The Way of the Web

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

You’ll be able to read the first chapter of books for free, and share via Facebook, Twitter and email. Plus there will be referral fees in the usual Amazon way if people buy books after seeing a preview on your site. Now which tech books have the longest first chapter?

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The Way of the Web

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

September 7th, 2010 · View Comments Apparently we treat our computers as if they were human, according to a new book “ The Man Who Lied to his Laptop ” by sociologist Clifford Nass. There’s an interesting article/interview on Venturebeat about the book, and some of the examples in it.

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The Way of the Web

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Rajat Paharia Founder, Bunchball – [link] [link] Dan Thornton Cheers for the comment, and the book recommendations. blog comments powered by Disqus Blog Partners: Web Strategy Wikinomics Rankings ← Learning about the game layer is vital Do you relate to your computer as another person?

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The Way of the Web

JUNE 24, 2010

Books, magazines and newspapers continue to sold without Value Added Tax (VAT), which is commonly applied to purchases in the UK, and will increase from 17.5% Tags: Charity / Cause · Digital Culture blog comments powered by Disqus Blog Partners: Web Strategy Wikinomics Rankings ← Could the internet make us all nicer people?

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The Way of the Web

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

September 27th, 2010 · View Comments My son loves books at the moment, and long may it continue. The big challenge is that any freely available book has been licensed to allow sharing, thus spreading without the need for a central collection of physical copies. Is Amazon reading this blog? The problem with printed copies?

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The Way of the Web

JANUARY 23, 2010

And yet I regularly read great books in PDF format on my laptop – particularly when I’m on the train and the wifi fails. Content: Print Edition What both books have in common is that they’ve been made available as free downloads under Creative Commons licence.

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The Way of the Web

APRIL 19, 2010

But will brands still feel comfortable booking their marketing and SEO work through a company which has a vested interest in the properties of one media owner? Tags: Digital Publishing · marketing blog comments powered by Disqus Blog Partners: Browser app success – are iPhone owners itching to break out?

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