The media company is, among other things, a talent scout, and its distribution channel provides a test bed for public opinion. But after a certain point, the author may not need this forum. In the digital age, Michael Crichton could surely make far more money selling his next book direct. Sorry, Knopf.
Predictor: Negroponte, Nicholas
Prediction, in context:In his 1995 book “Being Digital,” Nicholas Negroponte writes:”The media company is, among other things, a talent scout, and its distribution channel provides a test bed for public opinion. But after a certain point, the author may not need this forum. In the digital age, Michael Crichton could surely make far more money selling his next book direct. Sorry, Knopf.”
Biography:Nicholas Negroponte, a co-founder of MIT’s Media Lab and a popular speaker and writer about technologies of the future, wrote one of the 1990s’ best-selling books about the new future of communications, “Being Digital.” (Pioneer/Originator.)
Date of prediction: February 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: Publishing
Name of publication: Being Digital (book)
Title, headline, chapter name: Chapter 6: The Bit Business
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Page 84
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