Comments on: Why Amazon works http://booktwo.org/notebook/why-amazon-works/ The future of Literature Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:57:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: James Bridle http://booktwo.org/notebook/why-amazon-works/#comment-11610 James Bridle Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:33:18 +0000 http://booktwo.org/notebook/why-amazon-works/#comment-11610 It wasn't meant personally - I was referring to traditional publishing in general as an industrial age model, with Snowbooks my particular experience of it. And there's nothing inherently wrong with that model - we definitely still need industrial artifacts - although as we know all too well, there are lots of problems with its implementation... Look forward to hearing about it... It wasn’t meant personally - I was referring to traditional publishing in general as an industrial age model, with Snowbooks my particular experience of it. And there’s nothing inherently wrong with that model - we definitely still need industrial artifacts - although as we know all too well, there are lots of problems with its implementation…

Look forward to hearing about it…

]]> By: em http://booktwo.org/notebook/why-amazon-works/#comment-11604 em Wed, 29 Aug 2007 06:11:16 +0000 http://booktwo.org/notebook/why-amazon-works/#comment-11604 Because (and I'm not disagreeing with you nor questioning your love of writing - I should have elaborated on my one-word comment to avoid confusion!), you describe snowbooks as the industrial age, old model, and Apt as the new. And it stings to think of one's own business as the old - a thought which has been preying on our minds for many months. Indeed I share your concerns to the point where we've developed an idea to move the model on which I'll tell you about when it's further than blueprint stage! Because (and I’m not disagreeing with you nor questioning your love of writing - I should have elaborated on my one-word comment to avoid confusion!), you describe snowbooks as the industrial age, old model, and Apt as the new. And it stings to think of one’s own business as the old - a thought which has been preying on our minds for many months. Indeed I share your concerns to the point where we’ve developed an idea to move the model on which I’ll tell you about when it’s further than blueprint stage!

]]> By: James Bridle http://booktwo.org/notebook/why-amazon-works/#comment-11600 James Bridle Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:28:51 +0000 http://booktwo.org/notebook/why-amazon-works/#comment-11600 And actually, on rereading, why ouch? And actually, on rereading, why ouch?

]]> By: James Bridle http://booktwo.org/notebook/why-amazon-works/#comment-11599 James Bridle Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:27:23 +0000 http://booktwo.org/notebook/why-amazon-works/#comment-11599 I'd really hoped I wasn't going to have to say it, but since it's you: <a href="http://booktwo.org/notebook/old-tech-inspired-by-new-tech/" rel="nofollow">I refer you to my earlier post</a>. I’d really hoped I wasn’t going to have to say it, but since it’s you: I refer you to my earlier post.

]]> By: emma http://booktwo.org/notebook/why-amazon-works/#comment-11596 emma Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:26:20 +0000 http://booktwo.org/notebook/why-amazon-works/#comment-11596 ouch ouch

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