Part history, part memoir, Digital Inc. reveals how the e-book revolution redefined reading, writing, and publishing for generations to come.
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Advance Praise for Digital Inc.
“Curtis’s sharp observations illuminate questions that still echo today . . . Readers with an interest in publishing, content creation, or the future of media will find this a thoughtful, practical case study of real-time literary innovation.”
—Publishers Weekly BookLife
“An engaging narrative of an industry embroiled in unpredictable change . . . lively and definitive.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Digital Inc. is really astonishing. I'm sure no one else will ever attempt what Curtis has done here, giving the entire history of the e-book with this level of detail. There are details that are great fun and sentences worth savoring throughout. It deserves a serious place on the physical (and digital) shelf.”
—Bob Miller, CEO of Phaidon Press and former President of Flatiron Books
“A fascinating and informative trip through perhaps the most transformative period in book publishing history. When the gun went off to start the digital revolution, Richard Curtis was at the starting line!"
—Jack Romanos, former CEO of Simon & Schuster
“For anyone who lived the e-book revolution in publishing, this is a must-read. For anyone concerned with how book publishing may cope with future changes for which it is never ready, Richard Curtis’s account is an essential study.”
—Donald Maass, literary agent and author of The Emotional Craft of Fiction
“The book publishing industry has changed more since the mid 1990s than it had since Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press. Digital Inc. is an entertaining, informative, and accurate account of this tumultuous time from the perspective of an agile and successful participant.”
—John Ingram, Chairman, Ingram Content Group
“In Digital Inc., Richard Curtis has penned the Rosetta Stone for anyone interested in the tectonic shift in book publishing from print to digital. Curtis not only tells a fascinating and extraordinarily well written business story but also shows how the dramatic changes in publishing impact our daily digital lives. I learned more from Digital Inc. than from any other book about the digital revolution.”
—Roger Cooper, former Senior VP and Publisher, the Berkley Publishing Group
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