Archive for December, 2012
Top 10 Questions on APE: the new bestseller on self-publishing by Guy Kawasaki and Shawn Welch
The inimitable Guy Kawasaki is the best-selling author of 10 books, the original chief evangelist for Apple, a venture capitalist, founder of Alltop.com, an ice hockey player and father to four children. He’s also the co-author, with the talented Shawn Welch, of APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur | How to Publish a Book. It’s the best, most comprehensive (over 300 pages) book thus far on the topic […]
Book designer Alex Miles Younger explains his art: Seth Godin’s 800-page behemoth, This Might Work
When Seth Godin ran his wildly successful Kickstarter campaign (he raised over $280,00), one of the bonuses he offered backers was “the mammoth limited edition 275,000 word best-of-the-net hardcover collection that won’t be sold in stores” – as he described it. Intrigued, I signed up to back his book project and receive a copy (as did about 2,000 others). This Might Work, as […]
Award-winning author Pam Slim on writing her next book: the big idea, kitchen-sink first drafts, yellow pads and how the book relates to her business
Pam Slim, award-winning author of Escape From Cubicle Nation: From Corporate Prisoner to Thriving Entrepreneur, graciously agreed to a live interview for the current group of Beta Authors to talk about writing her next book. Tentatively titled Body of Work, it will be published by Penguin Portfolio in the fall of 2013. The interview was so interesting and wide-ranging, I can’t resist sharing it […]
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