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Sunday, April 13, 2008

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Authoring 200000 Books?

Okay, well, maybe not an "idiot." Actually, not an idiot at all--a presumably extremely wealthy computer genius, to be exact. Philip Parker, the self-proclaimed "most published author in the history of the planet," has developed computer algorithms that essentially make the computer compile information and transform it into book format. He has "written" on everything from acne to Indian bathmat sales, and maintains a job as professor of management science. Parker's collection is not initially distinguishable as something that is computer generated, but he does concede that those familiar with the Internet are not his intended readers--the information can essentially be found through online searches, and in keeping with this, the content is frustrating to the cyberspace savvy. The idea is apparently highly profitable, as he has managed to sell hundreds of some books--and keep in mind, he has written 200,000--especially to information-mongers like medical libraries. I'm interested to see if anyone else tries to beat this record-- half a million, anyone? Anyone?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/14/business/media/14link.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

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