I’ve listened to all of Chris Anderson’s books, and they are always interesting and thought provoking. He also writes with great flow, meaning that the story moves forward in a logical and engaging way without a lot of unnecessary repetition.
This book is the logical culmination of taking the Long Tail from the world of bits to the world of atoms. Anderson’s insights regarding new manufacturing techniques (mainly 3D printing) and their widespread availability to the masses are important. Anderson always approaches things from an open source point of view, and I don’t entirely agree with that (neither for that matter would Steve Jobs). The methods of monetizing open source largely remain to be discovered and proven.
All that said, this is an important and very interesting book. Anyone who works in the manufacturing field should read it.