Thursday, October 18, 2012

Social Books 5 Part Blog Series

Posted by Richard MacManus

"My next series of posts is entitled Social Books. Over five posts, I'm going to explore how book readers and writers use social networking tools... So let's get started with far and away the most popular social network for book lovers in the world, Goodreads. Its user base has almost doubled in 2012, which made me wonder whether Goodreads has any real competition now..."

Part 1: Book Lovers: If You're Not Already On Goodreads, Here's Why You Should Be
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/book-lovers-if-youre-not-already-on-goodreads-heres-why-you-should-be.php

Part 2: Social Networking For Authors & Overcoming The Rejection Slip
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/social-networking-for-authors-overcoming-the-rejection-slip.php

Part 3: Why Book Highlights Are Anti-Social
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/why-book-highlights-are-anti-social.php

Part 4: The Social Library: How Public Libraries Are Using Social Media
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the-social-library-how-public-libraries-are-using-social-media.php

Part 5: How The Big Six Book Publishers Are Using Social Media
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how-the-big-six-book-publishers-are-using-social-media.php

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Friday, October 5, 2012

What is ROI?

When someone in business talks about their ROI, they mean their Return On Investment. A savvy business person will want to know all about the ROI of a project, because it tells him or her how successful it is. ROI is usually a matter of simple mathematics, although it can involve a number of different factors.

Read more here
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-roi.htm