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Learn Quran Online — Tue, 22 May 2012 05:37:25 -0000

These challenges are the outcome of two processes. On the one hand, the publishing business has been transformed beyond recognition by a set of profound social and economic changes that have been underway since the 1960s, resulting in the publishing landscape we see around us today...

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titaniumjewelry — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 05:44:32 -0000

I don't know if Paulo Coelho was the first one to do this kind of promotion, but I know he is very successful with the file sharing. I'll take a look at it. Thank you

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flash drive — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 01:02:16 -0000

I am very excited about ebooks and how they think people are going to am again publishing and books for distribution strategies. I think the books for the advancement of civilization is a necessary piece, but for some reason they have been trapped in time. That in the era of instant content delivery and environmentally sound technology, paper books anymore.

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modem — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:04:52 -0000

Nice post again. I am having ebook of 7th son descent and i have gone through 1/4 of it . Till now it is really mind blowing. Good going...

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modem — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:25:47 -0000

Nice post!It was a very nice idea! Just wanna say thank you for the information you have shared. Just continue writing this kind of post. I will be your loyal reader. Thanks again.

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Dual Sim mobile phones — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:50:21 -0000

nice

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Breanna — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:26:41 -0000

Hi Chris - this is a pretty cool marketing idea, and it worked on me! I work for a literary PR firm and blogged about it here:

http://www.phenixpublicity....

Thanks for sharing!

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Eric Goldman — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:57:53 -0000

Great idea J.C Hutchins, only it's been done before. My book has the first 10 chapters available for free on iTunes and also as PDFs on its website! See www.napoleonsgambit.com for more details.

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Karl Foxley — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:42:46 -0000

Nothing like variety and creativity to get people speaking about something and this is certainly a good example of this in action. Great stuff!

Karl

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obscurelyfamous — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:54:27 -0000

Hey Laurel. I'm from Disqus and I'm wondering what our demands are. Could you explain? Thanks!

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Santiago Merea — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:06:34 -0000

I am very excited about ebooks and how they are going to make people re-think strategies for publishing and distributing books. I believe that books are an essential piece to the advancement of civilization, but, for some reason they got stuck in time. In the era of instant content delivery and environmentally sound techniques, paper books are not sounds anymore.
I know, I got a little bit off topic. But think about it, if anyone can publish a pdf and make people download it for free, there is going to be more 'creative' competition. And folks like Hutchins will come up with new strategies like giving away 10 chapters!
That's awesome!

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Pilar Rodrigues — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:46:31 -0000

Paulo Coelho's link to "Pirate Coelho" (I just found):
http://paulocoelhoblog.com/...
and his explanation:
http://paulocoelhoblog.com/...

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Sonny Gill — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:27:52 -0000

Yup! That was trippy and made me realize how different J.C. was with his thinking and where he's taking this industry.

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Chris Brogan — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:10:24 -0000

Paulo is one of the best community builders out there, by the way. Great on Twitter.

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Chris Brogan — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:09:55 -0000

Did you do all the dialing of numbers and URLs and stuff? Wasn't that crazy?

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tannerc — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:06:38 -0000

Talk about a catchy introduction.

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Sonny Gill — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:58:44 -0000

I remember when you put me on to J.C. and his book, Personal Effects: Dark Art. I always appreciated a good thriller on the big screen, but Dark Art changed my perspective on the written form. It wasn't just a book, it was an experience, it was interactive (yes, more material and 'extras' than your normal publication), and it had me immersed from the first to the last page.

I don't doubt 7th Son: Descent will be any different. Kudos, J.C.!

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BobPoole — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:02:38 -0000

Wow! The first sentence is a grabber. I'll read it. Thank you.

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Fruitfulvine2 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:55:30 -0000

Sounds like a gripping read.

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the a la menthe — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:43:35 -0000

I have downloaded 7th Son Descent pdf.It is interesting concept.I like it alot.Thanks for sharing such a great post here.

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Laurel Papworth — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:26:20 -0000

That guy is doing awesome stuff with creative commons and books. There's a group in England - I forget the name - who are doing something similar.
Film projects such as the one by Nina Paley (Sidha sings the blues) have a similar strategy - giving away the content for free, but you pay for the "container".
I wonder where it will all end up? :)

FYI, I rarely comment on Disqus comment sites - absolute nightmare to bypass their outrageous demands, including linking back to Disqus instead of our blogs.

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Nicholas Z. Cardot — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:23:34 -0000

That sounds pretty interesting. That's definitely a unique way to promote a book. Maybe I'll do something like that someday.