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Daily Digest for 2009-06-30

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generic (feed #9) 10:39am Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

generic (feed #9) 10:53am Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

generic (feed #9) 11:21am Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

generic (feed #9) 11:33am Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

twitter (feed #3) 11:34am admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

Reviews are still king, more effective than Twitter #books #ebooks #publishing http://bit.ly/XoL2c
generic (feed #9) 12:19pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

twitter (feed #3) 12:20pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

Shared annotations in e-books debate heats up. A good and important debate is beginning. #publishing #books #ebooks http://bit.ly/kXL9q
twitter (feed #3) 4:49pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@PublishingSpy Both are wrong. Gladwell and Anderson oversimplify, but Gladwell did puncture Anderson’s logic of free. It’s not about price.
generic (feed #9) 6:55pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

twitter (feed #3) 7:04pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

Gladwell, Anderson and Godin: All wrong for the typical writer. "Free" debate is a guru clustertopic. http://bit.ly/lxnCq #books #publishing
twitter (feed #3) 7:14pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

RT @mathewi: Mark Cuban takes a crack at the "free" debate and (as usual) gets it mostly wrong: http://is.gd/1jATz

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Daily Digest for 2009-06-29

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twitter (feed #3) 11:16am admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@AndreaHMN #apple won’t offer a dedicated #ebook reader to compete with #kindle. It will offer a tablet that can be used as an ereader
generic (feed #9) 12:14pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

generic (feed #9) 12:29pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

generic (feed #9) 12:42pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

generic (feed #9) 12:57pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

generic (feed #9) 1:17pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

generic (feed #9) 6:07pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

twitter (feed #3) 6:10pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@jny2 don’t Gladwell looks silly, he took "free" apart, but missed the importance of free as a transaction driver. http://bit.ly/TlN7f
generic (feed #9) 6:28pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

twitter (feed #3) 6:31pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@jny2 Free isn’t out, and Gladwell could be gored by pointing out the over-generalizing in his work, but he was right in this case. IMHO
twitter (feed #3) 6:33pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

Denver Post/Salt Lake Tribune: Asking the wrong question about #Kindle http://booksahead.com/?p=375
twitter (feed #3) 7:02pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@communicatrix Who, then, is Gayle Gordon in your day? I feel for them, and you.

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Daily Digest for 2009-06-28

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generic (feed #9) 7:29pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

generic (feed #9) 7:54pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

twitter (feed #3) 8:24pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

Don’t use Twitter to respond to bad book reviews the way Alice Hoffman did today #books #twitter #publishing http://booksahead.com/?p=344

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Daily Digest for 2009-06-27

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generic (feed #9) 4:27pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

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Daily Digest for 2009-06-26

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twitter (feed #3) 9:02pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

Why print-on-demand in bookstores is going to be a hard sell for bookbuyers and booksellers. #books #publishing http://bit.ly/poQP2
twitter (feed #3) 9:45am admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@buckybit we may go back to personalized bindings, which bibliophiles may love. But costs do need to fall, qua;ity of the page improve
twitter (feed #3) 10:51am admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

twitter (feed #3) 5:47pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@egebhardt print-on-demand has a place, though I think it’s in the supply chain: http://bit.ly/poQP2 Self-serve needs good design support

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Daily Digest for 2009-06-25

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generic (feed #9) 12:04pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

generic (feed #9) 12:10pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

generic (feed #9) 12:16pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

generic (feed #9) 12:23pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

generic (feed #9) 12:35pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

generic (feed #9) 12:48pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

generic (feed #9) 1:09pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

generic (feed #9) 1:29pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

generic (feed #9) 1:43pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

generic (feed #9) 2:15pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

twitter (feed #3) 2:16pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

Teens not aliens, actually like the rest of us when using media #ebooks #books http://bit.ly/oZ4c
generic (feed #9) 2:27pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

generic (feed #9) 2:33pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

twitter (feed #3) 2:35pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

Surprisingly, I agree with Steve Ballmer. He is wrong, though, that media evolution is zero-sum. #media #e-books #MSFT http://bit.ly/BxDlC
generic (feed #9) 2:54pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

twitter (feed #3) 2:57pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

You must watch Sputnik Moment, a film about the value of education by David Hoffman. #books #education http://bit.ly/7mkYY
generic (feed #9) 3:06pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

twitter (feed #3) 3:21pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@BrandonHopkins what is your email?
twitter (feed #3) 3:40pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

