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How Much Is A Book Worth?

How Much Is A Book Worth?

Our favorite Italian restaurant recently sent us a note with the news that truffle season was upon us once again and we might consider coming in for a few grams of the freshly shaved fungi on our pasta, for a princely supplemental increment of $60 a garnish. Seems reasonable, in a way, when I discover that white Alba truffles are up at $3000 a [...]

Can We Have A Little Chat About Money?

Can We Have A Little Chat About Money?

If you read the N.Y.Times in its coverage of the disruption of the Kindle, you might think that publishers are losing a fortune from the sudden rise in Kindle sales. Actually, the opposite is true. Amazon is buying Kindle rights from publishers at the same price they're paying for physical books. And Amazon is sticking with its policy to sell [...]

A New Definition of Value and a Revolution in Price Theory

A New Definition of Value and a Revolution in Price Theory

  This is from a speech I gave in Marin, California in May, 2008 to the Bay Area Consultants Network and also had recorded on video for use by my speaker's bureau, The Bright Sight Group. The material is from a new book I'm working on, currently titled, Value — The Worth of Everything Including You.  In the course of my work to help my [...]