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Playing for Profit : How Digital Entertainment is Making Big Business Out of Child's Play
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Author: Alice LaPlante, Rich Seidner
List Price: $29.95
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ISBN: 0471296147
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (16 April, 1999)
Edition: Hardcover
Sales Rank: 100,721
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 1 out of 5
Sad but interesting for history's sake
A great example of how the hype and speculation of the late 1990's led to the bursting of the internet bubble. The book typifies the kind of thinking that got everyone into trouble: No real understanding of how technology works: No viable business model for profit; Hysterical optimism and conclusions without solid critical thinking. Anyone who had half a clue back then would have read this book and said "This is exactly what is wrong with digital entertainment today". Anyone who still believes what this book has to say is crying over his useless e-toys stock right now. Read it only if you want to better understand why things turned sour.
Rating: 1 out of 5
This book is only bla bla...
This book is only bla bla... it dosnt says anything beside history and future potentials about the entertainment technologies. Nothing usefull (at least for me).
Rating: 5 out of 5
Truly interesting and informative
A plain-spoken and skillfully argued roadmap to the future of entertainment. Plenty of provocative assertions and predictions. I'm not sure I agree with all of the conclusions, but it was fun going along for the ride. Much better writing than you find in a typical biz book.
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