Radio Wammo

New technology has increased the quality and decreased the price of self-published books, and authors no longer have to print hundreds of thousands to make it viable for them. It is increasingly tough to have a work produced by one of the large publishing companies. In fact more than 98% of all unsolicited manuscripts submitted to traditional publishers are rejected. This is where Publish Me, New Zealand’s largest online self-publishing company comes in.

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This year will be tough. Vincent says 2009 will be the year for the hard worker, the individual who puts in the hours and does not rely solely on talent to succeed. Two books have inspired Vincent over the holiday period – Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers: The Story of Success and Geoff Colvin’s Talent is Overrated. These titles suggest to Vincent that this year is about dedicated practise. Vincent Heeringa is the editorial director at Idealog

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