TheThreePercent

One of the most exciting things about business models arising out of Web 2.0 and social networking is how contributors sometimes get a never-ending return on their investment.

Amazon is a good example of this.  I published a middle-grade fiction book last year, and yesterday someone pointed me to a review that I didn’t know was there.  And I also noticed a jump in sales after that review hit.  It costs me nothing to keep my book for sale on Amazon.  It could sit there for 50 years, and it really doesn’t matter if it only sells one copy a year…that’s 50 people who will know the world of The Hidden Stage and its characters.  I’d be satisfied with that.

Print-on-demand, Kindle, Scribd, Web 2.0 – and just the internet itself…   Some days like today I’m reminded of how cool it is to live in this time where creative people can put their lines in the water of a global pool, kick back, enjoy the day, and not worry about how long it takes for the fish to swim by.

Thank you, Al Gore, for the Internet.