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Amazon’s Power Play: Nielsen Data As A Gateway Drug

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December 15, 2010

I’ve seen a lot of comment about Amazon’s offer of 4 weeks free Nielsen data to writers through their Author Central product. Some of it is fair and some of it is unfair. I think it’s fair to say that authors will like this, that publishers should really have been…
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Publishing

Making Things Happen: The Irish Story’s Apps

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December 14, 2010

It’s been an incredibly busy few months for me in lots of ways. But I’ve also managed to get a few things shipped as Seth Godin might put it. So I thought I’d write a few posts about them. One of the things I’ve managed to get done is submitting all…
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Books

Go Read This | HarperCollins stands down BookArmy | theBookseller.com

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December 10, 2010

Well, this is a shame. A shame that it didn’t work, a shame that there isn’t any hope of saving it, a shame that a publisher couldn’t build something for itself, a shame that they are using advertising as an excuse, a shame that they are using competition as an…
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Publishing

Go Read This | Small publisher slays Goliath | recordonline.com

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December 10, 2010

Classic story this. McPherson started the McPherson imprint in 1984, publishing both fiction and nonfiction. He treats each printed book as an artifact — a work of art, and not merely a “text” or “content.” He doesnt own a Kindle.”An e-book is really a misnomer,” he said. “Its not a…
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Future of Publishing

Go Read This | The Domino Project

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December 8, 2010

Seth’s no fool. This is, for want of a better description, his own business ideas imprint. With his status, connections and publicity generating ability, I’d warrant it’ll come off too. It’ll be fun to see how this goes: The Domino Project is named for the domino effect—ideas can quickly spread, moving through…
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