{"product_id":"chrisandersonmakersthenewindustrialrevolution","title":"Chris Anderson - Makers The New Industrial Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Chris Anderson. Themes include Business \u0026amp; Economics, Entrepreneurship, New Business Enterprises, Strategic Planning, Industries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf a country wants to remain economically vibrant, it needs to manufacture things. In recent years, however, many nations have become obsessed with making money out of selling services, leaving the real business of manufacturing to others.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMakers\u003c\/i\u003e is about how all that is being reversed. Over the past ten years, the internet has democratised publishing, broadcasting and communications, leading to a massive increase in the range of participation in everything digital - the world of bits. Now the same is happening to manufacturing - the world of things.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chris Anderson, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Long Tail\u003c\/i\u003e, explains how this is happening- how such technologies as 3D printing and electronics assembly are becoming available to everybody, and how people are building successful businesses as a result. Whereas once every aspiring entrepreneur needed the support of a major manufacturer, now anybody with a smart idea and a little expertise can make their ideas a reality. Just as Google, Facebook and others have created highly successful companies in the virtual world, so these new inventors and manufacturers are assuming positions of ever greater importance in the real world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The next industrial revolution is on its way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57883542192502,"sku":null,"price":3.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9781847940674.jpg?v=1778937404","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/chrisandersonmakersthenewindustrialrevolution","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}