Crossing the Chasm vs Kentukis: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Technological innovations, Technology
Crossing the Chasm
“There is a line from a song in the musical A Chorus Line: '"If Troy Donahue can be a movie star, then I can be a movie star."”
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Crossing the Chasm (1991; rev. 1999) demonstrates the existence of distinct marketing challenges for each market segment in the life cycle of new technology-based products. A significant gulf -- the "chasm" -- exists…
Kentukis
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They've infiltrated homes in Hong Kong, shops in Vancouver, the streets of Senegal, town squares of Oaxaca, schools in Tel Aviv, bedrooms in Ohio. They're following you. They're everywhere now. They're us. In Samanta…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Crossing the Chasm highest: Crossing the Chasm 3.8 · Kentukis 3.6.
- Kentukis has the widest readership — 26678 ratings behind its score.
- Kentukis runs the darker storyline; Crossing the Chasm stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Crossing the Chasm | Kentukis | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.6 (26678) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (46) | 3.5 (21) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (69) | — |
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Reception
| Crossing the Chasm | Kentukis | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 69 | 26678 |
| Editions | 21 | 31 |
| Citations | 1064 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 41092 |
| Reading it now | — | 1612 |
| Written reviews | — | 4394 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3132 | — |
| Pages | 233 | 256 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Crossing the Chasm or Kentukis?
Crossing the Chasm has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Crossing the Chasm 3.8/5, Kentukis 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Crossing the Chasm or Kentukis?
Crossing the Chasm is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Crossing the Chasm (233 pages, ≈ 4 h 19 m); Kentukis (256 pages, ≈ 4 h 44 m).
Which is harder to read: Crossing the Chasm or Kentukis?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Crossing the Chasm: Moderate; Kentukis: Moderate.