Manifesto Download

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A few readers have asked if they could get the book publisher’s manifesto in one document, so, without further ado, please find a pdf below.

A book publisher’s manifesto for the 21st century

This is the text of a forthcoming article in the journal Library Trends.

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16 Comments

  1. Posted on 27 May, 2008

    cool. Thanks Sara, great ebook – downloaded :) .

  2. Posted on 2 June, 2008

    Congratulations for your Manifesto! It is a timely piece, insightful and very well thought. So much so, in fact, that I have translated it into Spanish to make it available as a PDF –with due attribution– from our blog Soybits, (mostly) a news aggregator for current trends in the book publishing industry.

    You may find it at: http://libros.soybits.com/blog/manifiesto-sara-lloyd and, of course, if you have any objections just let me know and we will take it down ASAP.

    In any case, I think the article is very good, and a badly needed wake-up call for publishers.

    Regards,

    Jordi Mustieles

  3. Posted on 2 June, 2008

    Great article.. I twittered it, @mequodadaily I hope that’s ok :)

  4. Posted on 4 June, 2008

    Amanda – no problem! We’re glad you enjoyed the article.

  5. Posted on 5 June, 2008

    This is fascinating Sara, a really interesting pulling together of the current state of play. Much to think about. Thanks for posting it. Kate

  6. Posted on 5 June, 2008

    At the risk of annoying people, here’s a quote from a digital rights contract I was recently asked to sign:

    ‘We are completely confident of the future of books. Books sales…continue to grow year on year, and I believe that no better way of reading has been invented – nor ever will be invented – than the traditional paper book.’

    Reader, I signed it. But then again, I didn’t have much choice.

    best – Kate Pullinger

  7. Posted on 5 June, 2008

    A really interesting article – waving the flag for the future and not drowning for sure.

  8. Posted on 6 June, 2008

    Incredible. Best thing I’ve downloaded in two years.

  9. Posted on 18 June, 2008

    An insightive fact.
    Thanks.

  10. Posted on 18 June, 2008

    Sara, I enjoyed alot your Manifesto, and have just released my Italian translation:
    http://www.box.net/shared/q6swwhjc40

  11. Posted on 31 October, 2008

    Hi Sara. Love your manifesto. Was looking for licensing on it — don’t see anywhere on this site. Did you put it out with a Creative Commons license?

  12. Posted on 25 November, 2008

    Hi Christine

    The ‘Manifesto’ article was originally commissioned by the journal Library Trends and so you would need to seek permission from them to license it.

    Best

    Sara

  13. Posted on 19 January, 2009

    Good night, bloggers =)

  14. Posted on 4 May, 2009

    Hello Sara,

    My name is Daniele Bazzano and I am article editor at Robin Good’s MasterNewMedia.

    Robin and I would really like to republish your Manifesto with full credits and links back to the source.

    The Manifesto, like any other article MasterNewMedia republishes, will be translated by our international editions (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese) in order to reach the maximum visibility possible.

    Please let me know if there is any possibility to do so.

    With much appreciation for your excellent work,

    Daniele

  15. Posted on 27 May, 2009

    Daniele

    I’d love you to reproduce the manifesto with links, but I think you will need to seek permission from the US journal, Library Trends, where I originally published the piece.

    Best wishes

    Sara

  16. Posted on 10 July, 2009

    cool. Thanks Sara, great ebook – downloaded :) .

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