Hope you like this week’s round-up of publishing, technology, and innovation news. Feel free to follow me on twitter for real-time updates. Love to hear your tips and scoops – keep them coming!
Publishing
Books Where the Dog Dies, Rewritten So the Dog Doesn’t Die
5 yrs ago humans had produced 4.4 zettabytes of data; that’s set to explode to 160 zettabytes (each year!) by 2025; expected to consume all the world’s microchip-grade silicon by 2040. Could DNA as an archival medium be the solution to our information overload?
OK, this is crazy! Out of 1,000 Fortnite players polled, 70% spend $ on in-app purchasing. How much? Average $85. Does it give them any advantage in the game? No. HT @walkley
From payments to lending to insurance to checking accounts, Amazon is attacking financial services from every angle without applying to be a conventional bank. This report is a collection of everything we know about Amazon’s forays in financial services and where it’s rumored to looking next.
HT @azeem Old is gold. Contrary to popular thinking, the best entrepreneurs tend to be middle-aged. If venture capitalists are reluctant to bet on older entrepreneurs, then many potentially successful startups may never get off the ground.
What makes disruptive innovation so dangerous is not that they create technologies that are necessarily better, but that they initiate a shift in business models, which makes it hard for incumbents to compete without killing their cash cows. So we should view disruptive innovation as a means to an end rather than an end in itself.
HarperCollins Children’s executive editor Sara Sargent is ‘combining a non-traditional way of sourcing books with traditional storytelling’ with Wattpad.
RT @kaitfeldmann “Hey! I’ve started a list of publishing professionals of color/Native descent who are interested in speaking at conferences and events. If you’re an organizer and would like to see the list, let me know! If you’d like to add yourself to the list, let me know!”👇🏼
The ABCs of pitching, finding an agent, and getting your work published for emerging writers of color. Reserve your seat for a special 7/14 afternoon intensive today! 3 scholarships available.
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