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The Godin Situation: Content, Context, Community

By On August 25, 2010 · 12 Comments · In Marketing

“The first publisher willing to stand up and bid on a new publishing model will set the standard for the future. But don’t wait too long; the perfect model is out there and someone is going to beat you to the punch.”

–Andrew Davis, Seth Godin and the Flower Clock

Seth Godin’s decision [...]

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Our Bookshelves Are Over-Flowing With Books

By On April 16, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Personal, Publishing

On Wednesday night, I helped organize and participated in Digital Book World’s second 7x20x21 event at the Bowery Poetry Club, and I had an amazing time!

“Return of the Optimists” was co-hosted by the dynamic duo (and two of my publishing partners in crime), Ami Greko and

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Collaboration is the Killer App – #DIYdays

By On April 4, 2010 · 9 Comments · In Writing

For a writer, it’s an amazing opportunity to leverage the full depth of their creations through a truly collaborative process — ideally starting after the first draft is written, IMO — instead of parceling out chunks of rights for a licensing fee and complete loss of control.

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The Future of Publishing is Bright

By On March 27, 2010 · 6 Comments · In Publishing

The Future of Publishing is Bright from Guy Gonzalez on Vimeo.

Here’s the video, slides and [expanded, revised] text from my closing remarks at the 2010 Digital Book World Conference back on January 27, 2010.

Six months ago, Digital Book World didn’t exist.

And yet, 48 hours [...]

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Five Highlights from SXSW Interactive

By On March 16, 2010 · 5 Comments · In Publishing

Today is the last day of the SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, TX, but it wrapped up for me last night, and while I’m still digesting everything I took in, a few highlights have already become clear.

Overall, the festival has been a chaotic mix of truly inspired presentations, thinly veiled sales pitches, over-the-top demagoguery [...]

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