Half the book? Maybe cut the book in half?
Chris Anderson on why he’s charging for the abridged AudioBook of “Free”, while the whole thing is, well, “free”:
“Why is the whole book free in audio form, but half the book is $7.49? Because, as the Audible.com listing explains,“Get the point in half the time! In this abridged edition, the author handpicked the most important and engaging chapters and points, cutting three hours from the length without losing key concepts. Time is money!”
via longtail.com
To which I would add: “If I can get the point in half the time, why didn’t you just write less in the first place?”
Posted via web from Ian Betteridge’s lifestream
[...] if 288 pages is too long for you, you can pay to listen to an abridged version of FREE that isn’t free and that is half as long. Very [...]
by My concise rebuttal to Chris Anderson's book: Time is money and nothing is free. — Sample the Web
on 07. Jul, 2009
6 minute abs!!!
by spinchange
on 08. Jul, 2009
Forget this '8 minute abs,' we're doing 7 minute abs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9mioHO4hoM
by spinchange
on 08. Jul, 2009