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Production Mobility in the Third Industrial Revolution
A manufacturer of 3D printers, Objet, provides a remarkable example of their 3D printing capability using a dark opaque plastic to create a whole ship nestled within a bottle made of transparent plastic. Just as 3D printers can now create … Continue reading
3D Printing Shattering Traditional Practices
When we consider the impact of the Third Industrial Revolution as we look ahead, 3d printing, crowd funding, robotics, ad-hoc media content, and a host of other technologies offer a means to not only alter the course of production but … Continue reading
3D Printing and Planned Obsolescence
The capability for product personalization and customization in the Third Industrial Revolution offers a way to eliminate the traditional roll-out of “this year’s model” and the concept of planned obsolescence that is behind the current economic cycle: [produce→consume→discard→repeat] As an example … Continue reading
3D Printing and Production
There is no doubt that technologies like additive manufacturing will transform many industries and could repatriate manufacturing tasks currently outsourced to locations beneficial to lower-cost mass production. This in turn may well impact industries involved in the transportation and storage … Continue reading
Should I get an Agent?
I understand how a new author would be questioning whether to obtain an agent to handle their contract negotiations with publishers. Trading a portion of the author’s income from each title seems at first glance to be an unnecessary expense. … Continue reading
What is an Imprint?
An imprint is the style and design that supports all books within the same line. A good example of this is Wiley‘s popular-press “For Dummies” books that cover pretty much any topic across many different areas from hobbies and sports to … Continue reading
Can You Write A Book?
So, you think you want to write a book? That’s a magnificent idea – but you should be prepared for the course ahead. Writing a book can provide information to share, it can be a personal goal, or it can be … Continue reading
What is different as I write 3D Printing for Dummies
I often speak to groups of would-be authors about the process involved in creating an idea for a book, breaking the topic down into understandable chapters, filling those chapters with details and figure examples to make topics the author knows … Continue reading