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Why Dan Franklin Matters

December 20, 2010 | Emily Williams | 2

Emily Williams | “You have to step into the dark a bit, otherwise it’s not worth doing.”

Richard Curtis: eBook Folly Leads to Innovation

August 19, 2010 | Emily Williams | 5

By Emily Williams | “Our revenues have quadrupled in two years. We’re beginning to make a profit and pay substantial royalties.”

Arthur Klebanoff: eBook Veteran, First Mover

August 16, 2010 | Emily Williams | 2

By Emily Williams | “eBooks are good news. There are many more paths to market.”

Guy LeCharles Gonzalez: Chief Executive Optimist

August 3, 2010 | DBW | 1

By Sue Lange | “Digital publishing is either going to expand the audience for books, or it’s going to destroy publishing as we know it.”

Scott Waxman: Change Agent, Digital Entrepreneur

July 29, 2010 | Emily Williams | 5

By Emily Williams | “The future, in terms of digital publishing, is not profitable in a lot of cases yet.”

Dan Blank: Putting the “Social” in Social Media

July 6, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 9

By Marian Schembari | “If all you care about is protecting an established business model, then you are missing the point.”

Ron Hogan: Putting the Reader First

June 16, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 3

By Marian Schembari || “I am confident that there are publishing companies forward-thinking enough to be responsive to communities of readers.”

Debbie Stier: Publishing’s Optimist Prime

June 1, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 7

By Marian Schembari || “I am inspired by people who make stuff happen… This is definitely an exciting time.”

Kate Rados: Digital Ninja, Gadget Geek

May 21, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 2

By Marian Schembari || “I was lucky enough, and ninja-nerd enough, to pounce on the opportunity.”

Joseph Phillip Illidge: A Different Kind of Social

April 29, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 1

By Marian Schembari || “Being able to express myself under fictional guises allows me to comment on anything I want to, but the face isn’t me.”

Gretchen Rubin: Social Media Happiness for Authors

April 26, 2010 | DBW | 27

By Joe Dolce || “Publishers don’t have the time to think about it; and a lot of authors don’t know what to ask for.”

Laura Dawson: Metadata Evangelist

April 12, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 16

By Marian Schembari || “I’m loving the recognition that identifiers and metadata are important marketing tools!”

Ryan Chapman, Marketing Optimist

March 12, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 6

By Marian Schembari || “The approach for each author must be unique; there’s also a lot of misinformation out there.”

Pablo Defendini, Catalyst and Innovator

February 22, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 4

By Marian Schembari || “I love that books and publishing are becoming fodder for dinner table conversation again.”

Don Linn, Optimistic Book Lover

February 12, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 3

By Marian Schembari || “If you’re a traditional business, you have to manage your old business while transitioning to the new.”

Jane Friedman, Publisher

February 5, 2010 | Marian Schembari | 5

By Marian Schembari || “With changing business models and an enormous amount of online opportunities, what’s the best advice?”

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