e-content

Why Word of Mouth Matters

I have held this in for too long, and it is time that I finally admit it to myself, and to you.
I am a Vayniac.
Seriously, Wine TV is great, but trust me - the real gold is on Gary Vaynerchuk’s blog. If you don’t already read it, start. I have found that Gary’s [...]


Social DRM: How Much is Too Much Information?

I have been thinking about the concept of Social DRM for e-books a bit more lately. It’s a model I beleive can work, but I wonder how much is too much information to embed. I think a watermark containing something like “This e-book prepared especially for John Doe (jdoe@jdoe.com)” is perfectly acceptable.
But, does [...]


And For Our Next Trick - Introducing Wrox’s ASP3Wiki

Recently we launched Wrox Blox, our bite-sized e-content products for programmers.  Today we continue with new e-content initiatives and have announced our partnership with Near-Time to produce a new line of wiki-based products.
The first of these new products is ASP3Wiki, and is best summarized by this post on Jim Mintel’s blog.

Wrox’s ASP3Wiki is the complete [...]


The Changing Publishing Landscape - Introducing Wrox Blox

I often write about the changes in publishing caused by disruptive technologies and the need for publishers to make their own changes in order to stay relevant. Today we have launched Wrox Blox, a new product for programmers that hopefully will strike a chord with a market that often looks to the web for [...]


Kassia Krozser Ruined Today’s Blog Post

Like many a geek, I feverishly refreshed web pages during yesterday’s Apple event - waiting to get that next scrap of gadgety goodness Steve Jobs throws our way every so often.  The new iPod touch is actually the first iPod I have ever actually wanted, and I immediately started thinking about the applications one could [...]