Anderson+Lessig at the New York Public Library

Chris Anderson
The Long Tail

September 20, 2006

How cool is it that the library would be the hot event space in Manhattan this season? Credit NYPL Live impresario Paul Holdengräber, who in his first season has made the majestic midtown landmark with the twin lions the place to be for speakers and audiences alike. This spring alone speakers have included John Updike, Arianna Huffington, Malcolm Gladwell, Bernard Henri Lévy, Tina Brown and Salman Rushdie. And now me and Lawrence Lessig [ http://www.lessig.org/blog/ ].

Lessig and I are going to discuss the Long Tail's effect on blockbuster culture, from media fragmentation to Google's book projects. Even if you've heard me speak before, it's worth coming for Lessig, who is perhaps the smartest and most articulate thinker on digital economics on the planet. The event [ http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/pep/pepdesc.cfm?id=2372 ] is on Thursday, September 28th at 7:00. Sparks are sure to fly.

Tickets are $15. Buy them here [ https://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showCode=CHR8 ].