The Word On: Chris Anderson

"It will be interesting to see if the author gives his book (entitled Free) away for free. It seems to work pretty well for Cory Doctorow for his great sci-fi novels. A book like Free is probably even more appropriate for this model since having the author come to speak about the concepts behind the book and getting onto speaking panels is a substantial market opportunity, especially in an economic downturn."

macrumpton www.wired.com/techbiz

What complete nonsense. 'Digital' is not a standalone industry, nor is it a standalone economy. Some things are free to the consumer but not many. It will sell a book as it is an interesting idea. The cute throwaway around the fact he is selling a book which contradicts his theory of free is the proof in point.

Liam Walsh http://talkingdigital.wordpress.com

There's nothing new in proclaiming that we all wish everything were free. But there's a lot of hand-waving in Anderson's argument that cheap is "close enough to free to round down".

http://thenoisy channel.com

"Chris Anderson is obviously a smart guy who sees the market for solidifying a small drop of that info-goo into paper and explaining to readers how it's all going to change the world a heck of a lot."

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