pagekicker presentation 2.02

PageKickerbuild a book with a single click!

let’s chat! fred@pagekicker.com

Our vision is algorithmic book creation

Humans optional

Inherent structural advantages

● Speed● Low cost● Flexibility● Timeliness● Updating● Unlimited availability of robot “authors”● Sophisticated, high-fidelity response to

demand cues● Quality bar always rising (next book always

above median of previous)

Robotic authors with personality

Build your own robot (alpha)

http://www.pagekicker.com/magento/index.php/robotpage

Robots grow, and robots learn

“The godswife thought her a child, but children grow, and children learn.” -- George R.

R. Martin, writing of Daenerys Targaryen

PageKicker robots learn from what they write

Humans can add value to PageKicker when and

where they choose

Search, fetch, and build

Rule setsThere are proven information architectures

for defining profitable books

Rule set examples

Some examples:● Atlas● Anthology● Bible (66 related books)● Biography● Coffee Table● Concordance● Dictionary● Encyclopedia● Handbook● Monograph● Nutshell● Omnibus

Attributes:● Authoring requires more

perspiration, less inspiration

● Well suited for backlist● Need updating● Length can be a relaxed

constraint● Highly targeted

audiences that share common interests

PageKicker will discover new rule sets

Strategies:● Explore the “archives” --

e.g., concise biographies were once common (!)

● Design & test novel rule sets -- “999 words” books have sold well (a la Kindle Single)

● Derive new rule sets from data structure and observation of customer behavior

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“52 cards” rule set for photo e-books with print option

Permitted content

Intelligent summarization

Text visualization

Assembly engine

Ready for distribution and sale

in seconds

An immersive experience

For those who want to explore a “container” of

content

Complementary (and disruptive) to pay-per-

click browsing

Who are we going to disrupt?Authors

Our current “ask”

As of Sep. 2013: we’re looking for:● authors, readers, and publishers to try out

the alpha system● UI designers, front-end coders, and graphic

designers with interest in gamification● full-stack tech people with deep expertise in

data mining, NLP, text analytics● relationship-building with investors