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Will Matthews replied to David Marshall's discussion Experiment Underway on BKconnection.com - 99¢ E-Book Sale in the group Digital Publishing
"$.99!!"
May 25, 2011
David Marshall commented on Will Matthews's blog post ASJA, Crowd-Sourcing, and the oncoming glut of self published ebooks.
"Thanks for your comments, Will. Journalist Gordon is producing a series of blogs on the E-books, Apps and Clouds talk: http://blog.gordonburgett.com/ The first two profiled Mark Coker of Smashwords and a San Fracisco literary agent Peter Beren. The…"
May 23, 2011
Bonnie Kaufman commented on Will Matthews's blog post ASJA, Crowd-Sourcing, and the oncoming glut of self published ebooks.
"Will, No wonder your blog posts are so infrequent -- they are epic in length and insight! Thanks for sharing this with the community. I do have one question: Are you still going to post the BookBuilders write-up? I'm eager to see your …"
May 23, 2011
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ASJA, Crowd-Sourcing, and the oncoming glut of self published ebooks.

Last Sunday, I visited the Berkeley Public Library with Holly and Emily to see David Marshall speak at "E-Books, Apps, and Clouds" lectures hosted by ASJA, the American Society of Journalists and Authors.  http://www.bkcommunity.com/group/digitalpublishing/forum/topics/ebooks-apps-and-clouds-my?xg_source=activity The presentations began with ASJA member Gini Graham Scott,…See More
May 20, 2011
Will Matthews replied to David Marshall's discussion Will This Increase Enhanced E-Books? in the group Digital Publishing
"This is very nice! If the tools are flexible and allow pdf level of detail in design and typography, it will allow small firms to spend their money on making a well thought out, beautifully designed experience, rather than on tech production. If it…"
May 3, 2011
Will Matthews replied to David Marshall's discussion What's the coolest digital publishing product you've seen so far? in the group Digital Publishing
"At the Bookbuilder's lecture I had the chance to talk to Nolan Myers, of Inkling, a company that creates a proprietary platform for textbook ebooks. It is a great piece of software, that addresses many of the failures of epub, at least where…"
Apr 29, 2011
Will Matthews joined David Marshall's group
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Digital Publishing

This group discusses the effect digital publishing is having all all of us, including perspectives from readers, authors, BK staff members, printers, design and production professionals, distributors, retailers, and other BK stakeholders.
Apr 28, 2011
Will Matthews added a discussion to the group Celebrating Earth Day - 2011
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Ernst Haeckel - Forms of Nature

In belated honor of Earth day, I would like to show some of my favorite Ernst Haeckel prints. Haeckel was a successful German naturalist, biologist, and artist who worked in the late 19th century. He had a somewhat checkered career, and is remembered now in textbooks for his successes and failures equally. Haeckel's most profound gift to the world in my opinion are his nature illustrations, which show the fantastic intensity of inquiry and wonder with which he approached the world and its…See More
Apr 28, 2011
Will Matthews replied to Bonnie Kaufman's discussion I'm In It For the Animals in the group Celebrating Earth Day - 2011
"Yikes Bonnie! I forgot about that scene ... really hard to watch. I feel terrible for the poor ant, trying desperately to clean herself. Although when the fungus actually grows it is eerily beautiful.   Good Job keeping with vegetarianism…"
Apr 22, 2011
Will Matthews joined Bonnie Kaufman's group
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Celebrating Earth Day - 2011

We invite you to use this group to share your Earth Day stories: memories, hopes, concerns...whatever they may be.
Apr 22, 2011
David Marshall commented on Will Matthews's blog post The failures of Facebook (and other things)
"Neal, Is this part of your 2011 personal development plan to become more social networking savvy?  I don't think I've seen you post on BKcommunity.com before, but I sure welcome your voice.  :-)  To your post point, will the…"
Apr 21, 2011
Neal Maillet commented on Will Matthews's blog post The failures of Facebook (and other things)
"Will, Wow, I've been grumping about Facebook for a while but just sounded like a technophobe user. You give voice to some real reasons Goldman Sachs should be worried about their new investment darling... I keep looking for the place to hit…"
Apr 21, 2011
Jeevan Sivasubramaniam commented on Will Matthews's blog post The failures of Facebook (and other things)
""...bizarre Hobbesian leviathan..." Intern Will putting us to shame. Excellent write-up!"
Apr 20, 2011
David Marshall commented on Will Matthews's blog post The failures of Facebook (and other things)
"Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Will.  Is there a new Facebook on the horizon for all the people who have deserted the big and bad Facebook (besides our wonderful BKcommunity.com I mean)?"
Apr 20, 2011
Bonnie Kaufman commented on Will Matthews's blog post The failures of Facebook (and other things)
"Will, This is great! I don't know what you were talking about when you said you aren't a good writer. Really, this is well put together. But, more importantly, it's full of profound thoughts and some real honesty. You know what this…"
Apr 18, 2011
Will Matthews commented on Jeevan Sivasubramaniam's blog post 15 Business Terms that Need to Go (In Addition to Out-of-the-Box, Blue Sky, and other Common Violators)
"Also Future-Proof!"
Apr 14, 2011

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ASJA, Crowd-Sourcing, and the oncoming glut of self published ebooks.

Last Sunday, I visited the Berkeley Public Library with Holly and Emily to see David Marshall speak at "E-Books, Apps, and Clouds" lectures hosted by ASJA, the American Society of Journalists and Authors. 

 

http://www.bkcommunity.com/group/digitalpublishing/forum/topics/ebooks-apps-and-clouds-my?xg_source=activity…

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Posted on May 20, 2011 at 11:03am — 2 Comments

The failures of Facebook (and other things)

 

Hello BK Community!

 

I'm Will, new intern of digital publishing at BK. It's great to be here! I will be posting here on the BK community site for the next few months, focusing on new media, technology, social network, environmentally sustainable digital life, and animal video related topics. 

 

 I am excited to be a part of the BK community! Being connected to a small social network like…

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Posted on April 14, 2011 at 9:30am — 5 Comments

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At 4:54pm on March 11, 2011, Bonnie Kaufman said…
Welcome, Will! That background in your photo sure looks familiar!
At 2:28pm on March 11, 2011, David Marshall said…
Welcome to BKcommunity.com, Will!  Hope you can help us liven up the discussion here by bringing your fresh 20-something perspective. David
 
 
 

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