Category Archives: Social Media

The Amazon Empire Strikes Back

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

The Amazon Empire may swallow the entire publishing ecosystem in a series of gulps.  It started by squeezing distributors (IPG is the most recent in a string over the last few years), and it has created a large and rapidly … Continue reading →

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Old Wisdom for the New Digital

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

Penguin was a small start-up publisher, which became an instant success in the publishing world. If we look at the reasons they were so successful, we can see they adopted many new concepts that added up to an explosive package. … Continue reading →

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Finding Best-sellers in the Digital Age

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

A bestseller is unique. A buyer cannot substitute a Harry Potter title for any other book. In economic terms, a best-seller provides a mini global monopoly, and therefore, the ability to maximise profits. Over the last decade, mega-publishers have made … Continue reading →

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How to survive when books are 99 cents. Part 2: Creating Communities.

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

Continuing the theme of how to make a living in the digital book era, this blog is about capturing a community of readers loyal to you. With a captured community, your marketing costs are reduced because your community members will … Continue reading →

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