[Imc-communication] (en) (es) (pt) (fr) Indybook Project Update

[Alster]

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Hi Susan!

Susan Chenelle wrote:
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> One of the issues that has hindered progress on the book, however, is  
> that despite extending deadlines over and over again, we have  
> received few submissions. We understand that this lack of  
> participation is due in large part to our failure to convey a sense  
> of steady progress with this project. But we know that it is also a  
> result of those most involved in Indymedia tending to be very busy,  
> overextended people.
[..]
> The support, submissions and feedback we did receive from people  
> around the network will contribute to this project when it is revived  
> in the future. And, we are happy to report that Disinfo (our  
> prospective publisher) has agreed to use a Creative Commons license  
> for this book, something they have not done before.

This is great news! Congratulations. :)

I can imagine how this will help to get more contributions for the book
when you are going to revive it.

I even more now hope you will find the time to carry on with this
project after a possible summer break.

> Finally, we have come to realize that we need to expand the  
> collective of those working on bringing this book into being. In  
> order for the book to be even remotely reflective of the breadth of  
> the network, people from around the network must be directly involved  
> in creating it, not just in submitting material for it.

This sounds like a good plan to me, too. Indymedia is a collective
process without an editorial team (well, in most cases), and I very much
like the idea of a book written about it being created in the same way:
collectively.

Alster

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German translation (summary):
Deutsche Übersetzung (Zusammenfassung):

Das indybook-Projekt, das bisher auf Basis einer kommerziellen Lizenz
arbeitete, hat nun seinen Verleger, den US-Verlag Disinfo, davon
überzeugen können, das Buch unter eine Creative Commons-Lizenz zu
stellen. Weiterhin hat sich das bisherige Redakteursteam entschlossen
den redaktionellen Prozess zu öffnen, so dass auch weitere
IMC-Aktivisten an dem Buch selbst mitarbeiten können. Bisher sollte es
Nicht-Redakteuren nur möglich sein, Texte für das kommerzielle Werk
anzuliefern die dann von dem Redaktionsteam geprüft und ggf. angepasst
oder zurückgewiesen worden wären.

Unter diesen neuen Bedingungen kann das Buch nicht nur inhaltlich das
rüberbringen was Indymedia ist, sondern auch dadurch, wie es entstanden
ist: in einem kollektiven (und hoffentlich hierarchiefreien/-armen
basisdemokratischen) Prozess.

Alster
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