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10 Ways to Rock on Social Media and Still Have a Life

Penny C. Sansevieri | Posted 11.17.2009 | Media


Penny C. Sansevieri

It's true: social media is here--and there goes your life! Well, maybe not entirely but it sure seems that way sometimes, doesn't it?

Fifty Things Under $50 Bucks To Promote Your Book

Penny C. Sansevieri | Posted 11.16.2009 | Books


Penny C. Sansevieri

These days it seems like everyone's book marketing budget is a little tighter. If you're feeling the pinch, here are some tips that could help keep you on track.

Malcolm Gladwell and the Case For Endless Self-Googling

David Quigg | Posted 11.16.2009 | Books


David Quigg

I piled cringe upon cringe Friday -- first because I read Steven Pinker's vivisection of Malcolm Gladwell's new collection, second because of what I found when I Googled a flub Pinker wielded against Gladwell.

Warren Buffett and the Business of Life: Part 3 of 7

Alice Schroeder | Posted 11.12.2009 | Books


Alice Schroeder

Buffett had indeed learned through experience that "when in doubt keep holding"; he said, "I've made most of my money sitting on my ass."

Google Books and the High Bar for Approval: Why Opt-In May Sink the Deal

Peter Brantley | Posted 11.03.2009 | Books


Peter Brantley

The only way this book digitization effort makes business sense for Google is if it can amass control over a sizeable swath of rights and can monetize those rights at will in future business models.

RIP Hardcovers ... Long Live the Kindle

Fauzia Burke | Posted 11.02.2009 | Books


Fauzia Burke

Book publishing is not dying, it's evolving. How much energy and money can we save if we stop publishing hardcovers?

Everything Is Your Resume

Penny C. Sansevieri | Posted 10.28.2009 | Books


Penny C. Sansevieri

When you put something online, it can almost live forever. That means that we have to be careful what we share, what we say, and the footprints we leave online.

The Moral Ferocity of Eating Animals

Dr. Andrew Weil | Posted 10.28.2009 | Books


Dr. Andrew Weil

If you eat meat from factories you have not absorbed the reality of factory farms. If you truly understood what happens inside these windowless animal jails and abattoirs, you simply would not eat this meat.

I'll Take a Community With That Book, Please!

Fauzia Burke | Posted 10.20.2009 | Books


Fauzia Burke

General trade publishing is for everyone, yet there is no "everyone" out there. Readers are part of micro communities. They want good books, and they need publishers who will support their interests and passions.

10 Things Bookstores Need to Do to Help Themselves

Jason Pinter | Posted 10.12.2009 | Books


Jason Pinter

I unabashedly love bookstores. But they need to evolve, to change some habits that have long since become obsolete.

Why I Held My Book Launch Party in a Hair Salon

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.05.2009 | Entertainment


Dr. Irene S. Levine

Although many people were surprised before I explained why, deciding to have my launch party at Donna Hair Design in Chappaqua was a no-brainer