 |
|
Microsoft has launched 8080 Books, a publishing imprint focused on technology, science, and business, that intends to expedite the traditional publishing process, the Guardian reported.
The imprint's first two titles are No Prize for Pessimism by Sam Schillace and Platform Mindset by Marcus Fontoura. The former is available now, while the latter will publish before the end of the year. Schillace is Microsoft's deputy chief technology officer, while Fontoura was the company's technical fellow and corporate vice-president.
Many of 8080's authors will be "current, former, and future Microsofties," though it will publish writers from outside the company. It also plans to publish new editions of some out of print books.
The imprint, which draws its name from an Intel microprocessor, plans to shorten "the lag between the final manuscript and the book's arrival in the marketplace," and it will donate its profits via Microsoft Philanthropies.