Chris Webb

Charles Petzold’s Light Summer Reading

When Windows programming legend Charles Petzold told me last week that he was going on vacation, I assumed he was off on a summer trip – perhaps the beach, or a nice resort.  “No, I’m taking some time off to read,” he replied. I assumed it was a much needed break from writing to take in [...]

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Amazon.com as a Social Network

Joshua Porter over at UIE Brain Sparks has a great post about Amazon.com as a social network.  His examination of the product page for iPod found no less than 16 social features including user reviews, tell a friend, share images and many others. But even though big sites adding many social features at a time draws [...]

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New Author Question: Do I Need an Agent?

A question that comes up often in conversations with first time authors is “Do I need an agent?” My answer is “maybe.” Honestly, it makes absolutely no difference to me and in fact I work with a lot of great agents who often make my job easier. Some of my publishing colleagues will [...]

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