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Near-Time and The History Press Introduce True Richmond Stories, The First in a Series of Online Book Communities 2007-09-10 05:32:52 Near-Time Premium Offers Publishers an Innovative Way of Monetizing Content, Extending the Life Cycle of Books Using Wikis and Web 2.0 Technologies Chapel Hill, NC - September 10, 2007 * Today Near-Time and The HistoryPress
announced a new online book community (www.truerichmondstories.com) powered by Near-Time Premium. The news precedes the availability of True RichmondStories
, a book by Harry Kollatz Jr., scheduled to launch next month. This release will include the entire contents of the book, additional stories, movies, audio interviews from the author and more. It represents the first in a series of online releases for The History Press to monetize content and communities in innovative ways and extend the life cycle of their authors’ books. "We chose Near-Time because it is the fastest way to create an effective online presence for our books, our authors and our readers," said Brittain Phillips, Sales and Marketing Coordinator for The History Read more:First
, Communities
Spotlight on selling content online using Near-Time Premium 2007-09-05 21:44:50 Spotlight on selling
content online
with Near-Time Premium
Near-Time Premium is a hosted publishing platform that includes wikis, weblogs, contextual navigation, and other Web 2.0 technologies. The platform also features a fully integrated eCommerce engine that makes monetizing content and interaction easier than ever before. Check out the Spotlight sites below and see how these forward-thinking publishers, independent authors, consultants, and professionals are leveraging Near-Time Premium to drive high-margin revenues online.Spotlight on selling content online with Near-Time PremiumThis Spotlight article includes: True Richmond Stories (The History Press) www.truerichmondstories.comShoreViews (Shore Communications) http://shoreviews.shore.comGolf By Design (Jeff Ritter Golf) www.golfbydesign.net TeKnowledgey (PeopleWerx) Merger GURU (Tom Taulli) www.mergerguru.com BrickJournal Online www.brickjournal.com Whole Octave www.wholeoctave.com Interested in selling content and b Read more:Spotlight
Leading Analyst Firm Deploys Near-Time Premium to Monetize Content and Community 2007-09-04 09:01:24 Shore Communications’ New Online Community Offers Content
Industry Professionals Access to Exclusive Industry InsightCHAPEL HILL, North Carolina – September 4, 2007 -Today Near-Time announced that Shore Communications Inc., the award-winning research and consulting firm for publishing and content technology executives, has adopted the Near-Time Premium
publishing platform to create ShoreViews, a new paid subscription content and collaboration service. Near-Time is a hosted collaboration and publishing platform employing wikis, weblogs, and other Web 2.0 technologies that represents a new way for the publishing industry to monetize content and community. ShoreViews (http://shoreviews.shore.com) is a new online community enabling publishing, media and content technology professionals to share information and insights with other community members and Shore Communications’ Read more:Leading
, Analyst
, Monetize
Near-Time Premium is Creating Online Businesses 2007-09-03 12:52:11 New Customers Leverage Built-in e-Commerce Functionality to Launch Commercial Publishing and Collaborative Marketplaces Chapel Hill, North Carolina July 23, 2007 – Today Near-Time announced new customers of its paid membership service Near-Time Premium
. Near-Time Premium is a hosted Web 2.0 collaboration and publishing platform that enables groups and businesses of all types and sizes – including authors, publishers, consultants, trade and membership organizations—to rapidly build and create their own online commercial marketplaces without investing in hardware or software infrastructure. Premium customers come from diverse industry areas spanning financial news (http://www.mergerguru.com), business technology consulting (http://www.peoplewerx.com), sports instruction (http://www.golfbydesign.net) and music (http://www.wholeoctave.com). With Near-Time Premium, community builders can benefit from integrated e-commerce services that make it easy to mon Read more:Creating
