Brave New World

Topical items and views on the impact of digitisation on publishing and its content and the issues that make the news. This blog follows the report 'Brave New World', (http://www.ewidgetsonline.com/vcil/bravenewworld.html ), published by the Booksellers Association of the UK and Ireland and authored by Martyn Daniels. The views and comments expressed are those of the author.

Friday, July 26, 2013

Print is Dead?

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A very funny obituary to the passing of print from The Onion. http://www.theonion.com/articles/print-dead-at-1803,33244/
Thursday, July 25, 2013

Dumbing Down of Textbook Publishing?

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The textbook market has always offered high reward and with it high risk. Many have tried to corner the market including the big te...
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Does Copyright Stifle or Enable Creativity?

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Now and again you find a talk on copyright on TED from   Johanna Blakely    that makes you think and see things differently. Blakely challe...
Sunday, June 23, 2013

Deric Longden: R.I.P. A Funny and Caring Man Who Shared All

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This weekend Annie’s stepfather Deric Longden sadly passed away. Deric was a bestselling writer, a journalist, broadcaster, scre...
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Monday, June 17, 2013

Are eBooks An Advert Free Zone?

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Yahoo has filed two US patent applications which are based on delivering adverts to ebooks and even offering a variable price that is ...
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Sunday, June 16, 2013

Subscription Is Coming

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Subscription business often make good business sense to both the service provider and the consumer. For the service provider it enable...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013

How Much Is That Smartphone in Your Pocket Worth?

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Once thieves broke into houses to steal your possessions, now it’s probably easier to steal your smartphone on the street. As everyone...
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Post A Short Story To A Friend

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Forget 140 character stories on twitter we now have a 224 word story on a stamp! To celebrate Dublin’s permanent designation in ...

Lost in Music

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It’s often disturbing whilst you are on the tube or in public places to have to listen to the constant hissing beat of music emanati...
Monday, June 10, 2013

Do You Hoard Media You Can't Play?

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Hands up if you have a collection of vinyl, or even cassettes and don’t have the decks and equipment to play them on. Maybe you have...
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Sunday, June 09, 2013

Where Now For Music?

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When we all look into the same house through different windows it should not be a surprise that we may all see different things. It’s ...

Consumers Discover Self-Publishing

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All Media sectors are having to adapt to changing and often disruptive markets. The once predictable economies of scale and scope th...
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Saturday, June 08, 2013

Vodaphone Joins the Tax Avoidance Rouges Gallery

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‘Our employees pay tax so why should we pay corporation tax?’ was one argument raised by one global giant when accused of tax avoidanc...
Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Today's Audience Just Got Google Glass!

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The ex-Taking Heads musician, David Byrne now opens his shows encouraging folk to take pictures, film and record and share on YouTube,...
Tuesday, June 04, 2013

Is Apple's Fight on Agency or Most Favored Nations?

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  Opening statement in US v. Apple by quartznews Sometimes it’s best to keep your dirty laundry inside and not show it to the world...
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Martyn Daniels
Before entering publishing I worked for many years as a Senior Executive in blue chip organisations in the retail, oil and automotive sectors. My publishing induction was initially as Director of Strategic Development at VISTA. There I was responsible for, and a contributor to, their highly acclaimed ‘Publishing in the 21st Century’ research series, the primary creator behind publishing services PubEasy and ‘batch.co.uk’, the initiator of the development of new Front Office systems to support publishers. In 2006 I joined Value Chain International(VCIL) initially as VP Marketing, Media and Publishing before becoming their President in 2009. In July 2011 the company's operations were acquired by Syncordia. I hold two non executive positions with publishing industry players Bibliophile Ltd and Haven Group and currently setting up Read Petite a service focused on providing digital short form material online via subscription. Email mdaniels@opus57.co.uk
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