Dec 7th, 2005 · Audio Book Publishers Battle for iPod Profits December 7, 2005 · Audio books comprise only about 10 percent of the book market, but their soaring popularity is boosting otherwise static publishing profits. Now Web sites such as Audible.com, an online seller of audio books, and other audio book publishers and content providers are in a battle for your space iPod or MP3player.
Dec 5th, 2005 · Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has left for a week-long trip to Europe amid growing speculation and criticism about alleged secret prisons operated by the United States in Europe. Madeleine Brand speaks about what awaits Rice in Europe with political commentator Michael Nauman, publisher of the German newsweekly Die Zeit and former German Minister of Culture.
Nov 10th, 2005 · Moises Naim, editor and publisher of Foreign Policy magazine. His new book is Illicit: How Smugglers, Traffickers and Copycats Are Hijacking the Global Economy. In it, Naim describes an international black market in which illegal arms, drugs and knockoff goods trade across the globe.
Jul 31st, 2005 · Iran's best-known political prisoner Akbar Ganji lies near death, 51 days into a hunger strike. Jahanshah Javid, publisher of the web journal Iranian.com, discusses Ganji's stance on the separation of mosque and state in Iran.
Jun 26th, 2005 · Cameron Stracher, publisher of the New York Law School Law Review, talks about hidden fees found these days in everything from the E-Z Pass you use on toll roads to the gift cards your aunt gives you for your birthday.
May 9th, 2005 · How did a man who had been working as a patent clerk publish four groundbreaking papers about space, time, atoms and the strange nature of light -- all in one year? A look at Albert Einstein's unique intelligence.
Jan 31st, 2005 · Japanese comics, called manga, take up more and more space on American bookshelves, and they've infused new life into the publishing industry. Neal Conan and guests discuss the growing influence of Japanese culture in America.
Nov 5th, 2004 · Every Friday during flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention publishes statistics on who is coming down with the virus, and where. But the numbers aren't enough to guide public health policy about who should get limited supplies of the vaccine or antiviral drugs, nor can they predict the future course of the flu season. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.