A talk by Margaret Atwood which reminds us that authors are not to be overlooked as we charge ahead with changes in publishing — and that change itself requires thoughtful choices.
Customers have accepted the analogy that they “buy” e-books, but publishers may be faced with accepting the fact that they’re selling licenses. What this could mean to their bottom lines may not be the most painful part of this shift.
The tablet wars are on, with special significance for STM publishers.
Apple’s apparent abuse of its platform dominance may signal a basic incompatibility between providers and platforms.
With more and more science being tested and communicated outside traditional outlets, we may face a moment when faith in the existing system breaks down.
For scholars to excel in the information age, technology needs to learn to learn. Perhaps highly specialized humans can help.
The outer ring of citation remains a point of vulnerability for quality proxies, as does reducing complex things to simple lists or numbers. When will we learn?
A new study suggests that reference works can be created cheaply and effectively through only mildly organized collaborations. Have we been missing a critical contribution of peer-review? Does it suggest that post-publication won’t review won’t be very effective?
How do you pronounce “@”? How do you read out an email address? These were tough questions in 1994, as this video reveals.
A renowned surgery journal experiments with QR Codes to leverage the mobile Web. Will it work?
Launched just weeks ago, the Mac App store is elaborating on themes the iPhone started, bringing product integration to a new level.
John Battelle wonders if we’re painting ourselves into a corner with crude tools of identity. Instead, is there another way?
Vestron’s Law refers to the propensity for the rights to content to revert to the original publisher. The Law applies to all media types and accounts for some of the industry’s structural changes.
New publishing initiatives link concepts like “importance” to social metrics like popularity and sharing. Is this logical? Can these metrics be easily gamed?
Books take the shape of their containers, and the containers in turn shape the kinds of books we create. The new ebook containers have different affordances, which must be studied to develop a successful ebook program.