Publishing
Post about the art and strategies of professional publishing, from business models to platforms, and more.
Science publishing ripe for disruption? Paid Members Public
I wonder how long scientific publishers can cling to their existing models when they’re eliciting this level of active hostility from their customers [http://gowers.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/elsevier-my-part-in-its-downfall/]: > Once I did hear about Elsevier’s behaviour, I made a conscious decision not to publish in
A web-first book workflow Paid Members Public
This is an interesting watch for anyone interested in ebook publishing: [[via O’Reilly Radar](http://radar.oreilly.com/2011/11/web-first-workflows-publishers.html)]
Don't Mourn Paper Books Just Yet Paid Members Public
[https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2011/10/fontofall.jpg] A webcartoonist laments [http://sgrblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/cold-dead-fingers-dept.html]: > I’ve seen examples of the beautiful work being done in interactive ebooks for children. They depress me. Kids are in a world of their
The Social Publishing Tipping Point Paid Members Public
Idle thought, born of a conversation with a colleague [http://twitter.com/#!/KatieICISHeren]: Have we reached the point where having a social publishing strategy is no longer an advantage, but not having one is a massive competitive disadvantage?If we haven’t, it must be imminent.
Asking the right iPad questions Paid Members Public
George Brock: > Given the eye-popping sales of the iPad, people are inclined to wonder out loud if tablets will “save” journalism. Wrong question. No platform or technology will “save” anything which depends so completely on the content and how good or bad it is.Absolutely right. The questions people
Should your blog content fade like tears in rain? Paid Members Public
An interesting debate has popped up about the permanence (or lack of it) of the conversations happening in blogs. Gina Trapani kicked it off [http://smarterware.org/8026/why-not-tumblr] with a post about why she’s not following the neophile herd onto Tumblr [http://www.steverubel.me/post/6583713687/tumblr-is-the-next-great-social-network]
Mobile Media Strategies - early thoughts and content encapsulation Paid Members Public
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/44124385392@N01/5832360338] I’m having a bit of a ho-hum day at the Mobile Media Strategies event – my gut feeling is that I’m the wrong audience for the conference. It feels more like a conference for very senior level executives who kinda know
A few changes at RBI Paid Members Public
 Patrick Smith does some analysis of changes here at RBI [http://www.themediabriefing.com/article/2011-03-30/board-shake-up-at-rbi-follows-computer-weekly-sell-off] following the sale of Computer Weekly and Microscope. Some
