Sausages at the Frankfurt Book Fair

Only one blog entry made me laugh out loud today and, not for the first time, it was from Richard Charkin, CEO of Macmillan and one of the most engaging writers on publishing. Based on his own consumption, he worries that the caterers may be under-provisioning the sausage stalls at the upcoming Frankfurt Book Fair.

We spoke earlier in the week about publicity stunts. Charkin is not above pulling his own. At the
Book Expo America earlier this year, his "Google heist" was a dramatic way of demonstrating his discontent (along with many other publishers) of the Googleplex's cavalier attitude to copyright.

It would be nice if there were few more CEOs who could make us smile while making money.