Web 2.0 for Publishers 2007-08-03 15:17:54 Blog Roll… Publishing is experiencing an exciting and radical transformation. Don’t just take my word for it, here’s what everyone else is saying about Web 2.0 and how publishing companies large and small can leverage this technology to increase profits, connect with their audience and become less dependent on the retail book channel for revenues. Joe Wikert's Publishing 2020A Book Publisher’s Future Visions of Print, Online, Video and All Media Formats Not Yet Invented Reed's Rx - Convert Pricey Print Medical Journals to Free Ones OnlinePublisher Reed Elsevier recently decided to offer free online access to the contents of several pricey medical journals. Risky? Perhaps, but it doesn’t seem like a bad idea to me. This excerpt shows one important reason why this move makes sense (whole story) SharedBookCollaborative thoughts on brand marketing, data integration, publishing, Web 2.0 and more Mon Read more:Publishers
Authoritative Content vs. Democratic Content OR How publishers can stop worrying and love Web 2.0 2007-09-18 17:33:12 I talk to a lot of traditional book publishers. It's my job. The conversation is typically in the context of understanding their company's online content strategy and how they plan to use the participatory web (aka: Web 2.0) to battle shrinking profits and growing competition. Chief among their concerns is the misconception that using Web 2.0 technologies automatically means they are going to lose control of their content. This is, of course, a double-edged sword. Sites like Wikipedia have done a great job raising awareness for wikis in general, but they've scared the begezus out of publishers and content owners in the process. Publishing your content in a wiki DOES NOT mean that every person who visits your site can change / edit / delete the authoritative content you and your staff have so painstakingly worked to create. It's all about control. Authoritative Content
comprises the majority of published nonfiction. Read more:Democratic
How print and online can coexist to increase publishing profits 2007-09-18 16:04:46 The trade book publishing industry is a complicated and competitive marketplace. This is not news. The news is that the landscape is changing and mandating change in this centuries old business. Traditional publishing companies are finding themselves in competition with (product) channels and information sources that weren't even on the radar screen 1, 5 or 10 years ago. This is great for consumers, authors, and believe it or not, great for publishers! Innovative publishers are driving innovation and leveraging Web 2.0 technologies to differentiate their product, increase publishing profit margins, and develop a long-term relationship with their readers. In many cases, they are turning a one-time book purchase into monthly or annual recurring subscription revenue. In her Book Business Magazine article titled Increasing Sales, One Chapter at a Time Janet Spavlik makes a great case for this evolution as it pertains to Professional Publis Read more:online
, profits
Backlist title finds new life and a community in advertising supported wiki 2007-10-24 12:10:55 WROX Press , an imprint of John Wiley & Sons has breathed new life into a steady-selling backlist title by making the content freely available in an advertising supported wiki. In conjunction with Near-Time , the entire contents of the WROX Press' Beginning Active Server Pages 3.0 book is available to visitors of the ASP3wiki site. This site leverages Near-Time's advanced roles and permissions to maintain the authoritative content presented in this book, while also encouraging registered visitors to participate through commenting, ratings, and more.About this project, Joe Wikert says "WROX has always been closely in tune with the needs of the developer community
and we hope that by making this content freely accessible to everyone we're providing yet another sign of our community commitment.", on his Publishing 2020 blog. [WROX ASP3Wiki Post] Near-Time provides publishers with an advanced, integrated platform that is appropriate during any phase of a book's
Near-Time and Wrox Press Launch Partnership to Build Technology Communities 2007-10-31 08:37:22
Online Version of Beginning Active Server Pages 3.0 offers Interactive Platform for Online Publishing and Communities
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.-- Near-Time and Wrox Press
, the technology imprint of leading publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., announced immediate availability of a technology community for one of Wrox's best-selling Web programming books ever, Beginning Active Server Pages 3.0, (http://asp3wiki.wrox.com) via the Near-Time community platform. Unlike traditional eBooks, the ASP3wiki electronic book does not require a special reader device and is accessible by any device with a Web browser. This marks the first time that Wrox Press is providing free access to book content and is a key part in their strategy for engaging a global customer base with a more interactive dialog.
