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Continue reading →: On The Media Show
I recorded a piece about ebooks, digital change and self publishing for the media show last week. It’s right at the top of the show and I think it went pretty well: [gigya src=”http://boos.audioboo.fm/swf/fullsize_player.swf” flashvars=”mp3=http%3A%2F%2Faudioboo.fm%2Fboos%2F1375691-the-media-show-episode-5.mp3%3Fsource%3Dwordpress&mp3Author=athenamediaie&mp3LinkURL=http%3A%2F%2Faudioboo.fm%2Fboos%2F1375691-the-media-show-episode-5&mp3Time=07.53am+07+May+2013&mp3Title=The+Media+Show-+Episode+5+” width=”400″ height=”160″ allowFullScreen=”true” wmode=”transparent”] There’s also a fascinating piece with the editor of the Irish…
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Continue reading →: On Innovation & Disruption
Baldur Bjarnason has a great post on his blog this week, Which kind of innovation? In it, he asks whether ebooks can be considered a true disruptive innovation (as per the work of Clayton Christensen’s The Innovator’s Dilemma) or whether they should be considered a sustaining innovation that the publishing industry…
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Continue reading →: Go Read This | Burning the Page – an instant review | FutureBook
On my kindle waiting to be read after The Signal & The Noise: I could review this book for another thousand words, and still have more to say. In that, this book is incredibly valuable. We’ve not had much exposure to the minds of those driving the eBook revolution, and…
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Continue reading →: Amazon & Goodreads
There’s been a lot said about Amazon’s latest move, the decision to buy Goodreads. While I agree that Amazon has made a very sensible move in acquiring the company, it seems to be a far more strategic and defensive acquisition than anything else. The real value of the deal is…
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Continue reading →: Go Read This | The loneliness of the overvalued publisher
Really nice post from Philip Jones over on FutureBook: Yet I can’t help feel that the BBC is being unfairly pilloried, partly because it overpaid, and partly because it was, well, the BBC, and therefore unable to complete its vision. We do not see the financial performance of LP, but…
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