Sawyer Paul's Blog, page 92
July 17, 2012
Kobo’s Michael Tamblyn: ‘Publishers Should Experiment More’
Kobo’s Michael Tamblyn: ‘Publishers Should Experiment More’:
You look at that list of companies and what becomes clear is you just can’t
be good at one thing. You can’t just have a good device. You can’t just
have a good bookstore. You can’t just be in many international markets. You
have to be able to integrate a great international experience, a great
multilingual experience, a great device, a great catalog of books, a great
customer experience, a great reading experience or customers don’t get
excited about you and it’s hard to grow.
July 16, 2012
July 15, 2012
Should you go your own way?
Should you go your own way?:
Does the mere act of asking for advice mean we don’t have the originality
or guts to be a success under our own steam and with our own vision?
July 14, 2012
July 11, 2012
"[Publishing is] making something public. That’s not a job anymore. That’s a button. There’s a button..."
“[Publishing is] making something public. That’s not a job anymore. That’s a button. There’s a button that says “publish,” and when you press it, it’s done. In ye olden times of 1997, it was difficult and expensive to make things public, and it was easy and cheap to keep things private. Privacy was the default setting. We had a class of people called publishers because it took special professional skill to make words and images visible to the public. Now it doesn’t take professional skills. It doesn’t take any skills. It takes a Wordpress install.”
- Clay Shirky (via austinkleon)
- Clay Shirky (via austinkleon)
July 10, 2012
July 8, 2012
I’m just not good at small talk, you prick.
I’m just not good at small talk, you prick.
