Yesterday, Laura Dawson and I presented "Metadata goes global", a three-hour workshop that is part…
Publishing Innovation
“Ultimately never done”
A couple of weeks ago, news broke that Penguin had filed lawsuits to reclaim a…
“Ultimately never done”
A couple of weeks ago, news broke that Penguin had filed lawsuits to reclaim a…
The current state
The third section of Book: A Futurist's Manifesto includes a contribution from John Oakes, co-founder…
Quantum leap
As an independent consultant, I sometimes work with other firms and consultants who are hired…
Fostering digital access
Last month, I wrote about "The eBook Renaissance, Part II: Challenges and Opportunities", an upcoming…
First things first
I'm continuing to write a set of Sunday posts that revisit in turn the ideas…
Origin myths
[Regular readers know that I almost always use this space to write about topics related…
Networked platforms
In August, Craig Mod posted “Platforming books”, an extensive explanation of the thinking behind the…
Frozen and waiting
In August Charlotte Higgins, chief arts writer for the Guardian, covered the last of five…