Comments on: The Eleven Axioms of 21st Century Book Publishing http://www.electricalphabet.net/2009/08/17/the-eleven-axioms-of-21st-century-book-publishing/ Writing and publishing in the digital near-future Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:49:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: The Great Geek Manual » Geek Media Round-Up: October 1, 2009 http://www.electricalphabet.net/2009/08/17/the-eleven-axioms-of-21st-century-book-publishing/comment-page-1/#comment-396 The Great Geek Manual » Geek Media Round-Up: October 1, 2009 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:22:51 +0000 http://www.electricalphabet.net/?p=805#comment-396 [...] The ebookTest has posted a list of The Eleven Axioms of 21st Century Book Publishing that publishers should really take note of. [via Electrical Alphabet] [...] [...] The ebookTest has posted a list of The Eleven Axioms of 21st Century Book Publishing that publishers should really take note of. [via Electrical Alphabet] [...]

]]> By: Kate Eltham http://www.electricalphabet.net/2009/08/17/the-eleven-axioms-of-21st-century-book-publishing/comment-page-1/#comment-347 Kate Eltham Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:30:43 +0000 http://www.electricalphabet.net/?p=805#comment-347 Hi Will, Yes! Print books sometimes get referred to as dead-tree editions, but recently I saw them called "blocks of wood" which I like better because it emphasises the "objectness" of print books. Which is all great, and there certainly are some beautiful and highly artistic ones out there, but when the container can be almost anything for the content it completely shifts the framework not only of what it is a publisher produces, but what a publisher's role is all about in the first place. Thanks for commenting, Kate. Hi Will,
Yes! Print books sometimes get referred to as dead-tree editions, but recently I saw them called “blocks of wood” which I like better because it emphasises the “objectness” of print books. Which is all great, and there certainly are some beautiful and highly artistic ones out there, but when the container can be almost anything for the content it completely shifts the framework not only of what it is a publisher produces, but what a publisher’s role is all about in the first place.
Thanks for commenting,
Kate.

]]> By: Will Hawkins http://www.electricalphabet.net/2009/08/17/the-eleven-axioms-of-21st-century-book-publishing/comment-page-1/#comment-346 Will Hawkins Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:49:25 +0000 http://www.electricalphabet.net/?p=805#comment-346 Kate, This is a very interesting set of axioms. I particularly like the first axiom which rings true with the mindset of the most successful publishers I work with who have adapted to this way of thinking. Thanks Will Kate,

This is a very interesting set of axioms. I particularly like the first axiom which rings true with the mindset of the most successful publishers I work with who have adapted to this way of thinking.

Thanks

Will

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