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Writing, books and the future of writing, Part 5 of a long essay


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Websites

http://www.futureofthebook.org/
http://b06.cgpublisher.com/
http://www.livewriters.com
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/
http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/peertopeer/
http://www.idealog.com/speeches/2006-02-11.html
http://futureofthebook.com/
http://www.themodernword.com
(Umberto Eco)
http://www.nytimes.com
http://www.firstmonday.org

Books
Jason Epstein: Book Business: Publishing Past, Present, and Future
Claudia Suzanne: This Business of Books: A Complete Overview of the Industry from Concept Through Sales
John B. Thompson: Books in the Digital Age: The Transformation of Academic and Higher Education Publishing in Britain and the United States
Chris Anderson: The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More
James Surowiecki: The Wisdom of Crowds

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Posted by David Wilk on 05/11 at 10:24 PM
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