Tim Ferris in the News

Top 10 Ways to Travel Smarter, Safer, and Cheaper - Lifehacker

Tim Ferris in the News - Sat, 02/04/2012 - 13:07

Top 10 Ways to Travel Smarter, Safer, and Cheaper
Lifehacker
If that's not your style, you can always try the bundled wrapping method or take some tips from author and super-light traveler Tim Ferriss. 9. Find a Cheap Place to Stay by Renting an Apartment When I planned an awesome last-minute vacation on the ...

Tough Week for Amazon - Publishers Weekly

Tim Ferris in the News - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 20:43

Tough Week for Amazon
Publishers Weekly
The company has not been able to offer widespread distribution to authors it has signed to date, and although no major fiction author has signed with the company, a few bestselling nonfiction authors have signed with Amazon including Tim Ferriss and ...

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The Torch: TED Talks: Productive Procrastinating - my.hsj.org

Tim Ferris in the News - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:08

The Torch: TED Talks: Productive Procrastinating
my.hsj.org
For example, as I am writing this I am currently taking breaks to watch a talk entitled “Tim Ferriss: Smash fear, learn anything.” Do not be deceived, this is still procrastinating, yet TED talks relieves me of (most of) the guilty feelings that are ...

Are Your Titles Irresistibly Click Worthy & Viral?! - SEOmoz (blog)

Tim Ferris in the News - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 13:03

SEOmoz (blog)

Are Your Titles Irresistibly Click Worthy & Viral?!
SEOmoz (blog)
For instance, take someone like Tim Ferriss, who has a relatively high amount of followers on Twitter. I can take a link he's shared on Twitter and see how many clicks its received. Not only that, I can look through his entire list of publically ...

Barnes & Noble won't stock books published by Amazon in stores - Los Angeles Times

Tim Ferris in the News - Tue, 01/31/2012 - 23:06

Los Angeles Times

Barnes & Noble won't stock books published by Amazon in stores
Los Angeles Times
Last year, for example, the retail giant signed a deal with the popular self-help author Tim Ferriss. All this does not sit well with Barnes & Noble, which operates more than 700 bricks-and-mortar stores and has been trying to compete with Amazon in ...

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'We Are the (Tech) World': Google exec and blogger put together anti-SOPA e ... - San Jose Mercury News

Tim Ferris in the News - Mon, 01/30/2012 - 13:19

'We Are the (Tech) World': Google exec and blogger put together anti-SOPA e ...
San Jose Mercury News
... New York venture capitalist Fred Wilson, technologist and venture capital blogger Brad Feld, online social researcher danah boyd, blogger and venture capitalist MG Siegler, angel investor Tim Ferriss, and tech thinker and publisher Tim O'Reilly.

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Can James Franco be a bestseller? - MobyLives

Tim Ferris in the News - Mon, 01/30/2012 - 01:11

MobyLives

Can James Franco be a bestseller?
MobyLives
Amazon Publishing plans to publish more than 100 books over the next few months, and the list of the company's impressive acquisitions almost always includes Franco alongside actual mega-selling authors Tim Ferriss and Deepak Chopra.

Seven ways to convert readers of your company blog into paying customers - GeekWire

Tim Ferris in the News - Wed, 01/25/2012 - 16:56

Seven ways to convert readers of your company blog into paying customers
GeekWire
Hello Bar – This tool is great for promotion everything from an email newsletter to books like bloggers like Darren Rowse and Tim Ferriss do. Lightbox – A simple, nicely designed pop-up with a sub form lays over the website, lightboxes are very popular ...

WellnessFX Consumer Health Open to Commerce and Expands on West Coast - Sacramento Bee

Tim Ferris in the News - Wed, 01/25/2012 - 12:11

WellnessFX Consumer Health Open to Commerce and Expands on West Coast
Sacramento Bee
WellnessFX has an impressive lineup of Board members and advisors to help with its ambitious plans of expanding in the US, including: Mike Maples, partner at Floodgate and investor; Tim Ferriss, author and advisor; Jed Katz, managing director at ...

