Comments on: Doin’ It Digital

By: Yeah, I Know; There Are a Lot of Blogs About EBooks. « FTPUBW.COM

Yeah, I Know; There Are a Lot of Blogs About EBooks. « FTPUBW.COM — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:19:28 +0000

[...] akin in our techno/bibliophelia. Like we would hang out if they were Canadian. Also we definitely got into digital publishing in the same way.(Also I swear as much as the good folks at Quit Being a Hooker, Hooker. Like all the time. [...]

By: Marian Schembari

Marian Schembari — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:12:48 +0000

This is a really good post and I like how you really emphasize the need to keep up with tech news outside of the publishing world. A lot of times we get so hung up on how the book world HAS been and how we can keep it from changing too much and going under rather than the infinite possibilities. Except if we look at other industries and how many can thrive in this “revolution” we might actually see publishing as a growing, exciting thing rather than a failing – and ultimately doomed – industry.

By: Will Hawkins

Will Hawkins — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:38:41 +0000

Yes and to get to grips with Google Reader, Google Alerts, Twitter and a bunch tools that help you manage the information tsunami!

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:14:20 +0000

and do something that you love, so that you passion shows!

You’re not going to “practice, practice, practice” unless you “love, love, love” it…

By: Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

Guy LeCharles Gonzalez — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:23:43 +0000

AMEN!!!!

Seriously, it really is that simple. And if your response to this post is anything resembling, “Yeah, but…” then STFU and get out of the way.

By: ami

ami — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:08:39 +0000

I couldn’t agree more, Kate. This a great overview of how folks in publishing tend to arrive in the digital field. The path is usually a crooked one!