Hey!

Welcome to Blip, home of the best original web series! When you’re done watching this episode, checkout some of our top shows or learn more about us!

×

michaeltamblyn

Your Reading Life, Always With You - Michael Tamblyn, Shortcovers at Tools of Change Frankfurt

Other Sharing Options

×
Embed
The embed code has been copied to your clipboard
Share
About this episode
This is the presentation I did at Tools of Change Frankfurt or, more accurately, a dramatic recreation of that presentation, recorded in a Frankfurt...
This is the presentation I did at Tools of Change Frankfurt or, more accurately, a dramatic recreation of that presentation, recorded in a Frankfurt hotel room and edited on planes and in airport lounges. Generally, it's about what readers want, what's missing from the ebook experience today, and how retailers and publishers can work together to close the gap. Here's a brief outline, if you want to skip around.0:00 - 10:00 - Deliberate vagueness with conference organizers, reading in the cloud, what is Shortcovers?, why would a billion-dollar bricks-and-mortar retailer jump into the ebook space?10:00 - 13:20 - Dissecting the brain of a publisher13:20 - 16:15 - What is in the gap between $9.99 and $14.25?16:15 - 20:25 - Beauty20:25 - 25:35 - The Ever-present Threat of Zombies (Orphan Formats)25:35 - 28:10 - Reading is Social (but...)28:10 - 30:05 - Bundles30:05 - 35:05 - Summer Camp (Sharing Means Caring)35:05 - 38:55 - Moving In Together (Merging Collections / Friends & Family)38:55 - 40:36 - Wrap-up Less
40:37
Discover the best in original web series.© 2012 Blip Networks, Inc. All Rights Reserved.