Reviews

The Business of Fake Book Reviews

On Saturday, David Streitfeld of The New York Times released The Best Book Reviews Money Can Buy, a story detailing the meteoric rise and subsequent fall of Jason Rutherford’s paid book review service, a business that, in its heyday, grossed $28,000 per month. In 2010 and 2011, Jason Rutherford ran a hugely successful book publicity […]

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The Kindle Is On Fire

Long before its official release date last week, everyone has been trying to get a handle on what the Kindle Fire is when compared to the iPad. Thanks to pre-ordering and one day shipping, I became the proud owner of this device on Tuesday. After spending a week playing on it, I believe I can

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Why Would Someone Write A Book That Gives Away Their Secrets? (Used Books: Big Profits Part 2)

Yesterday, at the end of very positive review of Adam Bertram’s ebook, Used Books: Big Business, the reviewer, Rich Whittle, expressed confusion at why Bertram would be selling an ebook that describes exactly how to compete with a business that he’s running: Reviewer’s Note: Books like this always make me wonder. If Adam Bertam is

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Critical Employee Reviews

photo credit: linh.ngân I recently came across an article on Entrepreneur.com regarding how important employee reviews are to your company and I couldn’t agree with more. Employee reviews today are more important now then they ever have been before with such a huge pool of unemployed people out there. Your annual reviews serve several purposes

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Evaluating Your Companies Culture

photo credit: Korean Resource Center 민족학교 BusinessWeek: Choreographing, or at least dancing in step with your organization’s culture, is critical to leadership. Move well with it, and it enables you to get great things done. Buck it or be victimized by it, and it can be your downfall. Within every company there is a culture

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