tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post1370547486892634101..comments2024-03-28T21:13:53.845+00:00Comments on Fabled Lands: Seth Godin predicts the future of publishingDave Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-37791810986491063142011-05-05T07:52:47.003+01:002011-05-05T07:52:47.003+01:00And this rejoinder: http://chronicle.com/article/5...And this rejoinder: http://chronicle.com/article/5-Myths-About-the-Information/127105/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-29466252854756596402011-05-05T02:46:35.554+01:002011-05-05T02:46:35.554+01:00For an alternate view, check this out- Gaetano
R...For an alternate view, check this out- Gaetano <br /><br />Robert Darnton is University Librarian at Harvard. He wrote recently in the Chronicle of Higher Education about what he considers to be the following 5 myths. <br /> <br /> <br />1) "The book is dead."<br />2) "We have entered the Information Age."<br />3) "All information is now available online."<br />4) "Libraries are obsolete."<br />5) "The future is digital."<br /> <br />http://chronicle.com/article/5-Myths-About-the-Information/127105/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-43952047840168718632011-05-03T22:01:44.939+01:002011-05-03T22:01:44.939+01:00Excellent interview, Steve; thanks for pointing it...Excellent interview, Steve; thanks for pointing it out. I especially like the emphasis on food :) and btw if anyone finds it a struggle to read, just enter the URL in Google and you get the translate option.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-87199855802541313842011-05-03T20:42:01.243+01:002011-05-03T20:42:01.243+01:00I agree with you, Dave. On her blog, Ms Hocking hi...I agree with you, Dave. On her blog, Ms Hocking highlights the fact that her success is due to book bloggers. These "trusted critics" will definitely become more influencial in the near future.<br /><br />Author Umberto Eco (the name of the rose) shared his views about traditional versus digital publication in an article published in a swiss magazine in October 2009. Apologies, it's in french but if anyone is interested, it's a fun read: http://www.hebdo.ch/a_table_avec_umberto_eco_40208_.html<br /><br />Cheers,<br />SteveStevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-16518324432246431322011-05-03T20:15:44.065+01:002011-05-03T20:15:44.065+01:00Hi Steve, Ms Hocking's story is impressive but...Hi Steve, Ms Hocking's story is impressive but there are of course many thousands of Kindle authors who you never hear of. There will be lots more books published in the coming decade (maybe more than have been published in all of history to this day) which will make it very hard to find good work. I don't have much faith in the wisdom of crowds - that's what made The Da Vinci Code a bestseller. So we will have an even greater need for gatekeepers and trusted critics. I'm sure these will emerge.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-39188272479135732512011-05-03T19:31:42.794+01:002011-05-03T19:31:42.794+01:00Hi Dave,
Thanks for sharing, very interesting ind...Hi Dave,<br /><br />Thanks for sharing, very interesting indeed.<br /><br />On that topic, I was impressed for instance by the success (story) of Amanda Hocking using the KindleStore. There is a lesson here for the traditionalist reader that I am :)<br /><br />Best,<br />SteveStevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-21369967113971511602011-05-03T18:42:07.890+01:002011-05-03T18:42:07.890+01:00We heard that before with the FL reprints.We heard that before with the FL reprints.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-29842649187936305282011-05-03T10:12:27.249+01:002011-05-03T10:12:27.249+01:00You're right, Billiam. And Mr Godin wasn't...You're right, Billiam. And Mr Godin wasn't talking just about ebooks, Anon; the future will offer more choice, that's all. You can still buy vinyl albums if you like; digital hasn't killed that and it won't destroy printed books either.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-76923776315050551322011-05-03T00:38:03.115+01:002011-05-03T00:38:03.115+01:00@anon
Why do people keep saying that? Surely there...@anon<br />Why do people keep saying that? Surely there's room for both. Some books work better as objects, beautiful special gifts, but ebooks have all sorts of benefits.<br /> POD has to improve. Distribution is different now which makes this a special time for smaller publishers and writers. Bring on the future I say. May we have books in all formats from all manner of sources (not to mention built in dice rolling!)Billiam Babblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11504438538787804477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-10148086235584898742011-05-02T12:06:38.555+01:002011-05-02T12:06:38.555+01:00I think the whole "E-Book" thing is a fl...I think the whole "E-Book" thing is a flash in the pan. Nothing will ever replace proper books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-56869491854566887582011-05-02T01:55:20.580+01:002011-05-02T01:55:20.580+01:00great interviewgreat interviewPontifexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01761338487255048337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-48054466622692605962011-05-01T21:14:32.005+01:002011-05-01T21:14:32.005+01:00You could run it through dictation software.
Yeah...You could run it through dictation software.<br /><br />Yeah, the CNN thing is pretty superficial. But Godin's thoughts are right on the money.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-64190850443423219602011-05-01T20:54:20.196+01:002011-05-01T20:54:20.196+01:00I'm gonna bookmark this and listen to it later...I'm gonna bookmark this and listen to it later after I have some more coffee.<br /><br />I don't suppose there's a transcript somewhere? As in a word-to-word transcript instead of a high-level overview?<br /><br />Also, that article on CNN news is so funny, because every other word is cyber-something. Whatever happened to that as a prefix?Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596442998967851832noreply@blogger.com