The new site features Web2.0 technologies such as Wikis and RSS syndication feeds to enable programmers to engage in discussions with community members on a variety of topics relevant to them. In addi Read more:Launch
, Build
, Technology
Near-Time and Wrox Press Launch Partnership to Build Technology Communities 2007-10-31 08:37:22
Online Version of Beginning Active Server Pages 3.0 offers Interactive Platform for Online Publishing and Communities
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.-- Near-Time and Wrox Press
, the technology imprint of leading publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., announced immediate availability of a technology community for one of Wrox's best-selling Web programming books ever, Beginning Active Server Pages 3.0, (http://asp3wiki.wrox.com) via the Near-Time community platform. Unlike traditional eBooks, the ASP3wiki electronic book does not require a special reader device and is accessible by any device with a Web browser. This marks the first time that Wrox Press is providing free access to book content and is a key part in their strategy for engaging a global customer base with a more interactive dialog.
The new site features Web2.0 technologies such as Wikis and RSS syndication feeds to enable programmers to engage in discussions with community members on a variety of topics relevant to them. In addi Read more:Launch
, Build
, Technology
Backlist title finds new life and a community in advertising supported wiki 2007-10-24 12:10:55 WROX Press , an imprint of John Wiley & Sons has breathed new life into a steady-selling backlist title by making the content freely available in an advertising supported wiki. In conjunction with Near-Time , the entire contents of the WROX Press' Beginning Active Server Pages 3.0 book is available to visitors of the ASP3wiki site. This site leverages Near-Time's advanced roles and permissions to maintain the authoritative content presented in this book, while also encouraging registered visitors to participate through commenting, ratings, and more.About this project, Joe Wikert says "WROX has always been closely in tune with the needs of the developer community
and we hope that by making this content freely accessible to everyone we're providing yet another sign of our community commitment.", on his Publishing 2020 blog. [WROX ASP3Wiki Post] Near-Time provides publishers with an advanced, integrated platform that is appropriate during any phase of a book's
How print and online can coexist to increase publishing profits 2007-09-18 16:04:46 The trade book publishing industry is a complicated and competitive marketplace. This is not news. The news is that the landscape is changing and mandating change in this centuries old business. Traditional publishing companies are finding themselves in competition with (product) channels and information sources that weren't even on the radar screen 1, 5 or 10 years ago. This is great for consumers, authors, and believe it or not, great for publishers! Innovative publishers are driving innovation and leveraging Web 2.0 technologies to differentiate their product, increase publishing profit margins, and develop a long-term relationship with their readers. In many cases, they are turning a one-time book purchase into monthly or annual recurring subscription revenue. In her Book Business Magazine article titled Increasing Sales, One Chapter at a Time Janet Spavlik makes a great case for this evolution as it pertains to Professional Publis Read more:online
, profits
Near-Time and The History Press Introduce True Richmond Stories, The First in a Series of Online Book Communities 2007-09-10 05:32:52 Near-Time Premium Offers Publishers an Innovative Way of Monetizing Content, Extending the Life Cycle of Books Using Wikis and Web 2.0 Technologies Chapel Hill, NC - September 10, 2007 * Today Near-Time and The HistoryPress
announced a new online book community (www.truerichmondstories.com) powered by Near-Time Premium. The news precedes the availability of True RichmondStories
, a book by Harry Kollatz Jr., scheduled to launch next month. This release will include the entire contents of the book, additional stories, movies, audio interviews from the author and more. It represents the first in a series of online releases for The History Press to monetize content and communities in innovative ways and extend the life cycle of their authors’ books. "We chose Near-Time because it is the fastest way to create an effective online presence for our books, our authors and our readers," said Brittain Phillips, Sales and Marketing Coordinator for The History Read more:Communities
, First
