[FM Discuss] a crazy moment pondering a manifesto

[helen varley jamieson]

i don't think we need to limit ourselves to names/titles/roles that 
already exist - isn't the whole point of it that we are doing something 
new/different to traditional modes of book production, therefore 
new/different ways to name & describe it are completely valid :)

On 2/07/12 10:25 AM, Daniel James wrote:
> I think you can answer that question by searching for people who call
> themselves 'book developers' - they don't really exist (except for ebook
> developers, where there is a software aspect). 'Book producers' don't
> really exist as a job title either; they are usually called the
> (something) editor, but a book is clearly a product of a process.
>
> 'Development' implies that you're reaching towards something which may
> never be a product, e.g. 'The movie was in development' means 'There is
> no money to make this movie yet':
>
> http://www.movieinsider.com/production-status/development/
>
> What we're doing is the opposite of that, we aren't waiting for
> resources to become available in order to produce a book. See:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIY_ethic
>
>>> But RSBP
>>>
>>> or "res-bip" (to mirror the common pronunciation of RSVP)
>>>
>>> might work.
> I did consider that ordering, but 'rapid social book' implies that the
> book itself might be social, rather than the means of production. That
> might not always be the case. It does trip off the tongue better though :-)
>
> Cheers!
>
> Daniel
>
>
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