On The Scholarly Kitchen (@scholarlykitchn), Joseph Esposito (@JosephJEsposito) explains the competing proprietary ecosystems for ebooks (Amazon and Apple) and their limitations as closed networks. Then he details the emergence of a third, more open ecosystem “designed not to be controlled by a single authority but to permit, even to evangelize for, as broad a participation as possible.” Safari Books Online (@safaribooks) is part of this system.
Characteristics of this ecosystem include:
· Small pieces loosely joined….
· No single controlling authority….
· Skepticism about DRM (digital rights management)….
· Strong interest in social media….
· An interest in D2C (direct to consumer) marketing….
See Wikipedia’s “Comparison of ebook formats.”
Also see our previous blogpost, “Guy Kawasaki's New Self-Publishing Instruction Book.”
An interesting side note: For Publishing Executive (@pubexec), Thea Selby (@TheaSelby) counted the number of magazines now being published for tablet consumption (which reflects on the ecosystem of the different formats). Her results: 446 for the Nexus; 744 for the Kindle Fire; and 2,954 for the iPad.
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