On Saying Goodbye to My Books
In three weeks, I move across the country to a house near Kissimmee, Florida. My wife and I are starting over, and for the first time in my life, I’m […]
Category Archives: future of the book
Friday Reads: Why Do We Keep Making Ebooks Like Paper Books?
The ebook, as it’s envisioned now, is not much different from a print book. This is partly because of what authors write: most still write books for a print market, […]
Digital Public Library of America: Perfect for Digital Researchers
The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) launched on April 18, and I have had some time to play around with it. So far, it’s an excellent collection of freely […]
Scott Turow and his Sinking Ship
What is the author’s role in the age of digital disruption? Will authors who treat books as start-ups be the agents of disruption, or will they be subjected to the […]
Scott Turow and The Zombiefied American Author
Last week, Scott Turow wrote of “The Slow Death of the American Author” in The New York Times. He makes one interesting point, stating that “the six major publishers – five […]
Friday Reads: Self-Publishing and the Future of Books
Whether you call it self-publishing, vanity publishing (a term no longer used, it seems), or — as Guy Kawasaki spins it – “artisanal” publishing, it’s clear that as digital publishing […]
Friday Reads: Amazon Acquires Goodreads: Thoughts From Experts
This week, I’d like to focus on yesterday’s big news: Amazon bought the social reading site Goodreads. Since I believe in social reading despite its issues, I am both excited and […]
A Book Is a Start-up, says the New Yorker
I came across an interesting article this weekend at the New Yorker‘s book blog Page-Turner titled “A Book Is a Start-up.” There were many points brought up in the article, but […]
Why does the world need librarians? (VIDEO)
Reblogged from bluesyemre: Created in support of an application for the Librarianship Into the Future scholarship, at the iSchool @ Syracuse University. The next generation of librarianship is fast approaching–if […]
Friday Reads: “T. S. Eliot: Employee of the Month” and “The Argument For eBooks”
Last week, I started a weekly “friday reads” roundup of my favorite articles discovered online. I quite like this feature, so for now, it’s here to stay! There were several […]
