MAKERS by CHRIS ANDERSON [HARDCOVER]. The author of the best - selling The Long Tail reveals a new industrial revolution. Today's entrepreneurs use open - source design and 3 - D printing with micro - manufacturing techniques. They can create small - batch products, often customized for specific customers at higher margins. Every country needs to make physical products to stay economically strong. In America and Europe, manufacturing has become tougher as industries moved to low - cost regions. The solution is a desktop manufacturing revolution, as powerful as the personal computer revolution. Factory production tools are now accessible to all. Garage start - ups can produce from single units to tens of thousands. With just a keystroke, anyone with an idea can start assembly lines. Thanks to crowdfunding and social financing, entrepreneurs don't rely on venture capitalists or investment banks. The Internet helps them sell products globally instantly. Platforms like Etsy connect buyers and sellers. Just as the Web ended mass media monopoly, it's ending mass manufacturing monopoly. In the next decade, open - source and DIY - based micro - manufacturers will drive the global economy, turning the power of bytes into the power to make things. CHRIS ANDERSON is the editor - in - chief of Wired, a co - founder of 3D Robotics and DIY Drones, and author of best - sellers like The Long Tail. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. http://www.makers - revolution.com/
To use this book, start by reading the introduction to understand the core idea of the new industrial revolution. Dive into the chapters to learn about how entrepreneurs are using new techniques. When you come across examples, take your time to think about how they apply to real - world scenarios. As for attention points, keep in mind that some concepts might be a bit advanced at first, so don't rush. If you don't understand something, you can read the relevant parts again or look up related information. For maintenance, just keep the book in a dry and clean place to prevent it from getting damaged. If it's a digital copy, make sure your device is protected from viruses and other threats to ensure you can always access the book.