Spotlight on selling content online using Near-Time Premium 2007-09-05 21:44:50 Spotlight on selling
content online
with Near-Time Premium
Near-Time Premium is a hosted publishing platform that includes wikis, weblogs, contextual navigation, and other Web 2.0 technologies. The platform also features a fully integrated eCommerce engine that makes monetizing content and interaction easier than ever before. Check out the Spotlight sites below and see how these forward-thinking publishers, independent authors, consultants, and professionals are leveraging Near-Time Premium to drive high-margin revenues online.Spotlight on selling content online with Near-Time PremiumThis Spotlight article includes: True Richmond Stories (The History Press) www.truerichmondstories.comShoreViews (Shore Communications) http://shoreviews.shore.comGolf By Design (Jeff Ritter Golf) www.golfbydesign.net TeKnowledgey (PeopleWerx) Merger GURU (Tom Taulli) www.mergerguru.com BrickJournal Online www.brickjournal.com Whole Octave www.wholeoctave.com Interested in selling content and b Read more:Spotlight
Leading Analyst Firm Deploys Near-Time Premium to Monetize Content and Community 2007-09-04 09:01:24 Shore Communications' New Online Community Offers Content
Industry Professionals Access to Exclusive Industry InsightCHAPEL HILL, North Carolina - September 4, 2007 -Today Near-Time announced that Shore Communications Inc., the award-winning research and consulting firm for publishing and content technology executives, has adopted the Near-Time Premium
publishing platform to create ShoreViews, a new paid subscription content and collaboration service. Near-Time is a hosted collaboration and publishing platform employing wikis, weblogs, and other Web 2.0 technologies that represents a new way for the publishing industry to monetize content and community. ShoreViews (http://shoreviews.shore.com) is a new online community enabling publishing, media and content technology professionals to share information and insights with other community members and Shore Communications’ leading ana Read more:Leading
, Analyst
, Monetize
Near-Time Premium is Creating Online Businesses 2007-09-03 12:52:11 New Customers Leverage Built-in e-Commerce Functionality to Launch Commercial Publishing and Collaborative Marketplaces Chapel Hill, North Carolina July 23, 2007 – Today Near-Time announced new customers of its paid membership service Near-Time Premium
. Near-Time Premium is a hosted Web 2.0 collaboration and publishing platform that enables groups and businesses of all types and sizes – including authors, publishers, consultants, trade and membership organizations—to rapidly build and create their own online commercial marketplaces without investing in hardware or software infrastructure. Premium customers come from diverse industry areas spanning financial news (http://www.mergerguru.com), business technology consulting (http://www.peoplewerx.com), sports instruction (http://www.golfbydesign.net) and music (http://www.wholeoctave.com). With Near-Time Premium, community builders can benefit from integrated e-commerce services that make it easy to mon Read more:Creating
Web 2.0 for Publishers 2007-08-03 15:17:54 Blog Roll… Publishing is experiencing an exciting and radical transformation. Don’t just take my word for it, here’s what everyone else is saying about Web 2.0 and how publishing companies large and small can leverage this technology to increase profits, connect with their audience and become less dependent on the retail book channel for revenues. Berkshire BlogBerkshire Publishing Group CEO Karen Christensen Lion and mouse - The British Library and Berkshire PublishingWeb 2.0 has presented an entirely new set of challenges as we deal in a world where user generated content is the norm and new content delivery schemes are rapidly changing. Mashups, blogs and RSS feeds to name a few are enabling content to be delivered to our desktops in new and unique ways. MarketingSherpaPractical case studies and practical data. The New Rules of Publishing - 6 Action Items to Jumpstart Traffic With Web 2.0If you're a Read more:Publishers
2007 eContent 100 2007-11-15 19:08:29 Each year, EContent Magazine publishing a list of 100 companies that matter most in the digital content industry. In the words of EContent Magazine editor-in-chief, Michelle Manafy, It seems like the whole world is creating, tagging, and delivering content these days. Once the domain of trained professionals, content is now everybody's business. In many ways, the general public leads the publishing industry in its comfort with, and usage of, digital content tools - from blogs to podcasts to wikis.
