Debbie Weil

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Not a Full-Length Book? Write a Kindle Single Instead

Debbie Weil

I’ve been wrestling with whether the topic of Friending Over 50 (aka baby boomers and social media) is a book idea - or just a fascinating phenomenon (links to Pew Internet report on Older Adults and Social Media ) as well as a great subject for a five-minute Ignite talk. Beware: a book topic defines your speaking platform.

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Context vs. Content: What Sells Your Book

Debbie Weil

That is key to understanding why context ( who , where , how , what , why ) has as much to do with the success or popularity of a new book as does the actual content of that book. Who recommended the book to you? Where did you hear about the book? How do you prefer to read a book? That counts for a lot.

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Hey, Stop Procrastinating and “Do the Work”

Debbie Weil

" The Domino Project’s Do the Work. It’s Do the Work , the new book by best-selling author Steven Pressfield and the second title to come out of Seth Godin’s new publishing venture, The Domino Project.*. Well, this little book has some marvelous tips. I love this book. It’s just there.

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Is Publishing a Kick-ass eBook for Kindle One of Your Goals for 2012?

Debbie Weil

The program is currently in full swing with 10 subject matter experts working on a wide variety of book topics. Writing a book, even a short book, is hard. What if a drop-dead deadline propelled you to finish your book in 8 weeks? Forget the word BOOK in all caps. We are having a blast. Why a Kindle eBook?

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My Three Words for 2012: Alignment, Quiet and Compassion

Debbie Weil

It's a next-generation publishing company that helps up-and-coming business authors to write and publish SHORT eBooks and SHORT beautifully-designed print books. That means we will publish select titles under the Voxie Media imprint, just as Portfolio, the business imprint for Penguin, published the original edition of my book.

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Q & A with Seth Godin about writing the best-selling Poke the Box

Debbie Weil

Poke the Box , the first title to come out of Seth Godin’s new publishing venture powered by Amazon, The Domino Project , is selling like hotcakes. The book has been out less than 30 days and you can already read close to 60 five-star reviews on Amazon. As of this writing, the book is #70 in the Top 100 Books on Amazon.

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