Percy Jackson & the Joy of Discovery
While scholars worry about how to transmit and teach culture to young children, a teacher has struck gold doing it with brio!
“The Next 100 Years” — Brilliant, Flawed
George Friedman’s “The Next 100 Years” is a book well worth reading, and reductionism of it won’t suffice.
Amazon Acquires Stanza
Amazon acquires Stanza, solidifying its position as an e-book provider across platforms.
Kindle Failings Serve as Early Warning
Expensive, proprietary systems are no basis of a successful business strategy.
Google Wants Your Links, Not Your Content
The Google Books Settlement has publishers up in arms over copyright and content presentation. They need to wake up and smell the coffee. That’s not what Google’s after.
Information as Property
We need to shake ourselves from the metaphor of Intellectual Property and create a new way of viewing information.
Are e-Books Already Mainstream?
Consumers are adopting e-books, and even as the base grows, the growth rate is phenomenal. It might be the year for a big shift.
The Google Books Settlement: An Author’s Perspective
The Google Books Settlement has authors up in arms. I’m an author now, and I don’t know what they’re so upset about.
University Presses: Missing an Opportunity?
While university presses shrink and go digital, are they trying to preserve a structural memory in the face of a modern reality?
Do You Want Lies?
We’re in the early days of a major revolution in information dissemination and creation. Clay Shirky shows us why we need to think the unthinkable.
A View from Inside Amazon
Image via CrunchBase Part of the reason I wanted to self-publish my first mystery novel was to learn what modern self-publishing could accomplish on a shoestring budget. And I was particularly interested in Amazon‘s role in the world of booksellers. […]
Kindling the iPhone
Amazon’s release of the Kindle for iPhone moves the battle lines from devices to stores. How will iTunes respond?
Typos and Value
A raft of typos in a new book can break the spell of reading. Copy editing and formatting are not to be taken lightly in written communication.
Craft, Control, and Aesthetics = Print
E-publishing ties content to a platform — one that is often bereft of aesthetics and craft. Is this why digital publishing still leaves people cold?
The Meatgrinder and eBooks
Creating Kindle and iPhone versions of a book — simple. Selling them is another thing entirely.