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This piece of R&D work is almost hypnotically cool.
“The concept aims to capture the essence of magazine reading, which people have been enjoying for decades: an engaging and unique reading experience in which high-quality writing and stunning imagery build up immersive stories.”
I’ve always enjoyed the Alex strip in the Telegraph, though it portrays a world remote to publishing. This somehow seemed rather relevant though.
Tags: digital, publishing, strategy
Thanks to my friends at the Publishers Association, I spoke this afternoon at their International Conference (#intconf on Twitter). I managed to forget to include the Shinseki quote, though it seemed to go well otherwise, and it was good to see many friends and colleagues in the room.
Several people were kind enough to ask for a copy of my Keynote deck, which can be downloaded here (PDF, 2MB).
Tags: conferences, presentations, publishing
I spoke at a conference in Oslo recently, and am currently finalising my speech for the Publishers Association’s International Conference on Thursday. Managing the pace of change associated with digital publishing is a key theme in both speeches and I had been trying to find a neat summary of the issues. Then I came across an especially resonant quote today which I think sums it up, via Tim O’Reilly on the Reading 2.0 list:
“If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less.”
General Eric Shinseki
Tags: change, publishing
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