Wonderful as it is, our current digital publishing model takes back what has been a fundamental right since the advent of cheap paperbacks: free reading. How comfortable should society be with a system that requires costly tools to economise? The answer on Joe Wikert’s blog, Digital Content Strategies…
The sixth instalment of my O’Reilly Tools of Change series, in which we re-examine the need to preserve the anonymity of our readers. Unless we want our industry to turn into the biggest surveillance tool ever invented, strict controls must be placed on behavioural tracking, and technological solutions implemented to guarantee anonymous purchases.
The fifth instalment of my O’Reilly Tools of Change series, in which I bemoan the loss of focus and intimacy that digital reading platforms have fostered over the past few years. Today’s buzzing, blinking cell phones are a far cry from yesterday’s humble Kindles — not to mention the decidedly retro paperbacks…
A short interview (in French) on France Info, our national news radio, about electronic publishing and ways to start reading online. For once, we focus on the practical aspects of the matter, and provide tips to prospective readers. Many thanks to Pascal Le Guern for having me back on his show, Tout Comprendre.
The fourth instalment of my O’Reilly Tools of Changeseries. This week, we envision the book not as an object or a concept, but rather as a standard of quality, as a label, as the essence of careful contributions from many specialised hands.
The third instalment of my O’Reilly Tools of Change series. This time, we ponder how far the very definition of « book » can be stretched, and whether we would not be best served by new words to describe new media.
The second instalment of my O’Reilly Tools of Change series. I am a little anxious about tackling a somewhat nebulous topic, as it feels the blog sometimes favours facts and data over reflections on the thoughts and feelings of society. Still, a little infusion of the ethereal never hurts, does it?
