Your Podcast Book Is Out Of Date
Just published a book on podcasting? Congrats! Oh and one more thing. IT'S OUTDATED ALREADY!
I hate to be the one to rain on folks' parades but it's true. And I can't understand why people who appear to be so commited to new media bust their butts to put something out in the old media world. I'm sure that money is the driving factor. You can make some good money off of publishing a book.
But what about the person who buys the book? Shouldn't they get the most out of the experience? Is it a good value to buy something that doesn't include the most current info on a topic? Maybe it is and maybe it isn't.
I wonder if any of the recently published books on Podcasting include information about Blubrry? Blubrry is a very important Podcast community site that opened for biz on June 30th. And it would be interesting to see if any of the podcasting books mention PodGuide.tv. PodGuide.tv is a video podcast review site that recently stopped publishing new content.
My point here is that the landscape changes so fast that any truly complete book on Podcasting won't be complete for long. Except for time honored audio and video production techniques or good Podcast etiquette, much of the advice has a short shelf life. The tools for production are changing. The players are changing. The landscape will surely change as quickly or quicker than it has been. Even the tools and players that don't completely change will have re-organizations and software upgrades that change the game.
I believe that there is a strong need for a different kind of resource to educate people about markets and industries that experience frequent change. There is a need for a new type of resource that is convenient and provides real value over time. A book on Podcasting published a year ago or even a month ago does not provide value over time. The only way to keep providing value is to re-publish at least once a year. And I don't think that approach is something that fits in with way that author's and publishers do business.
Why don't podcasters who write books use the internet to publish their knowledge and provide updates over time? Surely, this can be an efficient way to spread information. And surely money can (and should) be made by the people who make the effort to do so.
I welcome the comments of folks who either think I'm wrong or would like to expand on my thoughts on this topic.
I hate to be the one to rain on folks' parades but it's true. And I can't understand why people who appear to be so commited to new media bust their butts to put something out in the old media world. I'm sure that money is the driving factor. You can make some good money off of publishing a book.
But what about the person who buys the book? Shouldn't they get the most out of the experience? Is it a good value to buy something that doesn't include the most current info on a topic? Maybe it is and maybe it isn't.
I wonder if any of the recently published books on Podcasting include information about Blubrry? Blubrry is a very important Podcast community site that opened for biz on June 30th. And it would be interesting to see if any of the podcasting books mention PodGuide.tv. PodGuide.tv is a video podcast review site that recently stopped publishing new content.
My point here is that the landscape changes so fast that any truly complete book on Podcasting won't be complete for long. Except for time honored audio and video production techniques or good Podcast etiquette, much of the advice has a short shelf life. The tools for production are changing. The players are changing. The landscape will surely change as quickly or quicker than it has been. Even the tools and players that don't completely change will have re-organizations and software upgrades that change the game.
I believe that there is a strong need for a different kind of resource to educate people about markets and industries that experience frequent change. There is a need for a new type of resource that is convenient and provides real value over time. A book on Podcasting published a year ago or even a month ago does not provide value over time. The only way to keep providing value is to re-publish at least once a year. And I don't think that approach is something that fits in with way that author's and publishers do business.
Why don't podcasters who write books use the internet to publish their knowledge and provide updates over time? Surely, this can be an efficient way to spread information. And surely money can (and should) be made by the people who make the effort to do so.
I welcome the comments of folks who either think I'm wrong or would like to expand on my thoughts on this topic.
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