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By Ryan Chapman, Online Marketing Manager, Farrar, Straus and Giroux More than a few BookExpo America panels this year derailed during the Q&A into variations on the same theme: Tell Me How to...
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By Guy LeCharles Gonzalez, Chief Executive Optimist, Digital Book World “The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them.” –Mark Twain In the midst of one of the...
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By DJ Francis, Author, OnlineMarketerBlog.com Charlene Li, formerly of Forrester Research and co-author of Groundswell, does with Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform How You Lead what...
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By Don Linn, former owner/CEO of Consortium Book Sales & Distribution I had the good fortune to attend Firebrand Technologies‘ Community Conference (FBCC10) a couple of weeks ago in Newburyport,...
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By Emily Williams, co-chair, BISG Rights Subcommittee Dan Franklin made a name for himself as digital editor at Canongate when he collaborated with author Nick Cave and developer Enhanced Editions to...
View ArticleThe Future Isn’t for the Lazy or Meek
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