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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"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…"
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 …"
Will Matthews posted a blog postASJA, 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
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…"
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…"
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Digital Publishing
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Will Matthews added a discussion to the group Celebrating Earth Day - 2011
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
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…"
Will Matthews joined Bonnie Kaufman's groupCelebrating Earth Day - 2011
We invite you to use this group to share your Earth Day stories: memories, hopes, concerns...whatever they may be.
"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…"
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…"
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!"
"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)?"
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…"
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Will Matthews's Blog
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.
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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…
ContinuePosted on April 14, 2011 at 9:30am — 5 Comments
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- 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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