Michael Jackson dead.
twitter (feed #3) 4:13pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

A few brief comments on Tom Weber’s Kindle unitasking column at paidcontent. #Kindle #ebooks #publishing http://bit.ly/1AqJjU
twitter (feed #3) 4:24pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@agahran obviously, your friend assassinated MJ. Report him to the authorities immediately.
twitter (feed #3) 4:50pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@egebhardt We have 2 Kindle 1 — getting a DX soon, though I want memory card slot, because I want search mags, newspapers and books 4 years

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Daily Digest for 2009-06-24

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twitter (feed #3) 10:38pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

In which I rub a Kindle fanboy the wrong way. Proudly curmudgeonly I am. http://bit.ly/cHgHm #Kindle #ebooks
twitter (feed #3) 10:45pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

RT @LindaStone: 1 of the best books ive read in 2009: http://bit.ly/HYinm PLAY: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination + Invigor …
twitter (feed #3) 11:06pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@egebhardt a book, fantastical dreams of better ebook software, difficult business problems to solve. It’s all part of the social flu I have
twitter (feed #3) 12:18pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

Can anyone recommend an SF/LA-area web site developer for a non-profit (w/budget) fund-raising and community service site?
twitter (feed #3) 12:44pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@BrandonHopkins Surely, I am making a recommendation for a friend. Send me a link.
twitter (feed #3) 3:11pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@BrandonHopkins Thanks! I’ll take a look and will probably have some follow-up questions for you, too.
generic (feed #9) 5:20pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

twitter (feed #3) 5:36pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

Amazon on the record: Device limits set by publishers #Kindle #ebooks #publishing Includes some UI suggestions. http://bit.ly/wrlSs
twitter (feed #3) 5:38pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@cdonnellan Amazon’s the only place to buy a Kindle, because they activate it for your Amazon account.

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Daily Digest for 2009-06-23

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generic (feed #9) 4:04pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

twitter (feed #3) 4:06pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

RT @danmhall: meeting @godsdog at #SBUX for coffee, always a pleasure | Hanging with Dan does me more good than him!
generic (feed #9) 4:18pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

twitter (feed #3) 4:24pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

Best publishing-, book- and news-related videos from #140conf #books #publishing http://bit.ly/OJx8f
twitter (feed #3) 4:26pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

JohnBorthwick good talk at the 140 conference. Are you looking at ebook formats with "social" features. It’s what i’m thinking about
twitter (feed #3) 4:43pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@buckybit I’m looking at them now…. Maybe the wrong version of Flash on your end?
twitter (feed #3) 5:23pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@buckybit I stare continuously at Twitter hoping to be of service…. ;^>
generic (feed #9) 6:04pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

twitter (feed #3) 6:05pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

Notes on the business of listing books and rights for sale, retailing and ecommerce sites. #books #ebooks #publishing http://bit.ly/6XHZf
generic (feed #9) 6:27pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

generic (feed #9) 6:35pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

twitter (feed #3) 7:41pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

Kindle download limits are real — limited number of devices may download a book. How to fix it easily. #Kindle #ebooks http://bit.ly/mEoEF
generic (feed #9) 7:46pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

generic (feed #9) 8:08pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

twitter (feed #3) 8:15pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

Note to would-be Twitter/Social gurus: Don’t follow 1100 people before you post the first time. Think "give and take."

