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AUTHORS UNBOUND: THE RISE OF THE MAKER AUTHOR is up a Critical Margins

Jason Braun wrote 3 weeks ago: Authors like Matt Kindt, Jenifer Egan, Geoff Schmidt, Ander Monson and more are pushing past the pri … more →

Tags: writing, Jason Braun, 3D Printing, Ander Monson, jennifer egan, Matt Kindt

Authors Unbound: The Rise of the Maker Author9 comments

Jason Braun wrote 3 weeks ago: While the old guard complains and wishes things were like “the good old days,” many of today’s most … more →

Tags: the digital margins, writing, Publishing, Reading, Scott Turow, Matt Kindt, Ander Monson, A Visit from the Goon Squad

On Saying Goodbye to My Books18 comments

Kevin Eagan wrote 3 weeks ago: In three weeks, I move across the country to a house near Kissimmee, Florida. My wife and I are star … more →

Tags: Culture, Books, Bookshelf Porn, digital culture, eBook, goodreads, kindle, Project Gutenberg, Reading

Friday Reads: Why Do We Keep Making Ebooks Like Paper Books?10 comments

Kevin Eagan wrote 3 weeks ago: The ebook, as it’s envisioned now, is not much different from a print book. This is partly because o … more →

Tags: Friday Reads, writing, Publishing, book, Reading, E-BOOK, Digital publishing, Author, Kane Hsieh

Digital Public Library of America: Perfect for Digital Researchers

Kevin Eagan wrote 1 month ago: The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) launched on April 18, and I have had some time to play … more →

Tags: Publishing, writing, Reading, Digital Humanities, Academia, Library, Open-Source, Digital Public Library of America, DPLA

Scott Turow and his Sinking Ship53 comments

Kevin Eagan wrote 1 month ago: What is the author’s role in the age of digital disruption? Will authors who treat books as st … more →

Tags: essays, the digital margins, writing, Publishing, Literature, Reading, New York Times, eBooks, Scott Turow

A new post of mine just went up at Critical Margins

Jason Braun wrote 1 month ago: It’s about Zombies, Matt Kindt, and the Future of the Book . http://criticalmargins.com/2013/0 … more →

Tags: writing, Matt Kindt, zombies

Scott Turow and The Zombiefied American Author14 comments

Jason Braun wrote 1 month ago: “Loose Leaves” | flickr creative commons Last week, Scott Turow wrote of “The Slow Death … more →

Tags: the digital margins, writing, Reading, Digital publishing, New York Times, Scott Turow, zombie, Matt Kindt, Yakov Smirnoff

Friday Reads: Self-Publishing and the Future of Books7 comments

Kevin Eagan wrote 1 month ago: Whether you call it self-publishing, vanity publishing (a term no longer used, it seems), or — … more →

Tags: writing, Friday Reads, Amanda Hocking, Author, Books, Digital platforms, eBooks, Evan Hughes, guy kawasaki

At Critical Margins: LITERACY IS FOR THE CYBORGS, OR HOW I SPENT NEARLY TWO YEARS READING A ONE PAGE BLOG POST

Jason Braun wrote 1 month ago: In an attempt to redefine literacy for the cyborg future, I have annotated Benson Schliesser’s artic … more →

Tags: News, writing, benson schliesser, Computer Literacy, cyborgs, Education, IPv4, Jason Braun, Literacy

Read Makers If You Write Or Create Anything

Jason Braun wrote 1 month ago: As the editor in chief of Wired, Chris Anderson has championed 3D printing since the beginning. This … more →

Tags: News, writing, Jason Braun, 3D Printing, Computer Literacy, technology, wired, Chris Anderson

Friday Reads: Amazon Acquires Goodreads: Thoughts From Experts6 comments

Kevin Eagan wrote 1 month ago: This week, I’d like to focus on yesterday’s big news: Amazon bought the social reading s … more →

Tags: technology, Friday Reads, Amazon, Books, Digital Book World, goodreads, kindle, #longreads, Otis Chandler

A Book Is a Start-up, says the New Yorker5 comments

Kevin Eagan wrote 2 months ago: I came across an interesting article this weekend at the New Yorker‘s book blog Page-Turner ti … more →

Tags: Publishing, New Yorker, writing, Books, Digital publishing, Timothy Ferriss, writer, Promotion, Self Publishing

The trouble with artists’ books.......................

Judy Barrass wrote 2 months ago: The English language can be imprecise and full of ambiguities. I read an article somewhere today abo … more →

Tags: General, artist books, art and books, e-reader, page turning, technology

Weapons of Choice 3: Artificial Nocturnes.

bibliodeviant wrote 2 months ago: Charles Dickens; the beginning of modern fandom? The “Dickensian” 19th century is probably where by … more →

Tags: book trivia, Writers and the written, General Madness, Pretty Pictures, jonathan Kearns, Books, fandom, Wilkie Collins, Teen Wolf

Adventures with Mentors: Al Katkowsky2 comments

Jason Braun wrote 3 months ago: Al Katkowsky Say you’re a no-good clerk, or you used to be. How many times can you talk about your f … more →

Tags: the digital margins, Interview, writing, Reading, Jane Friedman, Apps, self-promotion, writers digest, Programming

Our digital futures and the problem with metaphor1 comment

Kevin Eagan wrote 3 months ago: This post is a response to readings assigned in week 2 of the E-Learning and Digital Cultures MOOC ( … more →

Tags: the digital margins, Culture, Reading, Social Media, mooc, #edcmooc, Rebecca Johnston, "Jeff Bezos", Gutenberg

Why does the world need librarians? (VIDEO)

Kevin Eagan wrote 4 months ago: Reblogged from bluesyemre: Created in support of an application for the Librarianship Into the Futur … more →

Tags: Books, Digital Media, librarians, bluesyemre, Information Age, Archive, Video, YouTube

Friday Reads: "T. S. Eliot: Employee of the Month" and "The Argument For eBooks"

Kevin Eagan wrote 4 months ago: Last week, I started a weekly “friday reads” roundup of my favorite articles discovered … more →

Tags: criticism, Reading, writing, bookfuturism, Culture, Friday Reads, kindle, eBook, #longreads


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