There are all sorts of interesting things to highlight in the world of book publishing and business books as we reach the half-way point of 2021. Let’s jump right in! 1. Big Growth In Book Market Book publishing is classically a market of slow and steady growth. In 2020, book publishing was remarkably resilient through the…

We looked through all the lists so you don’t have to — This year, I read fewer business books than I usually do. You probably did, too. The category’s sales are down 20% since March, according to NPD’s Bookscan. It’s not hard to understand why. …

About 11,000 business books are published every year. Here’s a strategy to get through the most important ones. — During my sophomore year of high school, a family moved into our rural southeastern Wisconsin school district. The two kids had been educated at private schools in the inner suburbs of Chicago, which was immediately evident by the books they were reading. The son was a year older than me…

Changing your behavior means understanding how behavior works — Around 40% of the actions you take today will be nearly automatic. Each one will start with a cue that kicks off a well-rehearsed routine. Upon completion, you’ll be rewarded with a satisfying sense of fulfillment. We call these habits, and they get a lot of attention this time of…

11,000 business books are published every year. Here are the three you need to crush 2020. — In the world of business books, there are 11,000 titles published every year. The sheer volume of new books makes it impossible to sort through them all. As readers, we need help, and that help arrives each November in the form of awards and best-of-the-year lists from media outlets and…

There are 11,000 business books published every year. How can you possibly decide what to read? As we approach the end of the year, there are some great Best of Year list to help with that exact problem. The ones I pay attention to each year are: Porchlight Books Business…

Every since I started writing books in 2005, I have always felt that something was wrong with the book publishing process. The process is slow. There are lots of handoffs between various specialists. The book files keeps changing formats across various computer programs. …

In April, I moved back to working at my publishing studio full-time. The first project I wanted to spend time on was a new edition of Every Book Is a Startup. A Little History The history on this project starts back in 2011. I wrote a post here on my blog. The essay…

in Three Acts — 1. “There are two kinds of companies—those that work to raise prices and those that work to lower them.” -Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com On the morning of February 11th, 2011, few were surprised by the news Borders had filed for bankruptcy. The second largest retail bookseller in the…