Telling political stories in closer to real-time books

Harris narrates on how he and his colleagues started a publication, called Politico, which devoted to national politics. Politico has found editorial and business success by embracing technological change and trying vigorously to dominate a niche: content aimed at people who share their same intense, even obsessive, interest in politics. Optimism is partly a matter of willpower, but it is partly a rational response to a media marketplace that by their estimate has opened plentiful new opportunities even as it has narrowed others. Politico is now in the early stages of a collaboration with Random House that reflects the spirit of innovation that they believe is a signature of the publication. The assignment is to produce short digital books--in the range of 20,000 words or so--that will be written in serial fashion. They are joining forces to publish a series of e-books about the 2012 campaign.