Embracing Creative Risks in Publishing

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Delving into revenue-sharing models and the success story of Boys in the Boat, this chapter advocates for taking creative risks in the publishing industry. It emphasizes the importance of supporting diverse projects, challenging industry norms, and exploring alternative mediums to foster innovation and unique artistic expressions.

Author and friend-of-the-show Jimmy Soni returns to discuss the future of publishing, the changing world of book marketing, the courage of creative risk, and MUCH more!

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Why Traditional Publishing is in Stasis
A Case of Broken Incentives
The Changing World of Book Marketing & the Case for Patience
Talent Spotting & Creative Risk
The Challenge of Self-Publishing
Experiment, Experiment, Experiment
Taylor Swift, Michael Jordan, and the Courage of Trying Something New
Don’t Be Trapped by the Opinions of Others
Jimmy as Emperor of the World
MORE!

Books Mentioned:

The Founders; by Jimmy Soni
A Mind at Play; by Jimmy Soni & Rob Goodman
What Works on Wall Street; by Jim O'Shaughnessy
Invest Like The Best; by Jim O'Shaughnessy
How To Retire Rich; by Jim O'Shaughnessy
Atomic Habits; by James Clear
Psychology of Money; by Morgan Housel
The Obstacle is the Way; by Ryan Holiday
Trust Me, I'm Lying; by Ryan Holiday
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics; by Daniel James Brown
You Are a Badass; by Jen Sincero
11/22/63; by Stephen King