Crossing the Chasm vs The driver in the driverless car: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Technological innovations, Technology, Nonfiction
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…
The driver in the driverless car
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Technology is advancing faster than ever--but for better or for worse? On the one hand, astonishing technology developments such as personalized genomics, self-driving cars, drones, and artificial intelligence could…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Crossing the Chasm has the widest readership — 69 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Crossing the Chasm | The driver in the driverless car | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.1 (46) | 2.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (69) | — |
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Reception
| Crossing the Chasm | The driver in the driverless car | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 69 | 1 |
| Editions | 21 | 8 |
| Citations | 1064 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 3132 | — |
| Pages | 233 | 240 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Crossing the Chasm or The driver in the driverless car?
Crossing the Chasm has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Crossing the Chasm 3.8/5, The driver in the driverless car 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Crossing the Chasm or The driver in the driverless car?
Crossing the Chasm is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Crossing the Chasm (233 pages, ≈ 4 h 19 m); The driver in the driverless car (240 pages, ≈ 4 h 27 m).
Which is harder to read: Crossing the Chasm or The driver in the driverless car?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Crossing the Chasm: Moderate; The driver in the driverless car: Moderate.