David Lamb (@lamb) header
David Lamb (@lamb) profile picture

David Lamb

@lamb

Longtime media investment banker and information industry strategist.

 NYC
bit.ly/dlamb
Joined April 2007
  • Tweets1.1K
  • Following631
  • Followers455
167Media
Photo by David Lamb (@lamb)Photo by David Lamb (@lamb)Photo by David Lamb (@lamb)Photo by David Lamb (@lamb)Photo by David Lamb (@lamb)Photo by David Lamb (@lamb)Photo by David Lamb (@lamb)Photo by David Lamb (@lamb)Photo by David Lamb (@lamb)Photo by David Lamb (@lamb)
David Lamb retweeted
Elon Musk (@elonmusk) profile picture
Elon Musk
@elonmusk8 May 2023
We’re purging accounts that have had no activity at all for several years, so you will probably see follower count drop
30,602
33,322
16,509
352,154
78,936,973
I am excited to share a new study led by Shachar Givon & @MatanSamina w/ Ohad Ben Shahar: Goldfish can learn to navigate a small robotic vehicle on land. We trained goldfish to drive a wheeled platform that reacts to the fish’s movement (authors.elsevier.com/a/1eEnu…).
492
3,589
2,814
13,174
David Lamb retweeted
Literary Hub (@lithub) profile picture
Literary Hub
@lithub15 Oct 2020
“The tricky thing about hope is to not confuse it with optimism.” Rebecca Solnit looks ahead to November 3, and wonders what might come after. lithub.com/rebecca-solnit-on…
Rebecca Solnit on Black Swans, Slim Chances, and the 2020 Presidential Election

Rebecca Solnit on Black Swans, Slim Chances, and the 2020 Presidential Election

I own a painting of a black swan by the artist Selene Perez of Creativity Explored, which I love because it’s a powerful painting of a bird that looks crowded by the paper it’s on—it looks as thoug…

lithub.com
14
39
Have we checked to make sure Dr. Conley took the Hippocratic Oath and not the hypocritic oath? Might explain the discrepancy in reports.
Reuters (@Reuters) profile pictureReuters
@Reuters4 Oct 2020
President Trump’s condition is improving as he is being treated for COVID-19 at a military hospital, and he could return to the White House as early as Monday, the doctors leading his treatment said reut.rs/34uK2W6
2
7
Sheridan's parent company, CJK Group, acquires Cenveo Publisher Services and Cenveo Learning. There is now effectively 1 major printer of journals in the US. sheridan.com/news/cjk-group-…
3
1
Lots going on in scholarly communications this month. #openaccess #scholcomm #stmpublishing #AcademicTwitter
C&E's The Brief (@briefer_yet) profile pictureC&E's The Brief@briefer_yet28 Jul 2020
The July issue of The Brief is out! Does the sale of HighWire end an era? Is Plan S crumbling? Are transformative agreements sustainable? Are publishing services RFPs approached all wrong? Where are the fault lines for U. Presses? Get Briefed to find out! mailchi.mp/ce-strategy/the-b…
1
4
7
From my partner David Lamb: "Organized information creates its own authority." @lamb
1
2
Essential reading for anyone interested in M&A activity in the trade publishing business (includes University Presses). @lamb maintains the league tables for the industry
C&E's The Brief (@briefer_yet) profile pictureC&E's The Brief@briefer_yet19 Jun 2020
Hot off the press: Our colleague @lamb provides a fantastic overview of M&A trends in trade publishing in his new article in Publishing Research Quarterly doi.org/10.1007/s12109-020-0…
1
#bigny event on mergers and acquisitions featuring @bisg member ⁦@lamb⁩ of Book Advisors
Image from Brian O'Leary (@brianoleary)
4
4
In Springer Nature's "botched" IPO, did the market see it as one of the publishers at risk of being left behind by real innovation in scholarly communication and research workflow? scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/…
Why Was Springer Nature's IPO Withdrawn? - The Scholarly Kitchen

Why Was Springer Nature's IPO Withdrawn? - The Scholarly Kitchen

In Springer Nature's "botched" IPO, did the market see it as one of the publishers at risk of being left behind by real innovation in scholarly communication and research workflow?

scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
2
10
2
5
Surprise award at #BISG2017 Lifetime Service Award to Sally Dedecker for tireless and persistent efforts, often unseen, on behalf of @BISG
3
7
Border agent: purpose abroad? Me: scientific conference. BA: topic? Me: single cell biology. BA: prokaryotic or eukaryotic? #reallyhappened
113
1,672
261
8,156
The Future of Publishing Panel with J.Fine, D.Ewalt, R.Mauborgne, P.Hildick-Smith, D.Cullen, & Dominique Raccah. #bookexpo2017
Image from Publishers Weekly (@PublishersWkly)
6
11
Love this photo from my friend Nev! The adaptability of publishing and bookselling...
Image from Marcus Leaver (@FearlessLeaver)
5
2
. @JosephJEsposito “We don’t see any slow down in the pace of acquisitions in our community. In fact, we see it accelerating” #NISO
1
1
David Lamb retweeted
Jill ONeill (@jillmwo) profile picture
Jill ONeill
@jillmwo8 Mar 2017
Replying to @JosephJEsposito
@JosephJEsposito and @lamb are 1st set of speakers in today's #NISO webinar. Worried about consolidation in info industry? Listen in!
1
1
David Lamb retweeted
Jill ONeill (@jillmwo) profile picture
Jill ONeill
@jillmwo7 Mar 2017
Register to hear @JosephJEsposito @lamb @JudyLuther & @ThadMcIlroy talk about information marketplace tomorow. (bit.ly/2lt66aJ)
2
1
David Lamb retweeted
Jina Moore (@itsjina) profile picture
Jina Moore@itsjina6 Jan 2017
Devastating: Helene Cooper on her story of @AmbassadorPower convoy that didn't stop when it killed a 2 yr old mobile.nytimes.com/2017/01/0…
1
9
1
6
David Lamb retweeted
nikhil sonnad (@nkl) profile picture
nikhil sonnad@nkl15 Dec 2016
Oh this is beautiful qz.com/862325/the-great-amer… (ht @adamgreatkind)
Image from nikhil sonnad (@nkl)
1
2
1
10
HighWire Press buys Semantico: bit.ly/2hl6Rlp
1
Load more