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“Content is Free… but curation is sacred”
One of the ideas going through my head for the past few months can be summed up in the following line
“Content is Free… but curation is sacred”
The phrase (see below for its origins) first came to mind during the Google [un-] settlement with US publishers, and since then I’ve become more and more interested in [...]
Published: January 26, 2009. Read more →
British Council’s UK Publishing Entrepreneur Trip to India
So, James and Peter from Apt Studio are currently in India on The British Council’s Young Publishing Entrepreneur trip.
James Bridle (producer at Apt) has been shortlisted for his awesome work on Bookkake and Bkkkpr (among other stuff).
Peter Collingridge, Managing Director of Apt, has been shortlisted for Apt’s innovative commercial work in the publishing [...]
Apt’s links for January 15th through January 16th
Obama’s People – The New York Times – Nicely done.
Noisy Decent Graphics: All the ephemera that’s fit to print * – “It’s notoriously hard to design something from a complete blank canvas. No house style, no corporate fonts, no brand colours, nothing. So I tried to make life easy for myself wherever possible. We call [...]
Published: January 17, 2009. Read more →
Apt’s links for January 13th
How to live like a Tory leader | Life and style | guardian.co.uk – Go to page two (flash, sorry, no links) to see an interpretation of Camron’s bookshelves. He reads Charlie Stross!
Pretty Loaded – preloader museum curated by Big Spaceship – Not sure if this is ironic or not. World’s most frustrating websites – [...]
Published: January 14, 2009. Read more →
Apt’s links for January 12th
Fubiz? – And another sweet reading light.
Lili Lite Bookshelf – Fubiz? – Et voila! Nighttime reading and lighting in one. (iPhone with Instapaper notwithstanding)
Published: January 13, 2009. Read more →
Apt’s links for January 11th
Report: Apple Dominates the Mobile Web – ReadWriteWeb – “The latest data from AdMob, the world’s largest mobile advertising marketplace, shows that Apple now dominates the mobile web in the U.S. with a 48% market share.” Thanks, George
Fresh Starts – A Job Guiding Web Surfers to Your Company?s Site – NYTimes.com – SEO starter in [...]
Published: January 12, 2009. Read more →
Apt’s links for January 9th through January 10th
Fictionwise: Excellence in eBooks, free eBooks, eBooks for Palm, Pocket PC, eBookMan, WinCE, Rocket, and PCs. – “Overdrive did not specify a reason in their notice to us. Fictionwise had for years fully complied with all terms of our agreements with Overdrive, including promptly paying all bills and adhering to other terms and conditions. Overdrive [...]
Published: January 11, 2009. Read more →
Apt’s links for January 8th
BBC – Radio – Podcasts – Peter Day’s World of Business – “Maybe there are better ways of doing business than charging users for goods and services. But is it really profitable to give products away? Peter Day hears from two advocates of business models that turn conventional wisdom on its head.” BBC Business on [...]
Published: January 9, 2009. Read more →
Apt’s links for January 7th
Stephen King fan publishes Shining’s Jack Torrance’s novel | Books | guardian.co.uk – “A Stephen King fan has published an 80-page version of the book which novelist Jack Torrance obsessively writes during King’s The Shining, where his descent into madness is revealed when his wife discovers that his work consists of just one phrase, endlessly [...]
Published: January 8, 2009. Read more →
Apt’s links for January 5th through January 6th
flipping typical – Nice site that renders sample text in fonts currently installed in your OS.
Out With The Old, In With The?Cranky | Booksquare – “Are you trying to kill the market? Are you trying to be funny? Do you truly think outrageous prices are the way to bring in new, younger readers? Do you [...]
Published: January 7, 2009. Read more →