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Revisiting the Long Tail

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Big news -- interesting to imagine how publishers will respond to this -- and how this will affect the Long Tail, in particular

Excellent read from  book designer "I want to look at where printed books stand in respect to digital publishing, why we historically haven't read long-form text on screens and how the iPad is wedging itself in the middle of everything. In doing so I think we can find the line in the sand to define when content should be printed or digitized. This is a conversation for books-makers, web-heads, content-creators, authors and designers. For people who love beautifully made things. And for the storytellers who are willing to take risks and want to consider the most appropriate shape and media for their yarns."

SEATTLE — A color version of Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle e-reader may come eventually, but it won't be soon. Speaking Tuesday at the online retailer's annual shareholder meeting in Seattle, founder and CEO Jeff Bezos said that adding color to the Kindle's "electronic ink" display is a difficult technical challenge and that a color screen is "still a long way out."

With the demise of the newspapers, Second Pass creates an online publication for serious literary reviews. An interesting example of long tail publishing.

From the Long Tail Wired blog

Publishers that understand how to leverage the existence of the long tail can reap rich awards for their efforts, but chasing it isn't easy. Can you afford not to chase it?

"'Open' accounting doesn't make you an accountant; 'open' long-haul trucking doesn't make you a long-haul trucker; and 'open' science doesn't make you a scientist. It takes more than permission to become competent."

Thomas Pynchon was one of the last great holdouts: the rare writer who had refused to allow his work to be sold in e-book format. Now he's changed his mind.

Interesting piece on the challenges for first time authors

People often credit their ideas to individual "Eureka!" moments. But Steven Johnson shows how history tells a different story. His fascinating tour takes us from the "liquid networks" of London's coffee houses to Charles Darwin's long, slow hunch to today's high-velocity web.

A thoughtful discussion on the root of big ideas and innovation. I found this talk particularly apt to the publishing business and the business model innovations we're currently discussing. "Chance favors the connected mind."

An interesting long tail analysis of blog market share.

Mike Shatzkin discusses career longevity in publishing.  

A successful example of the Long Tail Theory, Oak Knoll Press, publisher of rare, out of print books, managed to increase its sales this year-despite catering to a niche audience-by focusing on what loyal customers ask for instead of what doesn't sell.

Long before anyone had heard of the Internet, early home computer users could read their morning newspapers online ... sort of. Steve Newman's 1981 story was...

The future was NOW! Brought to you by Rob Arthur---owns home computer.

This is classic! I like the "electronic journalism" term that was used to describe their methods. If only the journalism industry knew what was coming . . . the guy saying "we're not in it to make much money" -* the newspaper delivery guy "not worried about losing his job" shakes my head*. Oh, and I own a home computer too - lol.

This is a great site that can incorporate reading books into your RSS Feed. The idea is that you get a book sent to your Reader in installments that are a few paragraphs long each. I think this is pertinent to both our classes.