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Daily Digest for 2009-06-22

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twitter (feed #3) 9:20pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

This is a crowd making progress. #IranElection http://bit.ly/tkfRs
generic (feed #9) 10:23pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

twitter (feed #3) 10:24pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

There is no enemy, and no need for enemies, just for more participation. #publishing #ebooks #books http://bit.ly/RUd6L http://bit.ly/RUd6L
generic (feed #9) 10:51pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

twitter (feed #3) 10:52pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

Publetariat, a fee-based rights listing database/marketplace for authors, launches #books #publishing #authors http://bit.ly/kbIOY
generic (feed #9) 10:55am Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

twitter (feed #3) 11:02am admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@manata how do you mean the humor translates? To the Kindle screen?
generic (feed #9) 1:05pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

generic (feed #9) 1:43pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

generic (feed #9) 1:43pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

twitter (feed #3) 1:57pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

Bad idea dept.: Kindle download limits are set at the publishers prerogative. #kindle #ebooks #publishing http://bit.ly/3iwNv
generic (feed #9) 3:38pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

twitter (feed #3) 3:40pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

Don’t fear rising Kindle prices, don’t accept arbitrary pricing. A response to calls for boycotts. #+Kindle #publishing http://bit.ly/enKzf
twitter (feed #3) 4:09pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@manata oh, actually, that would be the original, not the translation, which the movie & tv show were. Great book.

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Daily Digest for 2009-06-20

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generic (feed #9) 4:01pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

generic (feed #9) 4:35pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

generic (feed #9) 4:44pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

twitter (feed #3) 5:22pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@danmhall It’s a gift and a curse. Order the extended battery and enter Nirvana
twitter (feed #3) 5:28pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

Long-form vs. short-form ( #Twitter /140 ch.) is a false conflict. Social experience a blend. How to make short link to long, long to short?
twitter (feed #3) 5:30pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

Challenge for the next two years: long/short form consilience. Artful, rational reconstruction of dialog across all forms, compared to 1900s
twitter (feed #3) 5:36pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@alevin emphasis on brevity, because of Twitter, is a false dichotomy. We extend long-form discussion here, create attention, open dialog
twitter (feed #3) 5:37pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@alevin or, more to the point, this discussion is suffering from short-form only. But how do we link out and expand it gracefully?
twitter (feed #3) 5:47pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@alevin yes, but practices merely organize the boundaries, like procedural guard stations on a DMZ…. Formats have to be permeable.
twitter (feed #3) 6:00pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@danmhall Agree that the control of data is critical, but the display interface needs to stop trying to control/hold the user, too.
twitter (feed #3) 6:05pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@alevin Yes, the more time I spend on Wave, the less it feels comfortable or conducive to dialogue
twitter (feed #3) 6:12pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@alevin that, and permeable formats for ebooks (in/out linking, annotation, conversation), vast fields of metadata, real/non-realtime comm.
generic (feed #9) 6:18pm Mitch Ratcliffe posted an item.

twitter (feed #3) 6:19pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@alevin Yes, see http://bit.ly/11TVtf, from a couple months back, and I reduced this conversation to a posting here: http://bit.ly/1ja5F
twitter (feed #3) 6:20pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

What publishers should think about: Connections, consilience and flow http://bit.ly/1ja5F #publishing #books #ebooks
twitter (feed #3) 6:57pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@Citability Good that Google now links to an individual page, bad to see it just embeddable rather than accessible http://bit.ly/zLKbo
twitter (feed #3) 7:01pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

@Citability That level of citability is essential to scholarly authors using ebook cites, too. W/o, Kindle, etc, editions useless as sources
twitter (feed #3) 8:27pm admin posted a tweet on My Twitter Feed.

#IranElection Khamenei has blown it, it’s only a matter of time until Rafsanjani grabs the initiative. RT @mkapor http://bit.ly/xD7Gq

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