algorithmic content creation by robot authors

1. PageKicker
build a book with a single click!
let’s chat! fred@pagekicker.com

2. Our vision is
algorithmic book creation

3. Humans optional

4. Inherent structural advantages
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Speed
Low cost
Flexibility
Timeliness
Updating
Unlimited availability of robot “authors”
Sophisticated, high-fidelity response to
demand cues
● Quality bar always rising (next book always
above median of previous)

5. Robotic authors with
personality

6. Build your own robot (alpha)
http://www.
pagekicker.
com/magento/index.
php/robotpage

7. Robots grow, and robots learn
PageKicker
robots learn from
what they write
“The godswife thought her a
child, but children grow, and
children learn.” -- George R.
R. Martin, writing of
Daenerys Targaryen

8. Humans can add value to
PageKicker when and
where they choose

9. Search, fetch, and build

10. Rule sets
There are proven information architectures
for defining profitable books

11. Rule set examples
Some examples:
Attributes:
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● Authoring requires more
perspiration, less
inspiration
● Well suited for backlist
● Need updating
● Length can be a relaxed
constraint
● Highly targeted
audiences that share
common interests
Atlas
Anthology
Bible (66 related books)
Biography
Coffee Table
Concordance
Dictionary
Encyclopedia
Handbook
Monograph
Nutshell
Omnibus

12. PageKicker will discover new rule sets
Strategies:
● Explore the “archives” -e.g., concise
biographies were once
common (!)
● Design & test novel rule
sets -- “999 words”
books have sold well (a
la Kindle Single)
● Derive new rule sets
from data structure and
observation of customer
behavior
“52 cards” rule set for
photo e-books with
print option
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13. Permitted content

14. Intelligent summarization

15. Text visualization

16. Assembly engine

17. Ready for
distribution and sale
in seconds

18. An immersive experience

19. For those who want to
explore a “container” of
content

20. Complementary (and
disruptive) to pay-perclick browsing

21. Who are we going to
disrupt?
Authors

22. Our current “ask”
As of Sep. 2013: we’re looking for:
● authors, readers, and publishers to try out
the alpha system
● UI designers, front-end coders, and graphic
designers with interest in gamification
● full-stack tech people with deep expertise in
data mining, NLP, text analytics
● relationship-building with investors