Food for thought in BookExpo America - Column - New York Times<\/a> as I prepare to publish my first book and contemplate future books:<\/p>\n Though the financial advice in More Advice Graduates Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Want to Hear - New York Times<\/a> is aimed at graduates, the article is useful for people like me, who is currently living off savings as I pursue the life of a self-employed author and consultant:<\/p>\n I rather enjoy my writing times sitting in cafes. I think of that time as paying rent for a home away from home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Food for thought in BookExpo America – Column – New York Times as I prepare to publish my first book and contemplate future books: Chris Anderson, the editor of Wired magazine who made his own splash last year with his … Continue reading Chris Anderson, the editor of Wired magazine who made his own splash last year with his book \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d returned to the convention to talk about the possibility of giving away online his next book \u00e2\u20ac\u201d which he fittingly intends to title \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Free\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d to readers who were willing to read it with advertisements interspersed throughout its pages. (He still intends to sell the book traditionally to readers who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d rather get their text without the ads.)<\/ul>\n
I also suggested cutting out the latte habit, which was my symbol for those little things in life that when turned into a habit, add up to money that could have been spent on something worthwhile and memorable. Other people, my wife among them, pointed out that I may have been too draconian on that point. Consistent savings is a lot easier if there are small rewards along the way; otherwise, life seems as if it is just one bowl of cold grass porridge after another.<\/ul>\n