Publishing Writing "the fact that ..." doesn't make a fact Writing "the fact that" doesn’t automagically make anything fact. Does Wall Street really judge founder CEOs differently to non-founder CEOs? I don't know, but I do know short-term results interest the Street and that they don't really care who delivers them.
Publishing It was a very good year for business books I was a great year for business books, with released from Ben Horowitz and Peter Thiel, and another smash hit by Michael Lewis.
Publishing I'd love to read Mr Godin, if not for geo-blocking That moment when a great idea from the publishing industry fails because of geoblocking content.
Business DRM debate wrongly still about locks and keys The IDPF wants to create a DRM standard "occupying a middle ground between strong DRM and DRM-free." Here's what they should focus on instead.
Publishing Did Godin nail the future of book publishing? Macro economic models don't work in the creative industries anymore. Here's Seth Godin's take.
Publishing The impact of piracy and lost book sales Prima facie there's plenty of evidence that library lending hurts book sales. Here's the issue.
Publishing Seth Godin on author scarcity and souvenirs The future of books lies in amateur authors, together with the few superstars with a big enough tribe to earn significant advances and royalties.
Publishing Ingram brings Print-On-Demand to Australia Ingram Content launched their print-on-demand biz Lightning Source in Australia today. It’s no small thing either and will dramatically impact how indie publishers run their national supply chain.
Publishing Seth Godin on game theory and free Very important blog post from Seth Godin today, The game theory of discovery and the birth of the free-gap. It’s a must read.
Publishing Can a free book be a bestseller? Can a book given away for free can actually be a bestseller? Does the consideration for the sale have to be greater than zero?
Publishing Territorial craziness, what the publishing industry doesn't get Now book publishers are whining about the ease with with the Kindle’s territorial restrictions can be circumvented. Here's what they get wrong.
Publishing Will book retailers get what they truly deserve? Our sales department received another call this week from a potential customer who couldn’t buy one of our books from the big retailers here in Australia.
Publishing Seth Godin's self-publishing independence Seth Godin recently announced that he will eschew traditional publishing models for an independent path. The statement made quite a splash in mainstream media.
Publishing The best blog post on the cost of publishing - ever! Finally a blog post that realistically breaks down the cost of publishing a commercially viable book.
Publishing The price of everything and the value of nothing I’ve been reading a worthwhile series of posts by Joel Friedlander on the cost of self-publishing. If you’re starting down the path of publishing your own book you may find Joel’s perspective helpful.
Publishing Ebook rise may be slower than many think The rise of ebooks as a dominate source of revenue for the book publishing industry, will be music slower than many think. The music business shows why.
Publishing Publishing model critics look at wrong end of the deal The book publishing industry is beset by an absurd debate about the integrity of certain business models. From vanity publishing to partnership publishing.
Publishing Should book editors receive royalties? Should book editors receive royalties, in the same way music producers receive royalties? The publishing industry is fighting to say no.
Publishing Can authors survive on 10 percent royalties? Book publishing deals inherently disadvantage authors to such a degree that there is little likelihood that they will ever make a full-time living.
Publishing We've been SPUNC'd, author retained rights ignorance My biz Red Hill Publishing applied a while ago to join SPUNC, the Small Press Underground Networking Community. Looks like a really worthwhile and important organisation. I wouldn’t know, our membership was declined.
Publishing Queensland's non-existent publishing industry The book publishing industry in Queensland has a long way to go if it is to compete with Sydney or Melbourne. The QWC is trying to change that.
Publishing Price rises to stunt ebook market growth The move by the major record labels to ‘variable pricing’ in the iTunes Store resulted in a slowing music sales. The same will be true of ebooks.
Publishing Digital devolution: book publishing in the 21st Century The book publishing business is having a debate that the music business solved half a decade ago. They'd do well to learn from the music business.
Publishing Missing metadata and dumb books, ebook superpower Metadata is critical if you want search engines and publishing bookstores to accurately index your book.
Publishing Who wants a date with the IRS? Aussie authors looking to get published in the Amazon Kindle Store, be aware of withholding tax issues. You don't want the IRS to come knocking.
