The Future of Publishing: Techie Perspective

Writers interested in the future of publishing might have been following the articles and discussion by Sara Lloyd over at The Digitalist. For those not also following the techie nerd literature on this subject, there have been a number of relevant articles at the TechDirt blog. The latest of these has the great benefit of being a bit of a crossover, critiqueing Steven Poole's critique of his failed experiment in giving away a book for free. The article, "'Give It Away And Pray' Isn't A Business Model... But It Doesn't Mean That 'Free' Doesn't Work" is well worth a read, as are some of its referenced articles.