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Parallels between the music and publishing industries; Cnet interview with Michael Robertson
August 26, 2009 | 1:59 pm
By Paul Biba
Just got the following email from fjtorres about this Cnet article Michael Roberston: Digital music’s bad boy was right. I’ve read the article and he’s right. Go over and take a look (its fascinating anyway).
“Ten years ago, the digital music industry was where ebooks are today.
Robertson was in on the ground floor; he’s seen all the battles. And he names names…”
Interesting read. Interesting parallels.
Hint: substitute Amazon for Apple, Adobe for Microsoft, Sony for Real; publishers for studios, authors for bands…
Not the same business at all, yet the approaches…



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