“I wrote the book based on a blog that I keep. I also tweet. I don't think that for an incredibly old fart I'm totally behind the power curve. I really believe that the essentials of human relationships remain the same.” ThinkingBelieveHumansBookBehindsEssentialsCurvesBlogsTweetHuman RelationsHuman RelationshipsFartOld Farts Author:Tom Peters
“Had Twitter been invented earlier, my books would have been shorter.” Has BeensBook Author:Tom Peters
“Books were rare,expensive, time-consuming to create and copy, and difficult to transport. That is why collections ofprint-based books developed around centers of religious belief, learning, and wealth. It was cheaper andeasier for people to come to the collection than for the collection, or parts of the collection, to go to thepeople.” PeopleBookBeliefDifficultReligiousWealthExpensiveCollectionsCopiesConsumingCheaperTransportReligious BeliefTime Consuming Author:Tom Peters
“Collections of books and other documents, either printed or electronic, are a form of congregation.” BookFormCollectionsDocumentsPrintedCongregation Author:Tom Peters
“A vibrant, rich, growing corpus of public-domain books is a vital public good - similar to parks, the infrastructure of basic services, and other hallmarks of any advanced society.” BookRichGrowingParksInfrastructureDomainHallmarkPublic GoodCorpusPublic Domain Author:Tom Peters
“I want the public as well as libraries and schools to enjoy unlimited access to public-domain books. This means no charges for these kind of texts themselves.” WantWellsKindMeanBookSchoolEnjoyLibraryAccessUnlimitedDomainPublic Domain Author:Tom Peters
“MP3 players and flash memory devices are good for data storage and playback of music and digital talking books, but they offer little or nothing in the way of visual presentation of information and communication.” WayLittlesBookMemoriesTalkingPlayerInformationCommunicationOffersDataVisualsDigitalDevicesFlashPresentationStorageMp3Information And CommunicationMp3 Players Author:Tom Peters
“Authors and publishers want fair compensation and a means of protecting content through digital rights management. Vendors and technology companies want new markets for e-book reading devices and other hardware. End-users most of all want a wide range and generous amount of high-quality content for free or at reasonable costs. Like end-users, libraries want quality, quantity, economy, and variety as well as flexible business models.” WantWellsMeanBookEndsReadingQualityCompanyTechnologyEconomyRightsAmountCostModelsFairsManagementLibraryWideVarietyRangeGenerousReasonableDigitalDevicesQuantityUsersPublishersFlexibleCompensationBook ReadingHigh QualityHardwareBusiness ModelsVendors Author:Tom Peters
“Ultimately, I think that the growth and sustainability of the e-book movement depends on authors and end-users (readers).” ThinkingBookEndsGrowthMovementDependsReaderSustainabilityUsers Author:Tom Peters
“I would not be surprised to see interesting new forms of expression and literary genres develop as the e-book movement matures.” BookFormInterestingMovementExpressionGenreLiterary Genre Author:Tom Peters
“When it comes to e-book playback devices and software, I have always thought that the emphasis on ergonomic concerns as a tipping point for the end-user population was misplaced.” BookEndsConcernPopulationDevicesSoftwareUsersEmphasisTippingMisplacedTipping Point Author:Tom Peters
“I think economics, content, and the ability to interact with content in new and different ways are what will drive the adoption of e-books.” ThinkingWayBookDifferentAbilityEconomicsDifferent WaysAdoption Author:Tom Peters
“I still read quite a few printed books, but if something is available in digital format I do not print it before I read it.” IfsStillsBookAvailableDigitalPrintPrintedFormatPrinted Books Author:Tom Peters
“I don't read many business books. I read good fiction. Business is about people, so my favorite business books are anything by Dickens.” PeopleBookFictionMy FavoriteDickens Author:Tom Peters
“Business book writing for me is when some set of ideas gets stuck in my mind, I write a book about it. I haven't got a theory and I haven't got a framework.” WritingMindBookIdeasHavensTheoryStuckFrameworkBook Writing Author:Tom Peters
“I endorse a lot of people - sometimes people say I endorse too many books. And my response has always been the same: If I can get one case study that can give me one good idea that I can implement for $25, or for these days one-third of that on Kindle, I've gotten a very good deal.” PeopleIfsGivingI CanBookIdeasSometimesDealsCasesStudyThirdsGive MeResponseVery GoodThese DaysGood IdeasKindlesCase Studies Author:Tom Peters
“If I read a book that cost me $20 and I get one good idea, I've gotten one of the greatest bargains of all time.” IfsBookIdeasCostAll TimeGood IdeasBargains Author:Tom Peters
“I don't believe in holy writ. Buy fifty books or twenty-five books, take three weeks off, read them and make up your own theory. The fact that you end up literally burning twenty-two out of twenty-five books is beside the point.” BelieveTwoBookEndsFactsThreeReadingFiveWeekTheoryHolyTwentiesDon't BelieveBurningFiftyTwenty FiveTwenty Two Author:Tom Peters
