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It’s here at last: fEmpowerment: A Guide to Unleashing Your Inner Bond Girl, by Sandy Shepard (a.k.a. Solitaire). And me, but mostly her. We started working on this book in 2005 and built it up out of posts on her Double Oh! Productions blog. You can order it from the Be a Bond Girl […]

Self-publishing guru Dan Poynter, author of Writing Nonfiction and The Self-Publishing Manual, makes his YouTube debut in a ten-minute video taken at one of his seminars. The video is not as enlightening as his books, but it does serve to introduce Dan as a person. I’ve never attended a live seminar, but I’ve heard […]

Please Come to Boston…

The Otter Group, pioneers in podcast training, has scheduled its “Everybody’s A CEO Boot Camp” for October 25th at the Conference Center at One International Place in Boston. The event covers blogging, RSS, podcasting, and personal learning networks. According to the press release, “This day-long, interactive program will give participants the means to reach and […]

Rachel Metz’ August 24th Wired News interview with Steve Wozniak starts with his new book, IWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It.I haven’t read the book, but was particularly interested in what Woz had to say about working with co-author Gina Smith. […]

 
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Remember the RainToday survey about business books I linked to a few months ago? The results are out, and you can read the summary and order The Business Impact Of Writing A Book on RainToday’s website. I haven’t read the full report, so I can’t tell you whether the 71-page download is worth $149. […]

RainToday.com is looking for business book authors to participate in a study on “The Effects of Publishing Business Books on Professional Services Practices.”
If you’ve already published a business book, head on over to the RainToday.com survey and share your experience. Participants are automatically entered to win a copy of RainToday.com’s $445 special report […]

Heidi Miller’s mentions The Author-izer on her podcast and catches the attention of at least one would-be author.

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