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Seth Godin’s “Domino Project”: Can It Beat the Big Six?

With support from Amazon.com and an army of eager interns, Seth Godin’s new company promises to rewrite the tenets of big league publishing.

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Is D.I.Y. or Self-Publishing Best Suited to Energetic Extroverts?

By Edward Nawotka Over the past few months we’ve featured stories on several self-published authors, including today’s profile of  Steve Almond, last month’s feature by Alisa Valdes, and  … 

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Literary “Rock Star” Steve Almond Does D.I.Y. and Walks Away With Fistfuls of Cash

By David Duhr I’m standing awkwardly on the dais steps between a seated Steve Almond and a line of fans waiting to buy signed copies  … 

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How I Accidentally Became a Book Scout

• Todd Sattersten, a business book author became a scout by accident: a Twitter exchange led to a relationship with Spain’s Grupo Planeta. • Now preparing  … 

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The Ideavirus: Seth Godin as a Microcosm of Publishing’s Flux

• Following Seth Godin’s decision last week to leave traditional publishing behind, several questions have been raised. Is he really making a radical change? Or is this simply  … 

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Is Seth Godin a Visionary or an Exception?

By Edward Nawotka Today’s lead story looks at Seth Godin’s recent decision to leave traditional publishing behind and go it alone. But the question remains:  … 

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Should Famous Authors Bother with Traditional Publishers?

By Hannah Johnson As mentioned in today’s lead article, author Timothy Ferris, author of The 4-Hour Workweek, gave a presentation at LeWeb about how his  … 

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Seth Godin’s What Matters Now for Free

By Hannah Johnson Early this morning, Seth Godin made his latest book, What Matters Now, available as a free PDF download. You can download it  … 

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What’s the Buzz: Seth Godin on Publishing; Nabokov Edits Kafka; Online Conferences a Trend?

By Hannah Johnson The best of the blogosphere and social media … Last week, I found out two things: 1) there is a “Digital Publishing  … 

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