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Over 1M Downloads for Tim Ferriss’ BitTorrent Bundle

Dan Eldridge — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 03:00:52 +0000

The publishing industry (understandably) made a lot of noise last November when the news broke that self-improvement author Tim Ferriss would be promoting his newest book project, The 4-Hour Chef, on BitTorrent, a site that will probably always be associated with illegal online file-sharing. The promotion—a free, downloadable BitTorrent bundle that includes interviews, candid author photos, the first chapter of [...]

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More Amazon in the news

Chris Meadows — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 01:29:43 +0000

I’ve been mostly away from my computer for the last few days, due to an early Thanksgiving visit with family. But I’ve been following the news while I’ve been gone, and there have been a few interesting items concerning Amazon. One is that, in the UK, Philip Jones reports that Amazon had to answer to [...]

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Morning Roundup — Stories you may have missed

Dan Eldridge — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 15:19:37 +0000

Out of Touch: E-reading isn’t reading (Slate) Hey Tim Ferriss: Book banning isn’t a marketing gimmick (Paid Content) With Amazon Publishing Stonewalled By Retailers, Tim Ferriss Taps BitTorrent To Market His New Book (Tech Crunch) Dave Eggers: 4 Spot-on TED Talks (Mashable) Kindle Daily Deal: Freeman by Leonard Pitts, Jr. {and} Promises to the Dead by [...]

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