# Computer Books on The No Agenda Show Computer Books comes up in 4 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from May 2009 to May 2026. - **Chapters:** 4 - **Episodes:** 4 - **Discussed:** May 2009 – May 2026 - **Related topics:** [Antitrust](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/antitrust.md), [Book Of Knowledge](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/book-of-knowledge.md), [Lunar Economy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/lunar-economy.md), [Nuclear Fusion](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nuclear-fusion.md), [Omnicom](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/omnicom.md), [Pearson](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pearson.md), [Publishing](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/publishing.md), [Quantum Computing](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/quantum-computing.md), [Royalties](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/royalties.md), [Wpp](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/wpp.md) ## Chapters 1–4 of 4 ### Helium-3 Extraction, Lunar Economy Skepticism - **Episode:** [1872: Lunar Economy](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1872-lunar-economy.md) - **Published:** 2026-05-28 - **Time:** 1:24:57–1:28:22 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1872-lunar-economy/chapter/helium-3-extraction-lunar-economy-skepticism.md The "Book of Knowledge" defines Helium-3 as a potential fuel for future fusion reactors and a component in quantum computing. NASA officials suggest that extracting Helium-3 from the moon could spark a "lunar economy." The hosts remain doubtful, predicting that the Artemis missions will face significant delays or technical failures before achieving these goals. Keywords: helium-3, [quantum computing](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/quantum-computing.md), [nuclear fusion](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nuclear-fusion.md), [lunar economy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/lunar-economy.md), [book of knowledge](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/book-of-knowledge.md) ### Pearson Education, Publishing Industry Roll-ups and Scams - **Episode:** [705: Lying Weasels](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/705-lying-weasels.md) - **Published:** 2015-03-19 - **Time:** 46:58–49:57 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/705-lying-weasels/chapter/pearson-education-publishing-industry-roll-ups-and-scams.md The hosts examine the market dominance of Pearson Education, which has acquired numerous major publishers including Prentice Hall and Macmillan. They describe a "roll-up" strategy where Pearson allegedly clones successful books from its royalty-paying subsidiaries and republishes them under work-for-hire imprints like Que to maximize corporate profit. This practice is cited as a primary example of the lack of antitrust enforcement in modern business. Keywords: [pearson](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pearson.md), prentice hall, macmillan, [publishing](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/publishing.md), [antitrust](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/antitrust.md), [computer books](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/computer-books.md) ### Advertising Agency Consolidation and Pearson Publishing Scams - **Episode:** [412: Red Square Patch](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/412-red-square-patch.md) - **Published:** 2012-05-27 - **Time:** 50:32–54:29 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/412-red-square-patch/chapter/advertising-agency-consolidation-and-pearson-publishing-scams.md The global advertising and public relations industry is dominated by three massive holding companies: WPP, Omnicom, and Publicis. This consolidation extends to the publishing world, where Pearson has acquired numerous imprints, effectively monopolizing the computer book market. Authors describe a "work for hire" scam where publishers replace royalty-paying bestsellers with in-house versions to avoid paying writers. Keywords: [wpp](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/wpp.md), [omnicom](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/omnicom.md), pearson publishing, work for hire, [computer books](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/computer-books.md) ### Book Publishing Dummy Contracts and Cross-Collateralization - **Episode:** [100: A Squirrel Walks Into A Bar](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/100-a-squirrel-walks-into-a-bar.md) - **Published:** 2009-05-31 - **Time:** 9:30–12:06 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/100-a-squirrel-walks-into-a-bar/chapter/book-publishing-dummy-contracts-and-cross-collateralization.md Publishers often present "dummy contracts" to new authors that include cross-collateralization clauses, allowing the company to withhold royalties from a successful book to pay off debts from a failing one. An unnamed agent in the computer book industry reportedly gained favor with publishers by convincing authors to sign these disadvantageous agreements. Keywords: dummy contract, cross-collateralization, [computer books](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/computer-books.md), o'reilly, swifty lazar, [royalties](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/royalties.md) --- This is the markdown version of a page on The No Agenda Show for AI agents. Every public page on this site has one: add `.md` to its URL, or request it with `Accept: text/markdown`. - [Site index for agents (llms.txt)](https://search.noagendashow.net/llms.txt) - [Home](https://search.noagendashow.net/index.md) - [Search transcripts](https://search.noagendashow.net/search.md) - [All episodes](https://search.noagendashow.net/episodes.md) - [Topics](https://search.noagendashow.net/topics.md) - [People](https://search.noagendashow.net/people.md)