I am a published author of thrillers (four titles by Hodder) and have now branched out into audiobooks and eBooks. I have set up a website for this purpose to enable authors to sell their audiobooks/eBooks. I also taught a course in thriller writing through the London School of Journalism.
My latest book, No Way Out
has just been published by HarperCollins UK. The first in the series, Mercy
, was published in November 2009.
I have been influenced by a number of books in my life - four of which are business books that I read recently:
From Innovation - the Attacker's Advantage by Richard Foster, I learned that old business are slow to embrace new technologies that would take business away from their established and entrenched interests. This puts them at a disadvantage when it comes to competition from young upstart businesses, with disruptive technology, that do not have any entrenched interests to protect.
From The Long Tail, by Chris Anderson, I learned that business that take advantage of the internet to offer a huge range of products can make a lot of money, even if no one single product sells in large quantities. Their suppliers too can make money by selling small quantities of a number of products
From The Wisdom of Crowds, by James Surowiecki, I learned that one can use the general population as a substitute for the "gatekeepers" - thus agents, editors and critics can all be replaved by customer reviews, backed by powerful search engines.
Finally, from The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell, I learned that a small business can grow and grow by word of mouth until it tips over into large scale business.
Oh yes, I also learned this from The Google Story!
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