The Scholarly Kitchen
Archive for April 2010
The Scholarly Kitchen Has Been Nominated for a Webby Award
We’ve been nominated for a Webby. Voting now commences. Please help us win our category! Continue reading
The Trouble with the Truth: Politics Squelches Science Again
A new NSF report is edited to suppress important facts, denying the truth. Continue reading
Why Publishers’ Brands Matter
Publishers’ brands matter very much to consumers, but sometimes people are unaware of the role brands play in purchasing decisions. Continue reading
Four Days with the iPad
Four days with the iPad reveals a landscape of possibilities and some real functionality pros and cons. Continue reading
The Creative Deadline — A Video of Post-it Notes
Creativity transcends technology, even if you’re on a deadline. Continue reading
The Ethics of Versions: Why Buying One Experience Doesn’t Permit You All Experiences
The Ethicist argues that pirating an e-book is ethical because once you buy a book in any form, you have the right to that book in every form. Continue reading
Clay Shirky’s Collapse of Complexity — Does It Also Require a Collapse of Quality?
Clay Shirky reflects on the end of complexity. He’s right, but can simplified systems produce quality? Can other approaches also survive? Continue reading
Counterpoint: The Power of Simplification — Why the Digital Age Means the End of Top-Heavy Bureaucracies
In which I argue that Shirky’s point is more about bureaucracies, cultures, and new approaches. Continue reading
Wikipedia + POD = A Flooded Amazon: The Endless Spigot at Alpha- and Betascript Publishing
Another German publisher tries to profit off printed Wikipedia entries, this time by flooding Amazon with POD compilations. Continue reading
The Scholarly iPad — First Impressions, Relevance for Publishers
The iPad is a superb design realization of the tablet computer. But that still leaves the question: “What is it?” Continue reading
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