However, this does not make these consumer-only tools. Those of us in the industry well know we need to tap into the iterative process that characterizes Web 2.0 - which means we need to play on the same field, using many of the same toys and tactics.I particularly appreciate the fact that this list bridges several gaps. It takes into account what consumer tools are doing. A lot of innovation happens at the consumer level - the risk factor to releasing content or publishin
2007 eContent 100 2007-11-15 19:08:29 Each year, EContent Magazine publishing a list of 100 companies that matter most in the digital content industry. In the words of EContent Magazine editor-in-chief, Michelle Manafy, It seems like the whole world is creating, tagging, and delivering content these days. Once the domain of trained professionals, content is now everybody's business. In many ways, the general public leads the publishing industry in its comfort with, and usage of, digital content tools - from blogs to podcasts to wikis.
However, this does not make these consumer-only tools. Those of us in the industry well know we need to tap into the iterative process that characterizes Web 2.0 - which means we need to play on the same field, using many of the same toys and tactics.I particularly appreciate the fact that this list bridges several gaps. It takes into account what consumer tools are doing. A lot of innovation happens at the consumer level - the risk factor to releasing content or publishin
Authorlink -- Publishers prepare for industry transformation 2008-02-18 10:24:58 (Authorlink February 14-21 Edition): Today’s publishers face a gaping landscape of technological change,
from everywhere they turn-- in writing and development, production,
distribution and consumption, in bean counting and legal departments.
These transformations are no longer theoretical. They’re well past a
tipping point, and are shaping every aspect of the publishing industry
of tomorrow. In New York this week, at the second annual O’Reilly Tools for
Change Conference, publishers have been gathering the tools they need
to understand, embrace, and prosper from the tectonic shifts affecting
their industry. On the conference floor, we’ve been talking with innovators in
the exciting and passionate future for books. Listen in to some of the
people we have spotted as key innovators i Read more:Publishers
O'Reilly Media Launches Interactive Publishing Pilot on Near-Time 2008-02-12 08:30:57
Online community enables readers to
have accelerated access to prepress content and interaction with authors
Near-Time and O'Reilly
Media today announced
the prepress launch of Software Craftsmanship
on the Near-Time platform. The site, () features the
entire book contents and includes interactive components powered by Near-Time.
Software
Craftsmanship: Apprentice to Journeyman is a forthcoming title from O'Reilly Media,
authored by Dave Hoover and Adewale Oshineye.
The corresponding site is designed to enrich the content by encouraging
reader participation through forums, commenting, and other interactive
features. Reader feedback and updates to the content will drive content
development before the book goes to print.
"Needless to say, O'Reilly get's the future of Read more:Publishing
, Pilot
Mergers and Acquisition community is coming together around Tom Taulli's book 2008-01-09 11:59:22 Could not generate link to image with ID: M&A+Book+Cover.png align="left" alt="M&A Book Cover.png"
Tom Taulli, a well known analyst and author covering technology, media and finance topics is moderating the forum which accompanies online access to his book The Complete M&A Handbook - The Ultimate Guide to Buying, Selling, Merging, or Valuing a Business for Maximum Return.This unique community
oriented site leverages many new
features of the Near-Time Premium platform, including role-based access
tied to various subscription price levels. Subscribers to the site (MergerBook) can choose to simply access the entire book contents in wiki form, or they can join the community forming around this perennial business topic. Book access and read-only access to the foru Read more:Acquisition
, together
Near-Time extends Web 2.0 to mobile devices 2008-03-19 09:35:50 Web 2.0 extends
to mobile devices with the release of Near-Time ConnectionMembers of Near-Time spaces can now access content and participate in the community from their smart phone using Near-Time Connection. This newly available feature is optimized for phone browsers and gives users full read, download, and comment access. For publishers, this extends the availability of content and community interaction beyond simple web access. Community members can stay up-to-date on discussions and developments from their iPhone, BlackBerry, Treo, or other smart phone device. Visit Near-Time for a complete Connection feature tour --> Near-Time Connection.
Members of this space can access the mobile version by clic
Near-Time extends Web 2.0 to mobile devices 2008-03-19 09:35:50 Web 2.0 extends
to mobile devices with the release of Near-Time ConnectionMembers of Near-Time spaces can now access content and participate in the community from their smart phone using Near-Time Connection. This newly available feature is optimized for phone browsers and gives users full read, download, and comment access. For publishers, this extends the availability of content and community interaction beyond simple web access. Community members can stay up-to-date on discussions and developments from their iPhone, BlackBerry, Treo, or other smart phone device. Visit Near-Time for a complete Connection feature tour --> Near-Time Connection.
