I saw this story today. Here at The Hawaii Project, we read a lot of books. Good books (say, James Salter or Thucydides). Thought provoking books (say, Linda Nagata’s near-future sci fi, Doug Abrams Book of Joy, co-authored with Archbishop …
Curation
Recently we were interviewed by the inimitable Justine Espiritu for ThinkTech HI.
Recently we were interviewed by the inimitable Justine Espiritu for ThinkTech HI. We talked The Hawaii Project, Books & Spirits, and other fun stuff. Have a watch!
CURATION, DISCOVERY AND THE INDIE AUTHOR
Indie publishing has created a revolution. Hugh Howey became one of the top selling science fiction authors via self-publishing. Author Earnings reports that indie published titles are approaching 45% of all eBook unit sales on Amazon! But with that revolution …
The power and limits of curation — panning for gold in the digital flood
This is the third and final post in our continuing series on how and why The Hawaii Project recommends great books, and more broadly the key ingredients in a good discovery or recommendation system. (Part I: Ratings & Reviews are …
The “Ratings & Reviews” model is broken. There’s a better way.
From restaurants (Yelp) to hotels (TripAdvisor) to books (Goodreads) to household goods (Amazon), the “ratings and reviews” model is everywhere. So much so that The Onion wrote a satiric article about a woman who dared to eat at a restaurant …