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Category: Business

Australia under attack

November 8, 2022 Geoff Business, Security, Tech Matters

On 22 September, Optus, Australia’s second-largest telecommunications company with a user base of more than 10 million people – close[…]

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The myth of multitasking

September 25, 2020 Geoff Business, My Thoughts

Just yesterday I wanted to catch up on some tech reading. After work hours seemed perfect, so I settled down[…]

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The state of the NZ book market

May 25, 2017 Geoff Business, For Writers, Publishing

Last year, New Zealanders purchased 5.3 million printed books — not bad for a country of just 4.6 million people,[…]

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The collective insanity of the publishing industry

March 4, 2016 Geoff Business, For Writers, Publishing

“Publishing is about she who writes and she who reads. Everyone else can lend a hand or fuck off.” Hugh[…]

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Two more ways publishers shaft writers

November 20, 2015 Geoff Business, Publishing, Scams

The latest posting on Writer Beware looks at the arbitration clauses buried in almost all publishing contracts. These clauses say[…]

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Social media snake oil

September 14, 2015 Geoff Business, Scams

Chris Syme of CKSyme Media Group has some advice for authors: The book marketing sector, more than any I have[…]

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Why Facebook will not help you sell books

September 4, 2015 Geoff Business

An illuminating post from Michael Alvear at Digital Book World: As an author, book marketer and social media specialist, I[…]

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American reading habits (2014)

May 22, 2015 Geoff Business, Publishing

Last year, nearly a quarter of American adults didn’t read a single book–hardback, paperback or e-book–a figure that’s almost tripled[…]

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The case against Author Solutions

March 19, 2015 Geoff Business, Publishing, Scams

Author Solutions Incorporated (ASI) claim to represent authors, but 170,000 (“or more”) of them are cited in a class action[…]

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Quotes: Barry Eisler

November 16, 2014 Geoff Business, Quotes

All writers think of what they do as an art. Smart writers understand that writing is also a business. Really[…]

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