenge of marketing direct to the consumer is a conversation that often comes up a lot in media, especially in book publishing. The reality is that although it gets a lot of voice there are...
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Book Review – Founders at Work: Stories of Startups’ Early Days
Founders at Work is a collection of interviews with founders of some of the largest and most interesting technology companies including Steve Wozniak from Apple, Max Levchin from PayPal, Mitch...
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Speaking Engagement
I spoke at the Adobe Digital Publishing Forum recently “The output process has changed. It is not just the printer, we have to take into account how and where people want to read, whether it is an...
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initial iPad thoughts
So the Apple iPad has been released! What I like from what I see so far! The price:- for a bit of good looking equipment with the features it contains I think the entry price is good. Although an...
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My new role
CEO Michael Moynahan says, “As we pursue growth in an ever-changing market, it is essential we are creative and fast moving. To that end we have decided to establish an exciting new area within...
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OLED could be the future for eBook screens
All quality eReaders of today use eInk technology as it is the only screen surface that gives you a non backlight, high resolution and long battery life experience. This is required in order to...
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When are individuals going to get consolidated wireless plans?
Telco’s have recently started to offer business consolidated wireless plans where they can purchase for instance 40 gigabytes a month and have as many simm card’s as they want attached to it....
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