So I was about to fly out to Anime North when, as I was waiting to board my plane, Serdar sends news down to the gang behind Fan To Pro that Amazon had worked out a way to publish fanfic on the Kindle – and pay fanfic writers.
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Glad To Sell You The Power: Consumerism Meets Creativity
There’s no doubt we live in a consumer culture in America, and a good part of the Western (and Eastern) world. There’s plenty of things made, plenty to buy, and we do so beyond our basic needs. Obviously, not everyone is happy with this situation, as you can read . . . well anywhere. I myself, always a fan of technology and new things, am not thrilled with waste, passivity, and commodification.
However, at least in some spheres, I’m noticing there’s turns away from standard consumerism. There’s the DIY culture, and its offspring the Makers. There’s focus on simplicity and zero/low waste.
However, I noticed a curious phenomena building over time, one I’d like to discuss for it’s relevance in geeky careers and opportunities; we’re already getting “outbursts” of people wanting more control over what they do and more creative outlets – and people serving their needs by providing ways to do it.
Update on Focused Fandom Print Versions
OK, a quick update on the Focused Fandom print versions.
I’ve got a friend trying out Create Space and getting great results, and I decided it’s time I try them out. So I’m taking a few extra weeks to semi-start over and see if Create Space works for me. The Lulu versions are pretty much done, but I figure it’s time I find out if this works as well as some people say.
So upshot is you’re going to have to wait 2-3 more weeks for the print versions. Sorry about that.
Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach. He blogs on careers at http://www.fantopro.com/, nerd and geek culture at http://www.nerdcaliber.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.