3 Free Books to Open Your Eyes to the Future of Authorship

By Jane Friedman

In my most recent e-newsletter, I discussed 3 books (free to all!) that I consider mandatory reading for every author. If you didn’t receive the newsletter, you can view it here.

The three books are:

Mediactive by Dan Gillmor
Book: A Futurist’s Manifesto by Hugh McGuire & Brian O’Leary
The Cluetrain Manifesto

My newsletter explains the value of each one to both new and established writers. To never miss an issue of my e-newsletter, click here to suscribe.

Julia Rachel Barrett

What is a ‘Futurist’? This is the second time I’ve seen the word used today.
http://www.janefriedman.com Jane Friedman

People who attempt to predict the future. :)

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurist
Julia Rachel Barrett

LOL! I figured. It’s just that it seems to be the new thing to be…a futurist. I sort of think of my Eight Ball as a futurist, except it’s gift is contrary and capricious!
http://iambik.com Hugh McGuire

Ha! I actually pitched that as a title to O’Reilly:

“Book: An Eight Ball’s Manifesto”

..but they didn’t bite!
Julia Rachel Barrett

Hugh, I think that’s a brilliant title!
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