Michael Bhaskar is a British writer, researcher and publisher.
His first book, ''The Content Machine: Towards a Theory of Publishing from the Printing Press to the Digital Network'' (Anthem Press, 2013), is an academic exploration of the past, present and future of the
publishing industry.
His second book ''Curation: The power of selection in a world of excess'' (Piatkus/Little, Brown, 2016) is business-oriented non-fiction, an analysis of how to prosper when facing
information overload
Information overload (also known as infobesity, infoxication, information anxiety, and information explosion) is the difficulty in understanding an issue and effectively making decisions when one has too much information (TMI) about that issue, ...
. It looks at how the idea of
curation
Curation may refer to: Activities
* Content curation, the collection and sorting of information
* Data curation, management activities required to maintain research data
* Digital curation, the preservation and maintenance of digital assets
* Evi ...
moved from museums and art galleries to the Internet and business.
He collaborated with
Mustafa Suleyman to publish the book ''The Coming Wave, Technology, Power and the 21st Century's Greatest Dilemma.'' It was shortlisted for the 2023
''Financial Times'' Business Book of the Year Award.
He is also co-founder of
Canelo, a digital publisher.
References
External links
Michael Bhaskar Profileat
Hachette (publisher)
Hachette () is a French publisher. Founded in 1826 by Louis Hachette as Brédif, the company later became L. Hachette et Compagnie, Librairie Hachette, Hachette SA and Hachette Livre in France. After acquiring an Australian publisher, Hachette ...
English male writers
British book publishers (people)
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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