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""An engaging narrative of an industry embroiled in unpredictable change . . . lively and definitive.""-Kirkus Reviews ""Curtis's sharp observations illuminate questions that still echo today . . . Readers with an interest in publishing, content creation, or the future of media will find this a thoughtful, practical case study of real-time literary innovation.""-Publishers Weekly BookLife ""Digital Inc. is really astonishing. I'm sure no one else will ever attempt what Curtis has done here, giving the entire history of the e-book with this level of detail. There are details that are great fun and sentences worth savoring throughout. It deserves a serious place on the physical (and digital) shelf.""-Bob Miller, CEO of Phaidon Press and former President of Flatiron Books ""A fascinating and informative trip through perhaps the most transformative period in book publishing history. When the gun went off to start the digital revolution, Richard Curtis was at the starting line!""-Jack Romanos, former CEO of Simon & Schuster ""For anyone who lived the e-book revolution in publishing, this is a must-read. For anyone concerned with how book publishing may cope with future changes for which it is never ready, Richard Curtis's account is an essential study.""-Donald Maass, literary agent and author of The Emotional Craft of Fiction ""The book publishing industry has changed more since the mid 1990s than it had since Gutenberg's invention of the printing press. Digital Inc. is an entertaining, informative, and accurate account of this tumultuous time from the perspective of an agile and successful participant.""-John Ingram, Chairman, Ingram Content Group ""In Digital Inc., Richard Curtis has penned the Rosetta Stone for anyone interested in the tectonic shift in book publishing from print to digital. Curtis not only tells a fascinating and extraordinarily well written business story but also shows how the dramatic changes in publishing impact our daily digital lives. I learned more from Digital Inc. than from any other book about the digital revolution.""-Roger Cooper, former Senior VP and Publisher, the Berkley Publishing Group

""A stimulating and in-depth chronicle of publishing's digital revolution. . . . Publishing professionals will find this fascinating.""-Publishers Weekly (starred review) ""An engaging narrative of an industry embroiled in unpredictable change . . . lively and definitive.""-Kirkus Reviews ""Curtis's sharp observations illuminate questions that still echo today . . . Readers with an interest in publishing, content creation, or the future of media will find this a thoughtful, practical case study of real-time literary innovation.""-Publishers Weekly BookLife ""Digital Inc. is really astonishing. I'm sure no one else will ever attempt what Curtis has done here, giving the entire history of the e-book with this level of detail. There are details that are great fun and sentences worth savoring throughout. It deserves a serious place on the physical (and digital) shelf.""-Bob Miller, CEO of Phaidon Press and former President of Flatiron Books ""A fascinating and informative trip through perhaps the most transformative period in book publishing history. When the gun went off to start the digital revolution, Richard Curtis was at the starting line!""-Jack Romanos, former CEO of Simon & Schuster ""For anyone who lived the e-book revolution in publishing, this is a must-read. For anyone concerned with how book publishing may cope with future changes for which it is never ready, Richard Curtis's account is an essential study.""-Donald Maass, literary agent and author of The Emotional Craft of Fiction ""The book publishing industry has changed more since the mid 1990s than it had since Gutenberg's invention of the printing press. Digital Inc. is an entertaining, informative, and accurate account of this tumultuous time from the perspective of an agile and successful participant.""-John Ingram, Chairman, Ingram Content Group ""In Digital Inc., Richard Curtis has penned the Rosetta Stone for anyone interested in the tectonic shift in book publishing from print to digital. Curtis not only tells a fascinating and extraordinarily well written business story but also shows how the dramatic changes in publishing impact our daily digital lives. I learned more from Digital Inc. than from any other book about the digital revolution.""-Roger Cooper, former Senior VP and Publisher, the Berkley Publishing Group

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Richard Curtis is a leading New York literary agent, publishing authority, e-book pioneer, and authors' advocate. While running his eponymous literary agency, he wrote numerous columns, blogs and articles for Publishers Weekly and other writers' publications, leading to four information-packed books about writing, agenting and the book business. He was the first president of the Independent Literary Agents Association and subsequently president of the Association of Authors' Representatives.Curtis's fascination with emerging media and technology led to his founding one of the first commercial e-book publishers - seven years prior to the introduction of the Kindle and the advent of the E-Book Revolution. He developed e-book business and royalty accounting models that are still in use today. His popular blog, Publishing in The Twenty-First Century, describing the wonders and challenges of the digital paradigm, was followed by both professionals and lay audiences.Curtis is also author of dozens of works of fiction and nonfiction. His satirical end-of-year verses for Publishers Weekly, published over a span of 45 years, made him the unofficial poet laureate of the book industry. His plays have been performed in a variety of venues in New York. He has written, produced and directed a number of podcasts.

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