November 2009
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“You can try to win a features arms race by offering everything under the sun. Or...”
– How Chipotle, Pinkberry, and others win big by doing just a few things well - (37signals)
This is niche publishing in a nutshell. Also, bookselling. 10 years from now, the most successful publishers and bookstores will be “little guys”. (via glecharles)
AGREE WITH ALL OF THIS - both the original...
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Children’s books & digital →
I have to say, when I read this news from EA Games last month I was not TOO blown away:
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announces the development of FLIPS, an innovative new book range…
Just Testing With The Attendees →
This is a sample of how easy it is to publish a blog post in wordpress!
Eoin
Why not direct? WOT Ebooks From Tor →
Notable news Tor.com have announced the launch of the ebook of the second book of the epic (though perhaps a new word should be created to describe the scale) series, Robert…
Book Depository Free Ebooks →
The wonderful people over at The Book Depository have rolled out a free ebook program. Kieron Smith, Managing Director of The Book Depository, said [in their press release]:
We…
Amazon Encore: Again, Again, Again →
You have to wonder just how many books Amazon Encore has to publish before we consider it a fully fledged book publisher? I wrote a long post about the implications of Amazon Encore here some…
Children’s Books Ireland: Digital Developments... →
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I’m (through Green Lamp Media) working with the wonderful people at…
Links of Interest (At Least to Me) 03/10/2009 →
In retrospect, this revised talk by Michael Tamblyn from Shortcovers at TOC Frankfurt was one of the most positive and enjoyable! Thankfully following some pressure on Twitter and such…
Six Implications of Digital Vertical Niches →
Promises made, must be kept!
I promised I would post notes to go with my Pecha Kucha speech from TOC FrankFurt at the start of the week but it has been quite the week, so here, a little later…
