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A Tipping Point in Books

Always be looking ahead to see where your market or industry is headed. What are the trends? What are the ramifications of those trends? This summer marked a tipping point in the book industry. From Bloomberg as reported by the July 30, 2010, issue of The Week: The e-book revolution has reached a tipping point. […]

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Brandwashed

You might wonder why I asked you to tell me your favorite brands a couple weeks ago. The reason I did this was to prove a point: brands are powerful. In a world of information overload, brands are even more important. They give us a decision shortcut — a way to side-step all the choices […]

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The Ethics of Idea Theft

Fact #1: Words can be copyrighted; ideas can’t. Fact #2: Original ideas are about as rare as 10-karat diamonds. “Idea theft,” as I’ve called it in the title of this post, has been on my mind for a couple of reasons. The first incident happened a few months ago when a good friend of mine […]

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