He Said She Said — The Long Tail of Educational Publishing at XplanaZine

(This is a text summary of the He Said She Said podcast from April 20, 2006. This is a weekly podcast that deals with a wide range of topics on Education and Educational Technology. The show’s host is Rob Reynolds and he is joined by Susan Smith Nash. A new He Said She Said podcast is available every week on XplanaRadio.)In this podcast, Rob and Susan discuss the Long Tail of educational publishing. New markets are opening up along with new publishing alternatives and the means of production and distribution have turned every professor into a content provider. Rob and Susan discuss the possibilities due to Google Books, Lulu.com, BookSurge, and other on-demand print or distribution and e-commerce solutions. They also talk about the effects of social networking on this new publishing world and Rob touches briefly on the potential of projects like Sophie.Broadcast Informationpodcast feed i-podder