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Unit: Publishing Practice 212 - Writing for Computers
Thoughts on reading chapter 2 and 8 of C-2-C.
Well, I haven't really all that much to add. These two chapters really just go into depth about what chapter 1 was talking about. Except, it dragged on. I think they found six different ways to talk about marketing. I think. I'm not entirely sure because I found it an extremely hard 40 pages to read.
As the book was published using the technique they have so glorified, what does this say? Well, first off, that academic readings are hardly about to get easier. But then, you have to wonder... the chapters are all written by different people - what is the constant between them, other than their topic? Is there an editor present? Perhaps there should be. Never mind the grammatical mistakes. (such as saying there instead of three, and repeating a bullet point) Sloppy writing, didn't I say that (not using those words) last time I commented on the reading?
It will be good for writers... how? From their little pie chart, authors will still be payed the same, a measly 10%. Hardly an incentive. Publishers will get to focus more on ... well, what I'm not entirely sure. Surely, the role of a publisher is to *publish*, yes? Apparantly not, which leaves me wondering what the hell I've decided to spend the rest of my life doing. (There is an upside to this whole digital publishing thing, [notice however, it is simply relegated to an in-bracket notation] in that I'm not sure I really want to leave Perth. Sure, there isn't much here, but its home. This is where my life is. This is *not* where the work is. See the problem? Digital publishing could cut out this problem, but at the moment I'm still doubtful.)
These chapters also openly admit that digital printing doesn't have the quality of offset printing. It doesn't quite make a case for the digital printing process, which somewhat mystifies me, because surely you want to argue for your cause. (maybe they did and I missed/misinterpreted it. It was a hard going 40 pages.)
But enough. I have more to worry about, like how I am to get the full reading, pre-reading notes and reading notes done for CIT before Thursday. And wondering when my PHB2 will be in, because I want it, dammit! They said this week... see the dilemma created by having to order in books? You want to do this *every time* you buy a book? No, I didn't think so.
Readings
Cope, B & D Mason. “Australian Book Production in Transition” C-2-C, Creator to Consumer. Common Ground Publishing. Victoria, 2001. 41 - 75
Cope, B & D Mason. “The Book Now - Creative Destruction and the Rebirth of an Industry” C-2-C, Creator to Consumer. Common Ground Publishing. Victoria, 2001. 195 - 213
Thoughts on reading chapter 2 and 8 of C-2-C.
Well, I haven't really all that much to add. These two chapters really just go into depth about what chapter 1 was talking about. Except, it dragged on. I think they found six different ways to talk about marketing. I think. I'm not entirely sure because I found it an extremely hard 40 pages to read.
As the book was published using the technique they have so glorified, what does this say? Well, first off, that academic readings are hardly about to get easier. But then, you have to wonder... the chapters are all written by different people - what is the constant between them, other than their topic? Is there an editor present? Perhaps there should be. Never mind the grammatical mistakes. (such as saying there instead of three, and repeating a bullet point) Sloppy writing, didn't I say that (not using those words) last time I commented on the reading?
It will be good for writers... how? From their little pie chart, authors will still be payed the same, a measly 10%. Hardly an incentive. Publishers will get to focus more on ... well, what I'm not entirely sure. Surely, the role of a publisher is to *publish*, yes? Apparantly not, which leaves me wondering what the hell I've decided to spend the rest of my life doing. (There is an upside to this whole digital publishing thing, [notice however, it is simply relegated to an in-bracket notation] in that I'm not sure I really want to leave Perth. Sure, there isn't much here, but its home. This is where my life is. This is *not* where the work is. See the problem? Digital publishing could cut out this problem, but at the moment I'm still doubtful.)
These chapters also openly admit that digital printing doesn't have the quality of offset printing. It doesn't quite make a case for the digital printing process, which somewhat mystifies me, because surely you want to argue for your cause. (maybe they did and I missed/misinterpreted it. It was a hard going 40 pages.)
But enough. I have more to worry about, like how I am to get the full reading, pre-reading notes and reading notes done for CIT before Thursday. And wondering when my PHB2 will be in, because I want it, dammit! They said this week... see the dilemma created by having to order in books? You want to do this *every time* you buy a book? No, I didn't think so.
Readings
Cope, B & D Mason. “Australian Book Production in Transition” C-2-C, Creator to Consumer. Common Ground Publishing. Victoria, 2001. 41 - 75
Cope, B & D Mason. “The Book Now - Creative Destruction and the Rebirth of an Industry” C-2-C, Creator to Consumer. Common Ground Publishing. Victoria, 2001. 195 - 213
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