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Short Is the New Long

The document discusses the trend towards shorter books, emphasizing that readers prefer information in small bites. It highlights the importance of authors thinking like entrepreneurs, focusing on creating engaging content, and building a reader community through blogging. Key ingredients for success include understanding readers, practicing writing, and having a compelling book cover and title.

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The Publishing Revolution SHORT Is the New LONG Ignite DC #10 Debbie Weil 09.26.12
Readers want information in small bites.
Phew… a short book is doable. Charles Dickens
Write for Kindle.
Hey, I’m a real book
Isn’t the goal to “tell your story”?
No! Your eBook has a business goal: to leverage revenue. Nic McPhee http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicmcphee/
An author is an entrepreneur. Flickr
Example of self-published eBook.
Got his eBook sponsored by GoToWebinar.
Collected blog posts make him a published author.
Help your readers make " one small change.
Your book needs a stylish cover and a title that makes readers say…
I gotta know what’s inside.
How will readers find your book?
Start blogging now. Build your tribe. Listen to your readers. Be relentlessly useful
Ingredients of success: 1. Think like an entrepreneur " 2. It’s all about your readers 3. Practice…
Practice… practice… " It takes a lot of sweat to write a book.
Start writing… Big Ideas. Short Books.TM Debbie Weil debbie@voxiemedia.com