I like to personally try things I write about. Really. I think it is important to have spent enough time with a product or service to understand the experience rather than to rely on the comments of others. I admit that I also like to explore new technology. eBook readers have been one area of [...]
I have been reading and commenting a lot lately about the free alternatives to commercial information products (e.g., newspapers, textbooks). My latest read is Curt Bonk’s “The world is open” (ironically a book I bought). We have been attempting to get our publisher to consider a different model for some years without much luck. However, [...]
I have been working to create an educators portal for about a year now (Learning Aloud). It is a combination of my blog posts, a social bookmarking site focused on topics in educational technology, and most recently something I think of as an online book entitled Meaningful Learning and the Participatory Web. I originally developed [...]
I have written multiple posts concerning copyright and the publishing industry. I certainly don’t have the answers, but as both a producer and consumer I at least understand the frustrations experienced by the multiple parties involved. The NYTimes Review of Books offers an interesting editorial on such topics prompted by Google’s efforts to digitize and [...]
I have no business background. I am a college professor. Still, I believe in funding models and I distrust situations in which I cannot figure out what the funding model is. Often, the funding model is there but not apparent. Some web companies offer content or a service in hopes you will click on ad links [...]
It appears that Oprah has become fascinated with reading books on a Kindle. The financial folks are projecting a bump in Kindle sales.You certainly will get no negative reaction from me. I wonder if Kindle reading is subject to the same hurdles that have prompted the recent discussion of the downside of reading from a [...]
There are many big talkers out there. Folks who have lots to say about situations they do not actually deal with themselves. The folks who criticize authors and book companies probably annoy me the most. They also fail to carefully analyze the book business and appreciate the role that we all play in creating what is [...]
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Posted 19 August 2008
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