Origin myths

[Regular readers know that I almost always use this space to write about topics related…

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Networked platforms

In August, Craig Mod posted “Platforming books”, an extensive explanation of the thinking behind the…

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Frozen and waiting

In August Charlotte Higgins, chief arts writer for the Guardian, covered the last of five…

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Acting locally

The third section of Book: A Futurist's Manifesto includes a contribution from Eli Neiburger, associate director…

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Books as objects

Last month Sheila Bounford, a U.K.-based publishing veteran who blogs at "Off the Page Ideas",…

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Handshake agreements

Last week, Laura Dawson forwarded a link that Mike Cane had pointed out. Promoting its…

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Seeking our value

I'm continuing to write a set of Sunday posts that revisit in turn the ideas…

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Solving real problems

Yesterday, I wrote about the value of social referrals and the big-data opportunity that publishers…

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All that chatter

A couple of weeks ago, Advertising Age began ranking various products (which they call brands,…

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Scratching my head

A couple of weeks ago, I blogged briefly about "A conversation that can't be controlled",…

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