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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Random House Business (4 April 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1847940676
  • ISBN-13: 978-1847940674
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.8 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
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Praise for The Long Tail
"["The Long Tail"] is a fascinating meditation on the phenomenon and exploration of options for those who want to find their niche." --" Globe and Mail"

"Anderson's enthusiasm for his subject matter really shines through. . . . This isn't a journalist taking a casual interest in a passing fad. This is someone who has a pretty serious grip on what he's talking about."
--Latestgadgets.co.uk
"Optimism is Anderson's mEtier, and in his previous books [he] displayed the same tendency to see only the bright side. In both cases, though, Anderson was on to something, and that's true of "Makers.""
--"Slate"
"Anderson is a sort of capitalist revolutionary, and "Makers" is the industrial chapter in a larger manifesto for the democratizing force of the internet."
--"The Telegraph"

Anderson s enthusiasm for his subject matter really shines through. . . . This isn t a journalist taking a casual interest in a passing fad. This is someone who has a pretty serious grip on what he s talking about.
Latestgadgets.co.uk
Optimism is Anderson s metier, and in his previous books [he] displayed the same tendency to see only the bright side. In both cases, though, Anderson was on to something, and that s true of "Makers."
"Slate"
Anderson is a sort of capitalist revolutionary, and "Makers" is the industrial chapter in a larger manifesto for the democratizing force of the internet.
"The Telegraph""

Anderson s enthusiasm for his subject matter really shines through. . . . This isn t a journalist taking a casual interest in a passing fad. This is someone who has a pretty serious grip on what he s talking about.
Latestgadgets.co.uk
Optimism is Anderson s metier, and in his previous books [he] displayed the same tendency to see only the bright side. In both cases, though, Anderson was on to something, and that s true of Makers.
Slate
Anderson is a sort of capitalist revolutionary, and Makers is the industrial chapter in a larger manifesto for the democratizing force of the internet.
The Telegraph

"

"Anderson's enthusiasm for his subject matter really shines through. . . . This isn't a journalist taking a casual interest in a passing fad. This is someone who has a pretty serious grip on what he's talking about."
--Latestgadgets.co.uk

"Optimism is Anderson's metier, and in his previous books [he] displayed the same tendency to see only the bright side. In both cases, though, Anderson was on to something, and that's true of Makers."
--Slate

"Anderson is a sort of capitalist revolutionary, and Makers is the industrial chapter in a larger manifesto for the democratizing force of the internet."
--The Telegraph

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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How the internet is transforming industry and national economies

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5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent Intro to the 3D, Digital Fabrication Phenomena
By HistoryTechDoc on 10 July 2013
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'Makers' provides an excellent insight in how 3D and other Digital Fabrication Products can connect between small producers with their customers via the Internet without the need for brokers. i.e. wholesalers and retailers to intermediate for them.
If one is not exactly sure about the how the ongoing 3rd Industrial Revolution functions, then reading 'Makers' is a good starting point for cognitive insight into this important market phenomena.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat profile of the future, and a darn good read too.
By Big Ben TOP 1000 REVIEWER on 27 Jun. 2013
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Whilst this book is not -quite- as detailed and precise as it could be in parts, that's always one of the difficulties with making sane predictions. Yes, the more distant predictions are vague, but I found it very good, and worth 5 stars.
Chris Anderson has been part of the (no longer so quiet) revolution in manufacturing that led to 'Open' projects like Arduino and Raspberry Pi, and has a list of impressive names (people he has worked with) to drop when he needs to.
What he does do most successfully is introduce the reader to the technologies that exist today, draw parallels with (eg) the universal use of computers and desktop printers that were once unaffordable, and point to where we seem destined to end up when other technologies mature and become more affordable to the individual.
His main point is that we are already in the throes of an industrial revolution which is part methodological (open projects, crowd funding) and part technical. He's been involved in both, and I valued his insider insights.
Enjoyed reading it too!
Recommended if you take an interest in technology, manufacturing or the future.
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3.0 out of 5 starsBig subject, flat delivery
By I. Pope on 3 Oct. 2012
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I was really looking forward to this book as the subject is red hot. I am a believer - this really is a world changing time, akin to the coming of the web twenty years ago. However, as with so many American books of this type, the hype does not live up to the delivery.
Chris Anderson is certainly well connected and in the right space to write about this subject. He is good at seizing the zeitgeist and carving out space in it. This time, however, he seeems strangely flat about the whole thing. For sure, he's got a personal stake in using the new technologies for a startup (he owns an electronics startup), and he there are several things coming together in this space that cry out for deeper analysis. But that, perhaps, is where this book falls down. Rather than dive deep into the issue, problems, opportunities and ramifications, Anderson skates across the surface in a hodge podge of chapters that never really get to the nub of anything. Maybe this is an American problem (and note this book was published in the UK before the US) - talking down to an audience that is not assumed to have much knowledge of anything. Or maybe it is an attempt to write a mass market book. Whatever, the book skates across the surface.
A shallow review of the original UK (Manchester) based industrial revolution (which will be so familiar to anyone who went through school in the UK in years gone by), a visit to a FabLab in Manchester, some meandering about bits and atoms, 3D printers, laser cutters, crossover into the network effect, marketplaces such as Etsy, the potential of crowd sourced and crowd funded startups. Some funny moments. And then - he dives into things like bio printers, which are the realms of fantasy so far. And then the book is done. It might take you a day or so to read.Read more ›
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1.0 out of 5 starsPretty annoyed I wasted my money on this
By purchasedemon on 5 Nov. 2016
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Wish I had read some of the reviews on here before buying.

This book is weak. It fails to be insightful or cover any ground that the person most likely to be interested in this book wouldn't know already. Simply, it's perfect for a clueless "older generation".

The example about the rubber ducks is so poorly articulated as to be inaccurate.
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3.0 out of 5 starsOverhyped, just "OK".
By J. Raeburn on 4 Sept. 2014
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OK book on the topic of 3D printing. It's a cool topic, I would have expected more exciting prose and a more coherent editorial strand.

I stopped reading it halfway through when looked like the examples weren't getting any more interesting.
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3.0 out of 5 starsGood first few chapters then tails off
By Recall on 21 April 2013
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The first few chapters when Anderson sets out the argument are good & it is very significant change he has spotted. Then in the second section you've got the argument & it begins to drags.
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1.0 out of 5 starsbeating about the bush
By Amazon Customer on 21 May 2016
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You can sum up the whole book in two sentences

Lack of research, too many generalisations and storytelling. It is a challenging and controversial topic, but the book is banal.
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4.0 out of 5 starsAn excellent entry into the maker phenomenon
By evanwilliams on 28 Oct. 2013
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Having read and heard snipits of information about this movement for localised production and the decline of mass manufacture this was an excellent guide to the overall subject.
The text is clear and walks you through all aspects from design to fabrication and the examples illustrate real life application.
I would reccomend to anyone looking to get a basic understanding of what is happening in the world of bits and atoms.
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