BTB #197: ‘Content’ Gets A Rules Book

Nov 28, 2010 | Podcasts

“When everything else fails, read the instructions.” That was the sage advice of the Sage of Concord, Henry David Thoreau. Chris Kenneally has just finished reading the instructions for content creation and distribution in the digital age, as written by two pioneers...

BTB #196: A Web Without Cookies

Nov 21, 2010 | International, Podcasts

The Semantic Web says Tim Berners-Lee, the man who coined the is “a web of data that can be processed directly and indirectly by machines.” Perhaps more helpfully, it comprises “methods and technologies to allow machines to understand the meaning – or...

BTB #194: ‘Bubble Bath Reading’ Mystery Revealed

Nov 10, 2010 | Podcasts

Taking the mystery out of independent publishing, Jessica Tribble of Poisoned Pen Press reveals the truth about genre authors and how they view technology. “These are people who really have the passion for writing,” she tells Chris Kenneally. “They want to make sure...

BTB #193: Books Not Required

Nov 7, 2010 | Podcasts

At the recently-concluded 2010 IFRRO AGM, which gathered hundreds of author and publication associations and their RRO partners to Boston, publishing pundit Mike Shatzkin moderated a panel discussion, Licensing Business Models for the Future. He gave Chris Kenneally a...