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Message on an Envelope: Stephen Games rethinks the publishing industry by reimagining books as postcards

Message on an Envelope: Stephen Games rethinks the publishing industry by reimagining books as postcards

FromKeen On


Message on an Envelope: Stephen Games rethinks the publishing industry by reimagining books as postcards

FromKeen On

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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Jun 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

EPISODE 1513: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Stephen Games, the publisher of BookLaunch Quarterly & EnvelopeBooks, about the Big Book industry, the importance of rigorous editing and why literary agents serve no real purpose

Stephen Games is the founder of EnvelopeBooks, the British publishing house set up to help authors who have struggled to find a mainstream publisher or agent.

Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.
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Released:
Jun 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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The daily show about books, writers, and big ideas. Hosted by Andrew Keen.