Posts Tagged ‘Steve Wilson’

mbStartups is pleased to announce the Startup of the Week: a weekly post dedicated to the newest faces in new media.

This week marketing guru Seth Godin released his new book, Poke the Box through his own publishing venture, The Domino Project, which is powered by Amazon. Godin is not the first bestseller to break away from traditional publishing. A startup called FastPencil has similarly lured established authors away from their publishers with FastPencil Premiere, a platform that promises a full buffet of services, coffee-table quality and a greater cut of the profits. We recently spoke with co-founder and CEO Steve Wilson about how published and indie authors can create a domino effect of their own.

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The publishing industry is a startups market, and its transformation is worth watching with a bucket of popcorn. Jeff Rivera, the book publishing executive and author (Forever My Lady,Warner Books, 2007, etc.) who also writes for our sister blog, GalleyCat, has announced the launch of a new online community for the book publishing industry. The Gatekeepers Post features book-centric reviews, headlining news, articles and op-ed pieces, as well as virtual panel discussions and online conferences.

“I’m a news junkie,” Rivera told mbStartups, but he found that publishing didn’t make the headlines as often as other industries, despite the rise of eBooks and other game-changing events. When he found himself arguing with his editors about semi-colons more often than major industry trends, Rivera decided to take action.

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