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This is a neat story and one that I hope has a very happy ending: Donald Miller’s best-selling book, Blue Like Jazz, had a movie scheduled that ultimately got canned because of funding.
But, that didn’t stop a few enterprising and passionate individuals to do something about it! They created a website and campaign to “save” it be gathering funds through social media.
Check out their video to move you to support the cause:
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Occasionally we’ll get packages from publishers, like Zondervan, that contain yummy mind treats (books).
We think of them as presents, and who doesn’t like unexpected gifts?
If you’re interested in having some of our authors review something (anything) feel free to send it to us! We can’t guarantee that we’ll write about it (especially if it’s bad), but at least we’ll have a good chuckle.
😉
Earlier this year, Mike Foster and Jud Wilhite created the People of the Second Chance community, which I’ve thoroughly enjoyed being a part of. In addition, Mike Foster is releasing a new book titled Gracenomics at Catalyst and I was able to review it early.
Here are some of my first thoughts and impressions of this new manifesto.
Nice.
For people that just need to see something mathematical to get them motivated, this could be the trick. Check it out here.
Don’t know how fast you can read? Take a speed test here!
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The news is spreading around the web that Seth Godin, an already prolific writer, has decided that publishing in the traditional way is no longer an option for him.
This was probably the most important take-away for me from where he’s headed next and his reason why:
Traditional book publishers use techniques perfected a hundred years ago to help authors reach unknown readers, using a stable technology (books) and an antique and expensive distribution system.
The thing is — now I know who my readers are.
And he’s right about that. The only concern I have is that for other not-so-well-known authors and new writers might not know who their audience is. More importantly, they probably don’t even have a large audience to begin with to pull something like this off.
[Read more…] about Seth Godin No Longer Publishing Books (in the Traditional Sense)
More and more would-be first time guests will visit your church’s website before they ever walk through the doors.
In fact, it’s easier to spend a Sunday afternoon googling local churches, and reading through their respective websites, than it is to get all the kids bathed, dressed, fed, loaded into the Tahoe, unloaded, registered, and wrestled into an oh-so-unfamiliar Sunday school environment just to “try out” a new church for the first time.
Let’s face it, your website will either be a bridge or a barrier for new church members. If this is true, and I believe it is, how can you make it a bridge?