Members of this space can access the mobile version by clic
Authorlink -- Publishers prepare for industry transformation 2008-02-18 10:24:58 (Authorlink February 14-21 Edition): Today’s publishers face a gaping landscape of technological change,
from everywhere they turn-- in writing and development, production,
distribution and consumption, in bean counting and legal departments.
These transformations are no longer theoretical. They’re well past a
tipping point, and are shaping every aspect of the publishing industry
of tomorrow. In New York this week, at the second annual O’Reilly Tools for
Change Conference, publishers have been gathering the tools they need
to understand, embrace, and prosper from the tectonic shifts affecting
their industry. On the conference floor, we’ve been talking with innovators in
the exciting and passionate future for books. Listen in to some of the
people we have spotted as key innovators i Read more:Publishers
O'Reilly Media Launches Interactive Publishing Pilot on Near-Time 2008-02-12 08:30:57
Online community enables readers to
have accelerated access to prepress content and interaction with authors
Near-Time and O'Reilly
Media today announced
the prepress launch of Software Craftsmanship
on the Near-Time platform. The site, () features the
entire book contents and includes interactive components powered by Near-Time.
Software
Craftsmanship: Apprentice to Journeyman is a forthcoming title from O'Reilly Media,
authored by Dave Hoover and Adewale Oshineye.
The corresponding site is designed to enrich the content by encouraging
reader participation through forums, commenting, and other interactive
features. Reader feedback and updates to the content will drive content
development before the book goes to print.
"Needless to say, O'Reilly get's the future of Read more:Publishing
, Pilot
Mergers and Acquisition community is coming together around Tom Taulli's book 2008-01-09 11:59:22 Could not generate link to image with ID: M&A+Book+Cover.png align="left" alt="M&A Book Cover.png"
Tom Taulli, a well known analyst and author covering technology, media and finance topics is moderating the forum which accompanies online access to his book The Complete M&A Handbook - The Ultimate Guide to Buying, Selling, Merging, or Valuing a Business for Maximum Return.This unique community
oriented site leverages many new
features of the Near-Time Premium platform, including role-based access
tied to various subscription price levels. Subscribers to the site (MergerBook) can choose to simply access the entire book contents in wiki form, or they can join the community forming around this perennial business topic. Book access and read-only access to the foru Read more:Acquisition
, together
Content Nation walks the talk on new social media book 2008-04-17 09:35:45 Content
nation.com , an online community of social media
enthusiasts
focused on developing a new book on social media, was launched earlier this week at
the annual Buying and Selling eContent conference [conference wiki ] in Scottsdale,
Arizona by content industry expert John Blossom, President of Shore
Communications, Inc., a leading consulting and research company
servicing the electronic publishing industry. Mr. Blossom is the author
of an upcoming book on social media to be published by John Wiley &
Sons, Inc. using materials developed on Contentnation.com by Mr.
Blossom and its community members.The book being developed on Contentnation.com, to be entitled Content
Nation: Surviving and Thriving as Social Media Changes our Work, Our
Lives and Our Future, focuses on the broadening Read more:walks
Content Nation walks the talk on new social media book 2008-04-17 09:35:45 Content
nation.com , an online community of social media
enthusiasts
focused on developing a new book on social media, was launched earlier this week at
the annual Buying and Selling eContent conference [conference wiki ] in Scottsdale,
Arizona by content industry expert John Blossom, President of Shore
Communications, Inc., a leading consulting and research company
servicing the electronic publis Read more:walks
Near-Time extends Web 2.0 to mobile devices 2008-03-19 09:35:50 Web 2.0 extends
to mobile devices with the release of Near-Time ConnectionMembers of Near-Time spaces can now access content and participate in the community from their smart phone using Near-Time Connection. This newly available feature is optimized for phone browsers and gives users full read, download, and comment access. For publishers, this extends the availability of content and
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