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Tucker Max@tuckermax · CEO, Book In A Box
Book In A Box came about because an entrepreneur called me out, and was right. She had a great book idea, and amazing things to say, she just had no time to deal with writing and publishing a book (who does except writers). I told her there was no way to get a book without writing it, and she called me out, saying if I was an actual entrepreneur, then I wo… See more
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Erik Torenberg@eriktorenberg · Former Product Hunt
@tuckermax love the medium post. suggest everyone reads it to learn how the book in a box process works. a few q's: how are you handling all that growth? are you being very particular about the book projects you take on -- and what's your criteria? are you able to evaluate pretty early on what's a best seller - how predictable is it for you now that you'… See more
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Erik Torenberg@eriktorenberg · Former Product Hunt
@tuckermax as someone on the outside looking in, i also have a few questions about publishing -- are there comparisons between publishing houses and record labels? what do you think the future of publishing looks like? is the business/economics going to change the product (books) itself - are there ways to make MVPs of books? will writing programs in the fu… See more
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Tucker Max@tuckermax · CEO, Book In A Box
@eriktorenberg Good questions: 1. Growth: We have intentionally throttled our growth to give us time to really develop and refine the process, and to find and train the best possible freelancers, all to ensure a quality product from our end. There would be no quicker way for this to fail than to put our mediocre books. We have even had to delay some joint … See more
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Tucker Max@tuckermax · CEO, Book In A Box
@eriktorenberg Oh man--great questions, and really long answers. Lemme see if I can't hit the highlights: 1. Future of publishing: It's both bleak and bright. It's bleak for the old school publishing companies. They missed the train on technology, and since they were never created in order to serve the needs of readers, it's too late for most of them. The… See more
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