Wired News reporter Leander Kahney follows up his best selling book, “The Cult of Mac,” with “The Cult of iPod,” a comprehensive look at how Apple’s hit iPod is changing music, culture, and listening behavior. The Cult of iPod includes the exclusive back story of the iPod’s development; looks at the many ways iPod’s users pay homage to their devices; and investigates the quirkier aspects of iPod culture, such as iPod-jacking (strangers plugging into each other’s iPods to discover new music) as well as the growing legions of MP3Js (regular folks who use their iPods to become DJs).
“Cult of iPod” is 256 pages and retails for US$24.95. More info here.
20 years for a Cult of Mac book.
Four years for a cult of iPod book.
Wow.
I really liked the Cult of Mac book, so hopefully this will be good too.
It’ll be interesting to see what they talk about, considering the iPod is only 4 years old now.
haha, yes, 4 years and already we have a Cult of iPod book. And for almost 2 of those years it was Mac only. And about 2 years after the iPod before Win iTunes came out. Crazy times we have.
Now where’s the Cult of Microsoft book, or Cult of Walkman book…hmm, I’m kinda glad those don’t exist.
Hundred years later, people worship steve jobs.
Hmmm… what about a “Cult of MDN” book.
Dangit. There shold have been a question mark at the end of my last post. You know, the one Dr. Evil’s dad invented.
Wow, I’m a member of two cults now… I’m not sure how much more Kool-Aid I can drink.
The cult of microsoft, I think your l is missing an n
“And for almost 2 of those years it was Mac only.”
Actually, the iPod was Mac-only for nine months.
It can’t be a cult if everybody is doing it.
“It can’t be a cult if everybody is doing it.”
Nope. It’s than called a religion.
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30 million ipods sold out of 6 billion people, so everyone is NOT doing it.
Booger, your name is apt.
At almost 10c a page it would want to be good.
The only reason its a cult is ’cause of all the windows users who buy it.
But on the other hand isn’t a cult something that is hugely popular but only in a small group or demographic, if that makes sense. I mean if everybody in the world watched The Simpsons or whatever would that be a cult following ??
Cult of iPod People Movie!!
http://pulsar.esm.psu.edu/Faculty/Gray/graphics/movies/royal_we_1984.mov
It’s not a cult following, it’s a dolt following.
How stupid we are talking about ear buds and tunes, when it should be about our buds and loons.
See.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20050913-121424-2655r.htm