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Five Events That Rocked Publishing In 2012
No one can say that 2012 was an uneventful year in the publishing industry. It's featured buyouts, law suits, disruption, and an everywoman's story of unlikely dominance. All of this while we kept...
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Guy Kawasaki On Self-Publishing, Marketing Your Book and Cheating
Last week, I spent some time with author and former Apple executive Guy Kawasaki. We talked about his latest book, APE: Author-Publisher-Entrepreneur--How To Publish a Book. He was inspired to write...
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Jon Mueller On the Author’s New Challenges That Lie Ahead
On January 14, I'll be making a return appearance at 800CEOREAD's annual Author Pow Wow, a gathering of business authors and publishing professionals. Jon Mueller is the company's GM, and puts the...
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Why You Should Join the Author (R)evolution
Next month, Net Minds will launch at the first Author (R)evolution conference, put on as part of O'Reilly Publishing's annual Tools of Change event. I will be part of a panel: How To Put It All...
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Publishing Lessons From Seth Godin
Author, entrepreneur and ruckus rowser Seth Godin made a special appearance via Skype at this week's Author Pow Wow. He answered questions for 45 minutes, dishing great advice for authors and...
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The Art Of Publishing Project Management
Rarely does a book succeed solely because it's written well. In almost every case, a successful book stems from a masterfully led publishing project. When I first started out as an author, my...
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What Is the Future For Literary Agents?
In my career as an author, I've benefitted from having a great literary agency, Dupree Miller and Associates. They helped me take my idea for a book and my platform, and package it for major...
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Why You Likely Don’t Have A Team Working On Your Book
In research, as well as my experience, teams make the best products. Moreover, feeling a modicum of ownership in its success, they stay involved after they are lauched. The team treats the idea for...
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From Author To Editor: Making the Leap with Michelle Richmond
Recently, I spent some time with Michelle Richmond, best selling author of The Year of Fog. I noticed that not only was she a critically acclaimed novelist, she also worked as an editor. So I reached...
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Choosing Between Traditional and Alternative Publishing
Right now, you are at a crossroads: Go the traditional route, which entails writing a book proposal and finding an agent OR just-do-it, via alternative routes such as self-publishing or the Net Minds...
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When You Should Talk Your Next Book Instead of Typing It
A book is the realization of an idea. It starts in the mind or the imagination of the author, and then makes it way to the reader through the process of writing. Over time, many tools have aided the...
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How Wattpad Used High Touch Tech To Build Community
Wattpad is one of the fastest growing social startups in the world, with over fourteen million users. It's called the YouTube for writers, where anyone can post/publish content, gain followers and...
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How Bill Jensen Disrupted His Writing Process
Bill Jensen is the best selling author of several books, including Simplicity and Hacking Work. He's bringing his next two projects to Net Minds Select: Disrupt! and The Courage Within Us: Profiles In...
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How Many Editors Does It Take To Produce A Well Written Book?
Last year, as we were recruiting authors for the Net Minds Select, I often heard the following: "I don't need a lot of editing. I'm a very good writer, and at the most, I need someone to read it once...
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How Brian Cuban Uses Friendsourcing To Drive His Project
Brian Cuban is writing a book titled Shattered Image about his recovery from body dysmorphia. It's part story, part advice, and is shaping up to be a highly successful Net Minds Select project. He...
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The Team Behind Finding the Next Steve Jobs
About one year ago, I met Nolan Bushnell after giving a talk on the future of publishing in Los Angeles. He told me he had a few different ideas for a book, and gave me his email address. My wife...
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Lessons Learned About Print On Demand Publishing
Last year, after a visit to Ingram's Lightning Source facility, we decided to add print format to our mix. Up until then, we had planned on only releasing eBooks. After all, we are a digital...
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Should Jensen Do Epic Sh*t Or Just Disrupt!?
UPDATE: After considering your responses, as well as the responses from his tribe at Ning, Bill has decided to change the title. The new one is: Disrupt! Think Epic. Be Epic. Thanks to everyone for...
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Can You Schedule Your Inspiration To Write?
Face it: When you don't feel like writing, trying to do it is excruciating. You sit there in front of your computer (or holding your recorder), and nothing happens. You type, delete, retype, save,...
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Why Authors Need To Have Chemistry With Their Ghostwriters
Recently I caught up with my long time friend Glenn Plaskin to talk about why chemistry was the #1 factor an author should consider when selecting a ghostwriter. He's both an author himself, a...
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