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In the dojo of Ebook Ninjas

Submitted by admin on Sat, 12/31/2011 - 21:00

ebook ninjas logoListen closely, and you can detect a hint of laughter during the opening of this eBook Ninjas podcast, with "Guest Ninja" D.C. Denison.

That's because we're winging it.

Lead Ninja, Joshua Tallent, was on a client call until just a few minutes before air time. As soon as he hung up, we were off and running, with just the barest of preparation.

"Just say your name after we say ours," Joshua told me. That was about it. 

And we were launched, the Ninjas clearly amused that we were off the ground. 

The Ninjas, who all work at Ebook Architects, can pull this off.

E-Publishers to Watch 2011: Shortlist

Submitted by admin on Sat, 05/01/2010 - 08:16

These are the people who are on the shortlist to be added to the next edition of E-Publishers to Watch.

Seth Godin, publishing trickster

Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/26/2010 - 07:47
Seth Godin isn't a publisher by profession, but he enjoys tweaking the traditional formats, models... and price points.

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Submitted by admin on Sat, 03/20/2010 - 11:44

One thing that keeps Scribd going is its fierce competition with a pair of competitors: Issu and Docstoc.

It's fun to follow the feature horserace on TechCrunch.

"Enhanced" E-books: 2 videos

Submitted by admin on Sun, 03/14/2010 - 14:42
What's the deal with "enhanced" e-books? Below, and below that, Peter Collingridge explains how his publishing company produces, and analyzes, its amped-up e-book iPhone apps.

Peter Collingridge explains Enhanced Editions

Submitted by admin on Sun, 03/14/2010 - 10:25
At the O'Reilly 2010 Tools of Change for Publishing conference Peter Collingridge outlined the genesis of Enhanced Editions.

Update: Tweets 2 Watch

Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/26/2009 - 21:16
It started with Mashable's list of 15 Twitter Users Shaping the Future of Publishing, one of many Mashable lists that tap into a Twitter strength: the ability to create a focused feed on a specific subject. The feature included a link to a customized TweepML group that bundled the gang of 15 into a list that could be managed and shared. Then Hugh McQuire, one of Mashable's 15, added his list of 15 (More) Twitter Users Shaping the Future of Publishing. And Guy LeCharles Gonzal, another member of the Mashable 15, collected McQuire's list into a an additional TweepML group. Together the two collections make one epic torrent of future publishing information. Highly recommended.

E-Publishers in the news -- Update -- Oct. 24, 2009

Submitted by admin on Sat, 10/24/2009 - 16:01
New to the Jeff Bezos profile in the next edition of E-Publishers to Watch:
  • An Amazon acquisition flowchart on the occasion of the company's $900 million purchase of Zappos.com.
  • A link to an flipchart-in-the-garden explanation of Bezos' business philosophy (below).
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