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Tag Archives: ebook
The Creative Monopoly
["Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything." -George Lois] The Creative Monopoly By DAVID BROOKS As a young man, Peter Thiel competed to get into Stanford. Then he competed to … Continue reading
Magazines Get Serious About Ecommerce / Economist Reveals Digital
["Almost everybody today believes that nothing in economic history has ever moved as fast as, or had a greater impact than, the Information Revolution. But the Industrial Revolution moved at least as fast in the same time span, and had … Continue reading
Interview with the former President of Time Inc. Interactive
["I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best] Before he founded GoSPORTn Inc. and hooked us with “The Year in Fishing” via GoFISHn’s new iPad magazine app, Ned Desmond … Continue reading
The Case Against DRM on eBooks
["The case has, in some respects, been not entirely devoid of interest." -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930), (Sherlock Holmes)] The Case Against DRM on eBooks BY CHARLIE STROSS Not only is Charlie Stross a published sci-fi author, but … Continue reading
Technology, Middlemen and the Future of News
["Cassius: "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings." -Julius Caesar (I, ii, 140-141)] Technology, middlemen and the future of news By Jeff John Roberts The internet is supposed to be about … Continue reading
Social Media Advertising Is Set to Explode. Who Will Control It?
["If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside." -Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld] DIGITALNEXT Social Media Advertising … Continue reading
Are Data-Mining and Advertising Stripping Language of its Meaning?
["Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing. -Robert Benchley (1889 - 1945)] Are Data-Mining and Advertising Stripping Language of its Meaning? By Lewis Lapham, TomDispatch.com I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to … Continue reading
Don’t Read The Last Rites For Hardbacks Just Yet
["My most important piece of advice to all you would-be writers: when you write, try to leave out all the parts readers skip. -Elmore Leonard] Don’t Read The Last Rites For Hardbacks Just Yet Sales figures show that, though paperbacks … Continue reading
The innovation we need to see before eBooks can completely replace
["It was a book to kill time for those who like it better dead. -Dame Rose Macaulay (1881 - 1958)"] The innovation we need to see before eBooks can completely replace pBooks by BORIS I haven’t bought a paper book … Continue reading
Are Apps The Future of Publishing?
["The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet."- William Gibson (1948 - )] Are Apps The Future of Book Publishing? BY Alex Knapp, Forbes Staff We’re at the dawn of the tablet era now. Earlier this month, Apple … Continue reading