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Content: my first collection of essays

Today, Tachyon Books and I are launching my latest book, Content: Selected Essays on Technology, Creativity, Copyright, and the Future of the Future, my very first collection of essays. In it are 28 essays about everything from copyright and DRM to the layout of phone-keypads, the fallacy of the semantic web, the nature of futurism, the necessity of privacy in a digital world, the reason to love Wikipedia, the miracle of fanfic, and many other subjects. The book sports a very fine Introduction by John Perry Barlow, and was designed by typography legend John D Berry.

I'm especially chuffed about John's superb design, because I'm giving the whole electronic text away in the hopes of selling more printed objects, and the fact that this is one of the best-looking books I've ever read really makes the case for owning the p-book as well as the e-book (there's an essay on this subject in the book, too, natch).

As with Little Brother, I'm running a donations program for this book: if you love the book and want to donate something to me for it, you can do so by buying a copy for a librarian or teacher (teachers and librarians: you can request a copy for your institution). This worked incredibly well for Little Brother: we've gotten hundreds of copies of that hardcover into the hands of worthy, cash-strapped institutions thanks to the generosity of my readers.

Content: Selected Essays on Technology, Creativity, Copyright, and the Future of the Future

12 Responses to “Content: my first collection of essays”

1. Jon Prescott-Roy says:

   September 9, 2008 at 5:03 am

   How come I saw this on a shelf in a bookstore in Camden, Maine (I think) three weeks ago? I saw it, and thought, huh, why haven't I seen this mentioned on the innertubes?
2. Cory Doctorow says:

   September 9, 2008 at 5:05 am

   The distributors shipped some orders early -- but the official launch date isn't for another week yet.
3. Free Culture News » Cory Doctorow releases Content says:

   September 9, 2008 at 11:12 am

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4. Esau Kessler says:

   September 9, 2008 at 12:03 pm

   Awesome. I am excited to read 'content' and had not heard about it until now. (Of course I just recently purchased and read Overclocked, slow on the uptake I guess.) I gifted a new copy of DOIMK to Caleb Chung (pleo robot/Furby) the other day. Also I just updated my Whuffie blog with the new graphics I had been working on. Take a look.
5. wincing.at.light says:

   September 9, 2008 at 3:29 pm

   http://wincingatlight.com/2008/09/09/interlude-in-case-were-doomed-pt-2/

   My take on just the first essay.

   Absolutely brilliant stuff.
6. ©ontent - Easily Amused says:

   September 9, 2008 at 5:24 pm

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7. Alex says:

   September 10, 2008 at 5:04 pm

   Wow...picked it up in Charlotte, NC about a week and a half ago. I'm about three essays in and find it really informative. Definitely not a dull read either, as your speeches tend to be entertaining as well.
   Saw some signed copies of Futuristic Tales down here, too. You didn't have a book signing down here, did you?
8. Cory Doctorow says:

   September 10, 2008 at 8:43 pm

   Nope -- they're ALL signed! I ssigned about SIX THOUSAND tip-in sheets!
9. John Cove says:

   September 11, 2008 at 5:22 am

   Started reading this online a little while ago and was captivated. to drag myself away and get back to looming deadlines. This thing is addictive! I'm going to enjoy this over the next few days. Great ideas here. Listen up Washington!
10. Alex Tolley says:

    September 11, 2008 at 6:01 pm

    I bought this on a whim last week (3rd) in Mtn View, CA. Read it over the weekend and enjoyed it very much. I'm reminded that if it wasn't for your free stuff, I probably would never have bought any of your books (this is the 2nd), so I may be another datum that fits your model.

    I was particularly impressed by your analysis of paper vs electronic books. Do you have any thoughts on other media, like music or video, of are these forms already too close in format to the pure electronic downleads to work in your business model?
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    October 1, 2008 at 5:18 am

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12. Steve Bennett says:

    November 17, 2008 at 1:01 am

    picked your book (actual papery one) immediately after I got hired to work for a blog, just finished it. now i think too much about the internet! but in a good way. i very much like your comparisons to older technology (vcr, piano roll, luther bible), and can't stop thinking about that singularity, and am a little scared now. Thanks Cory!

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