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WellnessFX Consumer Health Open to Commerce and Expands on West Coast - MarketWatch (press release)

Tim Ferris in the News - Wed, 01/25/2012 - 07:33

WellnessFX Consumer Health Open to Commerce and Expands on West Coast
MarketWatch (press release)
WellnessFX has an impressive lineup of Board members and advisors to help with its ambitious plans of expanding in the US, including: Mike Maples, partner at Floodgate and investor; Tim Ferriss, author and advisor; Jed Katz, managing director at ...

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Amazon strikes print deal with HMH - The Bookseller

Tim Ferris in the News - Wed, 01/25/2012 - 06:03

The Bookseller

Amazon strikes print deal with HMH
The Bookseller
HMH has set up an imprint, New Harvest, to publish the titles when they are launched in autumn 2012, with books to come from authors including Deepak Chopra, Tim Ferriss and James Franco. It will distribute in North America, outside of Amazon's ...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to Distribute Amazon Booksmediabistro.com
From e-book to bookstore: Amazon and Houghton Mifflin strike new distribution dealGeekWire

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Well, Here's How Amazon Publishing Will Get Its Books Into Barnes & Noble - paidContent.org

Tim Ferris in the News - Tue, 01/24/2012 - 18:18

Well, Here's How Amazon Publishing Will Get Its Books Into Barnes & Noble
paidContent.org
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is creating a new imprint, called New Harvest, for the print versions of the Amazon Publishing East Coast titles—by authors like Tim Ferriss, Penny Marshall, Deepak Chopra and, most recently, James Franco. “Our goal has been, ...

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Three Tips on Making Your Book a Bestseller - Forbes

Tim Ferris in the News - Tue, 01/24/2012 - 13:28

Forbes

Three Tips on Making Your Book a Bestseller
Forbes
Unless you are a famous person like Bill Clinton or a proven best-selling author like Tim Ferriss, you need to your own marketing grunt work. Authors arrange media appearances and speeches and oversee social media activity on Twitter and Facebook.

What The Pros Know About Networking That You Don't - Business Insider

Tim Ferris in the News - Fri, 01/20/2012 - 15:03

What The Pros Know About Networking That You Don't
Business Insider
(To see what I mean, go check out what the young/engineering guys at Hacker News say about my friend Tim Ferriss. The bitterness is palpable, because it's easy to be skeptical on the internet.) All of these are assumptions, but we never test them.

Premiere pAGG Supplement Supplier Signs Exclusive Deal with GNC - PR.com (press release)

Tim Ferris in the News - Thu, 01/19/2012 - 04:00

Premiere pAGG Supplement Supplier Signs Exclusive Deal with GNC
PR.com (press release)
The pAGG diet supplement was made famous by Tim Ferriss in his New York Times best-selling book, The 4-Hour Body. After NewHealth Solutions was able to reduce Mr. Ferriss' 17-pill/day diet supplement to just 4 pills/day, the product gained a broad ...

The Best $750 I Ever Spent Bootstrapping My Startup: One Plane Ticket West - Huffington Post (blog)

Tim Ferris in the News - Wed, 01/18/2012 - 10:18

The Best $750 I Ever Spent Bootstrapping My Startup: One Plane Ticket West
Huffington Post (blog)
A few nights after settling back into Boston, I received an email from Dave McClure saying that Tim Ferriss will be at fbFund the following Monday and was offering 15-minute meetings with the incubator participants. I had read the Four Hour Work Week, ...

Losers love tactics - Business Insider

Tim Ferris in the News - Fri, 01/13/2012 - 13:39

Losers love tactics
Business Insider
... of emails I have tested and sent to my IWT Insider's List: You would think the best emails I send are the value-packed psychological insights, or the marketing nuggets, or the interviews I do with top-tier friends like BJ Fogg and Tim Ferriss.

The Tim Ferriss Effect: Lessons From My Successful Book Launch - Forbes

Tim Ferris in the News - Wed, 01/11/2012 - 04:15

Forbes

The Tim Ferriss Effect: Lessons From My Successful Book Launch
Forbes
Today, I want to write about something I'd like to call the “Tim Ferriss Effect.” It's not exclusive to Tim Ferriss, but he is I believe the marquee example of a major shift that has happened in the last 5 years within the world of book promotion.

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