publishing
The Mechanization of Knowledge
> “Improvements in communication make for increased difficulties of understanding.” — Harold Innis [http://www.roughtype.com/?p=8557] This quote messed with my head for a while, yet it accurately describes the point we're at with some forms of online publishing. Breaking the barriers and killing off the
I Launched a Book on Patreon
I finally did it. I set up a Patreon account [https://www.patreon.com/cjchilvers]. I don't expect a lot of people to sign up, because I've yet to launch much of what is planned for the coming year, but those who do join this early
When You Have Nothing More to Say
Patrick Rhone appeared on Anthony Ongaro’s podcast [https://www.breakthetwitch.com/podcast003/] and right away the conversation focused on why Patrick Rhone ended his blog, Minimal Mac, when he did after 5 years and about 3000 posts: > Anthony: “And then you stopped.” Patrick: “I stopped at almost the
The Book Hiding in Your Blog
Patrick Rhone [http://www.patrickrhone.net/theres-a-book-in-your-blog/]: > "Derek Sivers is writing a book about surviving in the music industry right in plain sight. Every post he’s made to his blog in the past several weeks is a chapter around this topic. >
Evaluating Apps for My Next Book
I wrote a few years ago [https://www.cjchilvers.com/blog/new-book/] about the apps I was using to build the A Lesser Photographer book. The challenge was compiling the 400 or so blog posts into one book. Since then, I've posted another 500-ish blog posts.
The Ad Model Reckoning Is Upon Us
Newsweek editor Gersh Kuntzman [https://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek-editors-blast-executive-to-his-face-what-youre-doing-is-bullshit-you-dont-understand-journalism/] to Newsweek Media Group interim Chief Content Officer Johnathan Davis: > “So you should be honest with everybody in this room: Are we running a money
"We Need Publishers"
Seth Godin in his other blog, The Domino Project [https://www.thedominoproject.com/2018/01/shift-real-forever-books-numbers.html] : > “As always, books have always been a long tail business, but now more than ever. The bestselling book of the year will likely be read by fewer than
Welcome Back Blogging?
From the iA blog [https://ia.net/topics/web-trend-map-2018/] (I really wish they had included the writer’s name): > “There seems to be a weak undercurrent of old and young bloggers like us that feel sentimental or curious and want to bring back blogging. Blogging won’
The Continued Rise of Indie Magazines
I really love the business model Offscreen magazine has built for itself. They've taken the book publishing model and married it to the magazine model in a tasteful and profitable way. Their idea (introducing you to the people who build great stuff on the web) could have been
Does Google Miss Google Reader?
Every year at this time I take a look at what’s changed in online publishing, dedicate myself to taking advantage of what I’ve learned, and then realize I’m better at things like newsletters [https://www.cjchilvers.com/subscribe] and books [https://www.cjchilvers.com/books] than whatever