February 2010
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The Future of Reading in Six Acts
With all the hubbub about Amazon and Macmillan, it’s time to revisit Mark Pilgrim’s observations on corporate convenience, in all its snarky, prophetic, and chilling glory. It’s a good lesson in paying attention to related threads of conversation and how people’s interests can change rapidly.
And now, Pilgrim’s The Future of Reading:
Act I: The act of buying
When someone buys a...
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January 2010
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A must read in the Amazon vs. Macmillan book... →
Excerpt: “Final note: to customers, Amazon would like to be a monopoly (i.e. the only store in town). To suppliers, Amazon would like to be a monopsony (i.e. the only customer in town). Their goal is to profit via arbitrage, and if they can achieve those twin goals they will own everybody’s nuts — the authors, the customers,everyone. They are, in fact, exactly the kind of...
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“Is your decision-making paralyzed in prayer? Think of how many times Jesus or...”
– me