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Fred Zimmerman is a veteran publishing innovator and technologist who has spent over three decades at the intersection of books and digital evolution. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Fred is recognized as a true internet pioneer, having launched the Internet Book Information Center in March 1994. It was the first website specifically dedicated to books. In 2006, he founded Nimble Books, where he experimented with agile publishing formats and "title-surfing" meta-books. After publishing hundreds of titles across diverse genres, Fred pivoted in 2011 toward a radical vision: recreating the entire traditional publishing pipeline in silico.