Books work as an art form (and an economic one) because they are primarily the work of an individual. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Here's the thing: The book that will most change your life is the book you write. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
If you're going to buy a real book, a paper book, there better be a good reason. Perhaps scarcity is one of… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
The only reason to buy a paper book any longer is to own it and cherish it and remember it and tell… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
If you have a book to write, write it. If you want to record an album, record it. No need to wait… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
The best time to start promoting your book is three years before it comes out. Three years to build a reputation, build… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
“This book is about love and art and change and fear. It’s about overcoming a multigenerational conspiracy designed to sap your creativity… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
All the creativity books in the world aren’t going to help you if you’re unwilling to have lousy, lame, and even dangerously… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
I'm not proposing that you let the crowd dictate, or that you work hard to fit in. Far from it. I'm proposing… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
The only people who get paid what they're worth are people who don't follow the instruction book, who create art, who are… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
The art, the new, the ability to connect the dots and to make an impact - sooner or later, that can only… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
“The book didn’t generate anything. All it did was give people a chance to express the biases they had before they even… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Some people read business books looking for confirmation. I read them in search of disquiet. Confirmation is cheap, easy and ineffective. Restlessness… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
“This is not a book for the wild-haired crazies your company keeps in a corner. It is a book for you, your… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Everyone has failed, everyone has misspoken, everyone has meant well but done the wrong thing. Your favorite restaurants, cafes and books have… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Instead of working hard to keep their share of a shrinking pie, or working even harder to make sure the industry stays… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
It's not about you, it's about the next person. The single best use of a business book is to help someone else.… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
The mistake so many marketers make is that they conjoin the urgency of making another sale with the timing to earn the… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
“Writing a book is a tremendous experience. It pays off intellectually. It clarifies your thinking. It builds credibility. It is a living… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
When we think of design, we usually imagine things that are chosen because they are designed. Vases or comic books or architecture...… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
I think that the economics of book publishing favor hits with long book runs. You make all your money on the last… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
“You weren't born to be a cog in the giant industrial machine. You were trained to become a cog. There's an alternative available to… — Seth Godin Copy Share
Forgive yourself for not being the richest, the thinnest, the tallest, the one with the best hair. Forgive yourself for not being the most… — Seth Godin Copy Share
Developing expertise or assets that are not easily copied is essential; otherwise you're just a middleman. — Seth Godin Copy Share
The next thing you do today will be the most important thing on your agenda, because, after all, you're doing it next. Well, perhaps… — Seth Godin Copy Share
I look at Starbucks, Howard Schultz has made many brilliant decisions, and one of the things that they did was they invented the third… — Seth Godin Copy Share
The public square is more public than ever, but minds are rarely changed in 140 character bursts and by selfies. — Seth Godin Copy Share
Making an average pitch to average people, or having an average gala for average people isn't going to scale anymore. You've got to find… — Seth Godin Copy Share
Our job is to make change. Our job is to connect to people, to interact with them in a way that leaves them better… — Seth Godin Copy Share
I don't think there's a shortage of remarkable ideas. I think your business has plenty of great opportunities to do great things. Nope, what's… — Seth Godin Copy Share
The mirror we hold up to the person next to us is one of the most important pictures she will ever see. — Seth Godin Copy Share
If you're a marketer who doesn't know how to invent, design, influence, adapt, and ultimately discard products, then you're no longer a marketer. You're… — Seth Godin Copy Share
