“Small is the new BIG”, Seth Godin
No one whacked my mind as hard as Seth Godin besides Anthony Robbins.
Seth stands as one of the best selling author and most influential business thinker in the world. heard of the book titled Purple Cow? that’s his book. heard of squidoo? he’s the original squid who started the website. it’s okay if you dont know all these… i didn’t knew him that much until i came accross his blog and his book “Small is the new big”.
I’ve been reading this book for free at Borders. the book is so interesting that eventually i got hooked up and digged my wallet to buy it. i can actually complete the book at Borders for free but i rather to own it so i can read and read again when i am stucked, when i faced bottle neck, when i need new ideas…
So yes, actually this post is about Seth Godin’s book - ‘Small is the new big’.
What’s in the book
184 articles, compiled from his blog writing thru out the past 8 years. as the beginning of the book said, this book is not about narrative research, instead, it’s an interesting business book that share Seth’s business thoughts and rants around the dotcom.
My favorite part
One the articles that i enjoyed the most is his takes on the ‘local max’ issue, you can read about it at here: Understanding the local max. some others that give new breaths are:
- “Maybe,” Getting people not to say
- Small is the new big
- Safe is risky
So, go read this book, if…
- You want the same whack that i got from his writing.
- You wish to know the next major wave in web marketing.
- You are brainstorming new remarkable business idea.
Go buy the book!
Where else? get the book at Amazon as low as $12.11!
$12.11 for used book, $25.95 $16.35 for new book - not too much for a book that can changes your mindset entirely about how Internet biz works. go get it, i bet you’ll enjoy the book as i did. 
Small player - soufulow - wishes you ‘Happy Reading’!
seth godin said,
Wrote on May 15, 2007 @ 1:29 am
thanks! Not only did you read it, but you bought it and you blogged it.
much appreciated
soufulow said,
Wrote on May 15, 2007 @ 9:08 am
The feeling of having your favorite author to comment on your blog is WONDERFUL. i bet i cant have this if the world isn’t this ‘flat’ at current time. Thanks for stopping by Seth, i feel honored.
(by the way, are you for real Seth?
)
itshardstayingsane said,
Wrote on May 17, 2007 @ 9:39 pm
Im using the search words “seth godin” in Google Malaysia hoping that the first search would be a online bookstore but one of the first few links were to your website (not a bad thing). Its frustrating how there is no decent online bookshop and that amazon.com does not sent to this country. Can I ask if it was the Borders in Berjaya Times Square where you saw the book…..I would definitely be there this weekend if it was.
soufulow said,
Wrote on May 18, 2007 @ 1:22 am
Yes, that’s right, i got it from Borders at Times Squares. actually you can try Kinokuniya or mph online but i am not sure whether they have or not. in fact i tried to look around for ‘Purple Cow’ in Borders but they don’t have it.
A search of ‘Seth Godin’ returns the info you want about the actual ‘Seth Godin’ - it’s best for Seth Godin (he sells the book) and you (you got the book), soufulow dot com is just the media in the middle, that you probably spent less than 15 minutes on.
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Wrote on August 9, 2007 @ 12:16 pm
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