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Brand expert, blogger and author John Moore offers up Tough Love in his unconventional new book

Posted on July 9, 2010

I admire people who have strong convictions and the courage to follow them, BUT I am utterly terrified to read books by people with these convictions whom I happen to personally know.  My fear, of course, is that I won’t … Continue reading →

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Inc and 800-CEO-READ join forces

Posted on May 3, 2010

Inc. Magazine and 800-CEO-Read have partnered to launch The Inc. | 800CEORead Business Book Bestseller List, which made its debut today. http://tiny.cc/0fu80

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The Power of Pull Launches in New York

Posted on April 14, 2010

John Hagel and John Seely Brown were at the Times Center in New York Monday night launching their just-released book, THE POWER OF PULL (Basic, hardcover.) In a lively discussion led by New York Magazine’s John Heileman, they discussed how … Continue reading →

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Father bonds with Daughter over Books

Posted on March 22, 2010

I loved this story in Sunday’s New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/21 about a Father and daughter bonding over books. I still vividly recall my father taking me to get my first library card and sign the paper that let me check … Continue reading →

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Author offers perspective to the PR process

Posted on February 1, 2010

We’ve decided to invite authors to blog on our site as we move ahead into a new decade. We didn’t have to look far for our first contributor as Dennis Welch here on our staff wrote his first book late … Continue reading →

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Going Viral

Posted on January 18, 2010

Like everyone in the publishing business, we’re working hard to figure out the new landscape and find the opportunities that we know will come with the massive shift in the way we consume information. So, I was delighted to be … Continue reading →

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The Full Plate Diet becomes a bestseller

Posted on January 15, 2010

Our hats off to THE FULL PLATE DIET, publisher Ray Bard and authors, Dr. Stuart Seale, Dr. Teresa Sherard and Dr. Diana Fleming, who just made the New York Times bestseller list. http://tinyurl.com/y96wsvbHardcover BookPeople in Austin hosted the authors this … Continue reading →

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Giving Credit where it is Due

Posted on December 24, 2009

I learned much at the hands of my former boss, Lynn Goldberg, a legendary woman in publishing who was far more than a boss to me – she was part mother/part mentor/part friend. A key lesson she imparted during the … Continue reading →

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Book success even sweeter in tough times

Posted on December 13, 2009

The publishing and media worlds have had a tough year. With magazines folding, newspapers dying or going digital and staff cuts plaguing nearly every industry, it feels there has been little to celebrate. But while we watch our industry undergoing … Continue reading →

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The Reshaped Face of Publishing

Posted on October 13, 2009

A “Shouts & Murmurs” piece in The New Yorker this week has me torn about an appropriate response to the recent upheavals in the publishing world. Have you read it? Does it make you want to laugh or cry? It’s … Continue reading →

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