Publishing

Guest Post on AriWriter.com: Be Your Own PR Firm

Posted on 08. Mar, 2010
Categories: Publishing, Social Media

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In this guest post on ariwriter.com, I impart a few of the lessons I’ve learned over the past year writing books. Whether you’re promoting a book, ebook, or white paper, you should be able to benefit from the advice dispensed in this post.

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Publication of New Edition of Why New Systems Fail

Posted on 03. Mar, 2010
Categories: Announcements, Publishing

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Sometimes I write something that is really all about me. There’s just no way of sugarcoating it. Today is one of those days.

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Cover for New Edition of Why New Systems Fail

Posted on 21. Jan, 2010
Categories: Announcements, Misc. Writing, Publishing

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One of the questions that people often ask me is, “What’s the difference between self-publishing and going with a traditional publishing house?” Well, there are many. It’s a topic that I’ll be addressing more and more over the next few months based on some reader feedback.

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2009: A Look Back and Forward

Posted on 15. Dec, 2009
Categories: Enterprise 2.0, Publishing, Web 2.0

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As I reflect on the past twelve months, I am very pleased with what I have accomplished. Faced with a tough year on the consulting front, I was able to make productive use of my time and write a second book–as well as penning the second edition to my first. In this post, I look both back on 2009 with an eye towards 2010.

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The Big Lebowski and the State of Book Publishing

Posted on 09. Dec, 2009
Categories: Internet, Publishing

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A recent post by Forrester Research’s James McQuivey about the state of book publishing aroused my ire today. This sometimes prickly author finds fault in McQuivey’s logic. I also vent about the limits of “Free” and additional disruptions caused by technology.

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Blogging 101: A Podcast with Jim Harris

Posted on 30. Nov, 2009
Categories: Publishing, Technology Today

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It seems like everyone is blogging these days but some people are having more success than others. One of the most knowledgeable people I’ve met in the last year is my friend Jim Harris. Jim runs the Obsessive-Compulsive Data Quality blog and works as a writer for hire. Jim and I recently recorded a podcast [...]

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Interview with Scott Berkun, Author of Confessions of a Public Speaker

Posted on 19. Nov, 2009
Categories: Interviews, Publishing

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I recently spoke with my friend and fellow Carnegie Mellon alumnus Scott Berkun about his new book, Confessions of a Public Speaker. Scott’s essays, books, and lectures are very well received and, without getting too gushy, he’s been a bit of an inspiration to me over the last few years.