Metadata, Not E-Books, Can Save Publishing... - O'Reilly Radar
Metadata is king. I will repeat this as it is important. Metadata is king. I need not go through the barrage of articles and statistics that show that publishing is in a minor state of panic. Revenues are down and until recently (past 1-2 years) many publishers were unsure how they should play with e-books (many are still not...
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