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2005-03-03

Friends who tell friends who tell friends...

Convinced of the validity of word of mouth marketing, Boing Boing shares the successful technique with the world.

"Books like Sisters of Ya Ya Sisterhoood became a success because one friend went to another friend and handed her a copy of the book, saying, 'You must read this, it changed my life.' I want to give my readers the same ability, so I have to give them a form of the book that they can 'hand' to their friends over the Internet. Even if it displaces some sales, the most valuable thing an author can get is a personal recommendation, it's the thing that is most likely to sell more copies of my books.""
Posted by Jen Jordan at 10:36 AM
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Michael said...

Considering most people are tasteless morons, that isn't saying much.

*shrugs* I just woke up bitter this morning. It's been a long week.

Sat Mar 05, 09:12:00 PM

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