Traditionally, writers wrote, editors edited, publishers published, retailers sold, and reader read. But in the age of the Kindle, ebooks, author websites and comment boards, all the roles are becoming fuzzy. Richard Nash has started a company called Cursor, which is trying to pioneer the idea of social publishing, specifically to try and address some of the changes that technology is bringing to the industry. He'll be speaking about Cursor at O'Reilly's Tools of Change in Publishing conference later this month.
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A fascinating interview looking at books from many directions. For example, what would book clubs look like with instant delivery? I think the online peer review idea could be very useful in the genea-community to have trusted colleagues helping you edit your family history project. Hmmmm.