Arthur Attwell
Arthur Attwell is a publisher and entrepreneur with a passion for technology. He believes that the spread of information in developing countries will depend not only on open licensing, but on the highly efficient trading of commercial licences. Arthur is building a web-based rights marketplace to make this possible. Its first application will be Paperight, a website that turns anyone with any printer and an Internet connection into a print-on-demand bookstore. Paperight aims to provide access to book content at total costs far lower than the traditional book industry can provide, enabling pop-up bookstores and libraries in any town, anywhere.
Arthur Attwell Blog
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In defence of rejection letters
We love stories about famous artists’ early rejections. We chuckle at the editor who rejected JK Rowling; the producer who turned down the Beatles. Here are a bunch more, they’re great... Read More – ‘In defence of rejection letters’.
Interview with AFKInsider
I enjoyed corresponding with Cornelius Fortune at AFKInsider recently for an interview about Paperight. Here’s an excerpt. AFKInsider: You grew up in South Africa. What was that experience... Read More – ‘Interview with AFKInsider’.
Not Yet For Profit
The world is gripped by a startup fetish. And from it, or so it seems to me, more and more startups are looking for popularity before money: “Get big first, and figure out how to make money... Read More – ‘Not Yet For Profit’.
On transformative innovation with Yellowwood
I was honored to speak at the recent launch of Yellowwood’s white paper on transformative innovation in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Here’s my talk. Introduction I used to be a... Read More – ‘On transformative innovation with Yellowwood’.
Tough truths about selling to publishers
Yesterday, I spoke at the inaugural Footnote Summit, South Africa’s new digital-publishing conference. Here’s my talk. Over the last seven years, I’ve pitched technical or otherwise... Read More – ‘Tough truths about selling to publishers’.
