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Comment on Creeping Normalcy: Fact Not Fiction. by The Future of Publishing: Disintermediation

The Future of Publishing: Disintermediation — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:06:39 +0000

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Comment on How to improve mobile app discoverability and increase mobile app downloads by stephen bateman

stephen bateman — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:43:52 +0000

Hi Steve,

Thank you for your interest in iGlimpse and for your kind words.
We are not aware of the tactics you describe for artificially downloading apps and driving their popularity rating up the charts

Our work ethic and personal and business values would preclude us from using such tricks.

Thank you

Comment on How to improve mobile app discoverability and increase mobile app downloads by Steve

Steve — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:51:18 +0000

Stephen,

Great post – very interesting information. In regards to generating awareness for a mobile app, are you aware of any services that will artificially download your app, effectively driving it up the list of most frequently downloaded in a given app store? I’ve been told that this is one strategy to increase exposure for a new app.

Thank you,

Steve
Philadelphia, PA

Comment on As publishers head for Frankfurt, it is customers they should be seeking, not books by Tijdelijke stroom

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Comment on Century 21 Real Estate: Sordid And Unlawful Staff Practices by Hervé-Pierre Tahi

Hervé-Pierre Tahi — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:06:53 +0000

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Comment on How a focus on community can help you leapfrog the competition by stephen bateman

stephen bateman — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:26:00 +0000

Thank you Addyson – I will follow up on Christian Dillstrom

Comment on How a focus on community can help you leapfrog the competition by Addyson Bird

Addyson Bird — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:11:07 +0000

Fine story! Do you have a connection with mobile + social media marketing master Christian Dillstrom? He is recommending your blog post.

Comment on The future of publishing: will books disappear? by Brian Bordenkircher

Brian Bordenkircher — Sun, 15 May 2011 15:45:35 +0000

While I agree that books, magaines and newspapers will always be around in there physical paperback form, I think that 90% of books will be purchased as e-books rather than paperback in the next 10 to 20 years.

But what will happen when more than 90% of a books sales are in e-book form? I’d imagine that due to the low quantity of paperback books produced and shipped that there may be a bit of a luxury tax added onto the book by the publishers. After all, if there are only a few people that wish to purchase the “classic” form of a book, the cost to produce each paperback book would likely rise.

It will be very interesting to see were the publishing industry will be in 10 to 20 years from now

Comment on The future of publishing: will books disappear? by Robin Pearson

Robin Pearson — Mon, 09 May 2011 10:44:35 +0000

Books were the major data storage and presentation devices for hundreds of years. They contained the ideas and information that fueled the incredible story of human development and they allowed these ideas to be transferred and shared amongst people who searched for specific information or looked for interpretation and understanding. The internet is the natural successor to the book for information storage, and digital has given us all access to a vast library of content and connections with millions of like-minded people who can help us filter and process this material. If a book can be replicated online in its purest form, i.e. the transferal of ideas or information, then it can easily be replaced by digital.

However, there are those books whose attributes cannot be replicated digitally because their tactile qualities, their innate usefulness or their expression of personal ownership (either as a gift or something to have and to hold). You point out that cookery titles still work well, and this is a good case in point: Foodies love to own and collect cookbooks, they are far more useful in the kitchen than an iPad (have you tried swiping a screen with dough on your hands?) and they make a great gift. You could find similar examples in art and photography books, graphic novels and many other categories that are linked to people’s interests and hobbies. In these cases, the book is a physical object, something to own and enjoy leafing through away from the backlit screen.

So, there are books that need to move online and books that will continue to bring people a lot of pleasure in the printed form. People do seem to be prepared for pay for books when they come across them – they just don’t seem to want to go into overstocked bookshops looking for them anymore. Supermarkets or Amazon are quicker, easier and cheaper and, dare I say it, less threatening for the average person. The challenge for publishers is in keeping the value of the book alive both in print and online in an environment dominated by loss-leader discounting and piracy.

Comment on Creeping Normalcy: Fact Not Fiction. by Ellen Brazer

Ellen Brazer — Sun, 08 May 2011 20:30:09 +0000

I will begin following your blog. I find what you are saying about the publishing industry fascinating. I will chime in with you when I can grab a few moments. I am in the midst of rewriting my third novel and time is the one commodity I can’t seem to find enough of.
All the best and keep keeping us informed.