If a publisher can’t market their books without relying on authors matching their efforts, they’re not very good at Publishing. Sorry, not sorry.| As in guillotine...
"Nothing beats a well-researched and well-written book on a topic you want to learn more about."| As in guillotine...
"Do unto others," etc. On doomscrolling, screwing libraries, magic robots, processes, and console wars.| As in guillotine...
The AI hype train is reaching predictably ridiculous extremes because credulous journalists happily platform the worst of this nonsense.| As in guillotine...
An excellent reminder that the industry is so much bigger than Amazon and the Big 5, and if we prioritize making progress among the willing, we can disrupt the industry for the better — from within.| As in guillotine...
Commentary and advice on marketing, mostly for publishers (traditional and brands) and writers, but sometimes from a broader perspective.| As in guillotine...
"Data-informed, never data-driven." On NOLA, library AI, author newsletters, clickbait diversity, and comics startups.| As in guillotine...
"People are the answer to the problems of bits." On AI use cases, bad journalism, Jaron Lanier, bubbles, and Pokémon.| As in guillotine...
"Trains can be rerouted, stopped, or if necessary, derailed." On library borrowing, the black box problem, faking diversity, digital divides, and thinking about systems.| As in guillotine...
One of the biggest reasons "AI" is gaining traction in marketing circles so quickly is most marketing is actually pretty bad already.| As in guillotine...