Tag: Publishing

The rise of artisanal publishing

by timbatchelder, posted in Design UX, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata

Call It “Artisanal,” And 5 Other Ways To Crush Self-Publishing By: Sam Harrison, fastcompany.com When former Apple evangelist Guy Kawasaki submitted what he believed was a perfect manuscript to a professional copyeditor, the editor found 1,500 errors. So he knows a thing or two (or 1,500) about how to self-publish the right way. Read on … Continue reading The rise of artisanal publishing

Jason Pontin, Editor in Chief and Publisher of MIT Technology Review

by timbatchelder, posted in Digital Health, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management

I’m Jason Pontin, Editor in Chief and Publisher of MIT Technology Review, and This Is How I Work Tessa Miller, lifehacker.comSince 2004, Jason Pontin has been editor in chief of MIT Technology Review, and publisher since 2005. With dual titles, Jason oversees everything from editorial direction to business strategy. Under his guidance, the more than … Continue reading Jason Pontin, Editor in Chief and Publisher of MIT Technology Review

Site launches to help hunt Amazon’s free ebooks

by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Knowledge Management

Site launches to help hunt Amazon’s free ebooks By David Cornish, wired.co.uk Business There’s a ubiq­ui­tous smug­ness that appears to accom­pa­ny the pur­chase of an eread­er. It’s not in the box, nor is it down­loaded as an option­al extra — but a quick glance at the expres­sion of an eread­ing com­muter beside their… RT @WiredUK: … Continue reading Site launches to help hunt Amazon’s free ebooks

Tim Ferriss disrupts book publishing with bit torrent

by timbatchelder, posted in Design UX, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Regenerative Economy

Is BitTorrent The Future Of Book Publishing? Tim Ferriss Is Banking On It John Paul Titlow, readwrite.com If you walk into your local Barnes & Noble look­ing for a copy of Tim­o­thy Fer­riss’s new book, good luck. Even though he’s a New York Times best sell­ing author, the giant book retail­er refus­es to sell The … Continue reading Tim Ferriss disrupts book publishing with bit torrent

How to price your services as a freelancer

by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata

How to price your services as a freelancer Amber Leigh Turner, thenextweb.com Hands down, pric­ing your ser­vices as a free­lancer is tough. So tough that no one has real­ly mas­tered it. There isn’t real­ly a secret for­mu­la to pric­ing your ser­vices just right, no mag­i­cal tricks that will help you land awe­some client… http://flpbd.it/zWdEH Related … Continue reading How to price your services as a freelancer

The Online Books Page

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Regenerative Economy, Sustainable Design

The Online Books Page. Related articles The pBook vs eBook: Dial D For Dilemma... (eof737.wordpress.com) A New Digital Library Alliance Makes its Debut (firstdigital.co.nz) "Security Engineering" now available free online (lightbluetouchpaper.org)