Comments on: Who’s Not Writing a Book These Days?

By: Chris Brogan

Chris Brogan — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:23:43 +0000

Tell you what I think it is: now that we all can publish and build platforms, we all get a better chance at proving why a book would work for us. I think publishers get a better chance to guess whether we've got a plan and can make something happen.

Either that or we're all just lucky. : )

By: Mitch Joel

Mitch Joel — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:09:26 +0000

… and even if you did not agree, at least you inspired me this morning:

http://tr.im/og96

Thanks Mark

By: markevans

markevans — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:55:10 +0000

I wasn't able to attend Canada 3.0 but it's a good development that people are talking about now to drive digital media in Canada, and that there's seems to be a lot of investment in the works to help make that happen.

By: markevans

markevans — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:54:11 +0000

Agreed that doing things such as blogging and writing books offers a lot of rewards other than money. The opportunities to meet new people and do different things is something that doesn't get as much attention as it should. Looking forward to reading Six Pixels.

Mark

By: Mitch Joel

Mitch Joel — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:21:04 +0000

Great post Mark (and great seeing you at SES).

I think there are still plenty of businesspeople (and this includes entrepreneurs) who have heard about this space and have – maybe – given it a glance or two, but really don't understand the business implications of it. That's the reason I wrote Six Pixels of Separation. I've been saying that my book is the prelude to my Blog and Twitter feed. I wrote mine in hopes of reaching the audience that still relies on their industry trade magazines, the daily newspaper, etc.. to get their info. I wanted to "talk" to a different group and wanted to reach them with a media channel they still use.

As for the "authors make little money", I think it depends on who your agent is and the publisher. Beyond that, if I would have thought like that way back when I started Blogging, I would never be where I am today. Whether it's a book or a Blog, the idea is not to monetize that specific mode of communication, but to use that to increase your business and profile. I'm pretty proud of the fact that my Blog makes me zero dollars. When I started, I had zero employees. Now, Twist Image is up to nearly 80 people with two office and multi-national accounts. I like that business model. Do you think you would be where you are with projects like the mesh conference, had you not Blogged for free for all of those years?

By: Vava

Vava — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:30:56 +0000

Mark, just an unrelated question: What are your thoughts on the recent Canada 3.0 Forum? Were you able to attend? Would be great to get your take on what the movers and shakers in Canadian digital media are planning on doing.

By: markevans

markevans — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:28:27 +0000

Glad to see you coming back to the MotherLand!

By: Tara Hunt

Tara Hunt — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:53:34 +0000

Hey Mark! Sorry I missed you at SES the other day. I'll be back often, though.

By: ramon b nuez jr

ramon b nuez jr — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:52:57 +0000

You are right. I think that the complete access to information and the ability to self-publish a book has given many the ability to write a book; even if they make little to no money.

-ramonbnuezjr.com