Eric Mann's Blog

  • Skinning a Site

    What more can I do, through design, to help my message reach the world? I’d like to find out, and I plan to experiment heavily in the coming months.

  • Why I love books, and how we can save them!

    When I was in college, my best friend and I had the idea to one day open a bookstore. That the Internet has all but killed the traditional publishing industry is an irony not lost on me.

  • Sudden Shifts

    I found myself watching 42 last night. I love sports movies, and it’s one of my favorite.

  • Why Critique WordPress

    I use WordPress every day. So why am I constantly critical of the platform and its features?

  • WordPress Core Proposal: Plugin Repositories

    I’d like to see WordPress allow multiple repositories to be registered side-by-side with WordPress.org’s official API.

  • Immutable Information

    I tried to send a message to a friend last night. Sometime in the past month or so, they changed their phone number.

  • They Should’ve Built it Better

    Once I mastered the skill of lock-picking, it changed the way I looked at the world. Locked doors that used to obstruct me became mere annoyances. It was a bit of a dangerous revelation.

  • How Much is Enough?

    Is meeting an objective not enough?

  • Indie Publishing

    Indie publishing has been both a boon and a bane to the world of publishing, simultaneously increasing access for new writers and muddying the waters for readers looking for new books.

  • Supply and Demand – eBooks

    One of the first lessons you learn in any business school is that of supply and demand.