Fred ZimmermanAdding a new booktype to PageKickerIn the PageKicker algorithmic publishing platform the booktype is an explicit definition of the rules that are used for creating electronic…Apr 6, 2017Apr 6, 2017
Fred ZimmermanFive crucial things to know about algorithmic publishing, right now1. Version 1.0 of PageKicker’s open source algorithmic publishing suite has been released and the command-line application is now available…Feb 3, 2017Feb 3, 2017
Fred Zimmermanmajor upgrade to 21.co marketplace is bumpy but important21.co has just done a major and somewhat bumpy upgrade to the beta version of its app marketplace The system went down during the day on…Sep 17, 2016Sep 17, 2016
Fred ZimmermanA Simple Wargame of the ElectionFor old school wargamers who remember the games with cardboard counters and hexmaps, here is a little “wargame” that you can play that will…Sep 17, 2016Sep 17, 2016
Fred ZimmermanThe Innate Racism of “Innate Beliefs”Let’s stipulate that we’ll start and end with the most generous possible reading of this tweet, that Hillary Clinton meant to call out…Sep 16, 2016Sep 16, 2016
Fred ZimmermanHarry Potter facts via machine-payable APIAt 21.co, the pioneering Bitcoin network, machines can buy and sell API calls — including, as of today, a feed of fascinating facts about…Aug 1, 2016Aug 1, 2016
Fred ZimmermanCreators Will Move Up the Value Chain in Algorithmic PublishingI received some more interesting feedback about the PageKicker publishing tool suite from independent publishing expert Aaron Shepard and…Jul 17, 2016Jul 17, 2016
Fred ZimmermanHurdling the Challenges of Algorithmic PublishingLast week’s article on Development Editors: from Navigators to Admirals generated some spirited discussion with good questions about the…Jul 11, 2016Jul 11, 2016
Fred ZimmermanDevelopment Editors: From Navigators to AdmiralsToday development editors in publishing are, if you will, navigators responsible for steering a manuscript from acquisition to production…Jul 5, 2016Jul 5, 2016
Fred ZimmermanOpen Source Rapid Research About Market Acceleration & GrowthXPageKicker: push a button, build a book.Apr 28, 2016Apr 28, 2016
