British Gas Starving to Death on $200 Million a Year: The Short, Absurd Life of the Industry Standard Author: James Ledbetter Hardcover Usually ships in 24 hours Delivery is subject to warehouse availability. Shipping delays may occur if we receive more orders than stock. Our Price: $39.50 Our Sale Price: $27.65 Savings: $11.85 (30%) Ordering is 100% secure . Spend $39 or more at chapters.indigo.ca and your order ships free!. ( Details ) ISBN: 1586481290 Published: December 2002 | Published by Publicaffairs From the Publisher The Industry Standard sought to chronicle the world of Internet business, but instead became one of its spectacular failures -- and its collapse turned out to be a funnier story than you'd expect. It was not that long ago that The Industry Standard was an international publishing phenomenon. Founded in 1998 with the grandiose goal of being "the BusinessWeek of the Internet economy," it soared to unprecedented heights during the dot-com boom, with far-flung bureaus, a thriving conference business, and a seemingly endless supply of cash. In 2000 alone, The Standard published more than 7,000 ad pages, generating revenues of over $200 million -- more than any other magazine in the history of America. Little did anyone imagine that the following August the entire organization would file for bankruptcy. Starving to Death on $200 Million a Year is James Ledbetter's mock-heroic chronicle of the magazine that lived large and died young: the wild dreams, the sudden success, the wanton excesses, the fatal hemorrhage. From his vantage point as one of The Standard 's top editors, he saw up close how it succumbed to the same gold-rush fever as the Internet businesses it was supposed to be chronicling, realizing too late that he had been infected as well. As America continues to reckon with its post-nineties hangover, Ledbetter offers a sardonic look at a thriving business that died on the verge of taking on the world. About the Author James Ledbetter was the European bureau chief of The Industry Standard, having previously run the magazine's New York bureau. A former media columnist for The Village Voice, he has also written for, among others, The New York Times, The Nation, The New Republic, The Washington Post, and GQ. He lives in London. Info Desk iREWARDS Program About Our Company Affiliate Opportunities Careers Contact Us Corporate Sales Gift Certificates Privacy Policy Shipping Rates Store Locations Wish List chapters.indigo.ca: books Shopping Bag | Account Centre | Wish List | Help iREWARDS Program | Corporate Sales | Store Locations All Products Books DVD Video Gifts Books Advanced Search Search Tips About this Book From the Publisher About the Author Entrepreneurship and Small Business Consulting Entrepreneurship Home Based Businesses Mail Order New Business Enterprises Small Business Browse Books View all Categories . Books at Chapters and Chapters Bookstore Chapters Head Office • Chapters Canada • Chapters Books Toronto • Chapters Ontario • Chapters Promotional Code • Chapters Indigo Com • Coles Bookstore • Chapters Bookstore • Chapters Langley • Indigo And Chapters • Smiths Bookstore, Canada • Chapters Indigo Books Canada • Chapters Book Store • Chapters Hours • Chapters Canada • Indigo Chapters Ca • Shop Canada • Coles Bookstore • Chapters Canada • Chapters Online Store • Chapters Indigo Online • www Chapters Indigo Com • Chapters Indigo Books Canada • Chapters Pointe Claire • Chapters Langley • . For more used books and discount textbooks at Chapters Canada online bookstore, follow this link.