Category Archives: Books

The Future of Books and Bookshops

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Richard

I had an interesting conversation with one of my publishers last week about the general state of book retail in the UK. I’m always interested in this subject, but I’m especially interested at the moment because I’m taking part in … Continue reading →

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Alone Together

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Richard

I can resist everything except temptation. And books. I have a load of books I’m supposed to be reading (the Future of the Internet by Jonathan Zittrain, An Optimists Tour of the Future by Mark Stevenson, Your Flying Car Awaits … Continue reading →

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The Future of Bookshops (and Work)

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Richard

I forgot to say something. If you live around Oxford you simply must attend the Creation Theatre Company’s production of Doctor Faustus – amongst the books in Blackwell’s Bookshop (4 Feb-24 March). There’s also a panel discussion in the philosophy … Continue reading →

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Book statistics

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Richard

Here’s another one from the tarmac at Milan airport. In 2009 there were 133,000 books published in the UK – a record number. However, just 500 authors (1%) were responsible for 30% of book sales. But if you think that’s … Continue reading →

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Future Files – In Turkish

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Richard

Tahmin tehlikeli bir oyundur. Gelecek, asla şu ana dayanan düz doğrusal bir tahmin değildir. Genellikle hiçbir şekilde öngörülmeyen fikirler veya olaylar, en iyi şekilde hazırlanmış planları bozar; ama bu, hiçbir şekilde gelecek hakkında düşünmemekten iyidir. Gelecek Dosyaları, dünyanın gelecek yarım … Continue reading →

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What am I doing right now?

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Richard

Posting on my blog – obviously. Aside from that? Sending something off to the MOD, sending a draft presentation for an insurance event and writing a lecture for QDay 2010 – The Human Interface – that is happening this month … Continue reading →

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Digital & electronic v analogue & mechanical

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Richard

Interesting review of The Shallow by Nicholas Carr in last Saturday’s Guardian (piece by Steven Poole). Couple of things he’s dead right about. First, too many essays are being turned into books and the expansion isn’t always justified. The whole … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Da Vinci book of Sodoku

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Richard

Future Minds has now gone off to print, which is why the blog has suddenly become so active. BTW, did you know that authors are now under pressure from publishers to write books that have titles that are search engine … Continue reading →

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Cost of data storage

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Richard

Trying to finish off a book called Delete: The Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital Age by Viktor Mayer-Schonberger. Good but I wish it were a long essay rather than a book (ohmygawd, I’m suffering from DIG – Digital Instant … Continue reading →

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The Shallows

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Richard

You may remember me raving about The Shallows by Nicholas Carr a few weeks ago. Well I read a review of the book by Sam Leith in last weekend’s Sunday Times. The review is good, but in case you are … Continue reading →

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