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Most popular business books are like this. They have an idea that could fit in like a single chapter, but have to write a whole book about it to get paid, so th
by brokencode 1y ago
Most popular business books are like this. They have an idea that could fit in like a single chapter, but have to write a whole book about it to get paid, so they pad it with numerous anecdotes and their entire life’s story.
I wish there were more reliable ways to monetize for authors between clickbait and published book. I know there are many paid Substacks and newsletters out there, some of which are really great. But I feel like you need a lot of luck or self promotion skills for this to work.
- 2b3a51 1y agoMonetisation: how about a periodical publication? Edited and curated around a theme and then contributors can write to an appropriate length. Spin-off courses and perhaps even individual sessions where a general theme is applied to a specific situation? https://www.idler.co.uk/ https://www.idler.co.uk/ These people seem to be doing OK with that format for er, a different market segment.
- colechristensen 1y agoWe need to return to the grand history of the publication of the pamphlet, which is exactly what we want. Short form content, 5 to 50 pages, which is exactly the length that would fit for so many of these business, "popular science", and other kinds of nonfiction books which have good ideas but no business being 250 pages long. Essentially one-off magazines instead of being a periodical, individually published and probably in a smaller format than 8x11/A4-ish sizes for most modern magazines. https://www.library.illinois.edu/rbx/2015/03/30/the-pamphlet-americas-first-social-media/ https://www.library.illinois.edu/rbx/2015/03/30/the-pamphlet...