[FM Discuss] a crazy moment pondering a manifesto

[helen varley jamieson]

how about "FM evolver"? :)

On 2/07/12 11:43 AM, Daniel James wrote:
> Hi Helen,
>
>> 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 :)
> Yes, you're absolutely right, but the new name has to be accurate, and
> should be a logical progression from existing roles (so as not to
> confuse or alarm people).
>
> If we use names that are similar to other roles (such as software
> developer) people might assume that you need to be a developer to create
> a book this way, which would not be true. In my view, calling yourself
> an 'e-book developer' is misleading unless you are developing some
> custom interactive features.
>
> There is a danger that this model is perceived as a threat to authors
> and publishers, but actually I see nothing but benefit for those people.
> The biggest losers I forsee are:
>
> 1. Microsoft. Word sucks for writing books, not least because of file
> format problems over time, and the lack of typographical control
> exposing its general-purpose-office-tool heritage.
>
> 2. Adobe. You no longer need InDesign to manually lay out a book or
> generate a PDF (thank goodness, it's very tedious work).
>
> 3. Typesetters trained on a workflow using the two products above, who
> don't want to retrain or learn CSS. Because of the typical division of
> labour, those people may have little experience of writing or editing
> which they can bring to the new model.
>
> 'Book sprint facilitator' is a good description of what that person
> does. 'Book producer' might work, since it is somewhat analogous to
> 'Movie producer' or 'Music producer' roles. In music, the producer is
> often also the hands-on director, in a facilitating role but also
> leading the project.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Daniel
>
>
>


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