Sounds like an awsome plan. I love reading books also but never seem to find the time to get through them. I found a solution. http://www.audible.com
If you can put up with some of the voices the content is awesome and you can churn through them in the car.

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Hi…Robyn Haydon has written an excellent Australian oriented book on winning proposals. As a pitch consutant working on high stakes strategy, negotiations and the winning presentation, I have yet to see a better example of how companies can improve the persuasive quality of the actual written proposal

I highy recommend ‘The Shedder Test’ by Robyn Haydon – a must for any bid team

Cheers
Elliot Epstein
Salient Communication

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its not a new book, but one of the best impactfull i have ever read.

The Origin of Brands: Al Ries, Laura Ries

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Yep you’re a geek…but if you ever want to be inspired to get off your arse and do something read Mandella’s autobiography, what he achieved by 35 is truly inspiring if your cup is half full (probably quite depressing if not). Then get the DVD “man on a wire”…truly inspirational. There’s others like Positioning by Reis & Trout, 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Reis & Trout etc…but for my money business is about “can do” at the end of the day.

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Hello James – We would be happy to help you launch an Anthill Book Club – but I’m hopeful that you will advocate the purchase of books from Australian suppliers, rather than sending the money offshore to Amazon.

The power of Amazon (50% of all online book purchases in Australia are made via Amazon) and parallel importation are very hot issues in the Australian book industry at the moment.

Clayton Wehner
Boomerang Books
http://www.boomerangbooks.com.au

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James, it’s a great idea….I’ve been meaning to read a book for years!!
I find though that my marketing ‘fix’ is best satisfied through magazines, blogs, group discussions, reports and the like.

Last two books I read were ‘Seabiscuit’ (what a cracker) and ‘Marching Powder’. To me, the likes of the Mandela autobiography appeal far greater than the ’968 P’s of Marketing Vol 9′ – I tend to find a lot more inspiration from real-life, “knock me out, did that really happen” stories that refresh, escape and revitalise the mind.

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James,
A quick reply. As an Australian book author i think this is a great idea. My observation of the publishing industry is that it lacks new ideas and innovation so anything that could get people reading good books has to be a wonderful idea!

I also believe that Australian business managers, owners and leaders suffer from an insecurity in that they believe that anything coming from the US is automatically better that what an Australian author could write. Not so.

Ken Hudson
The Idea Generator (Allen & Unwin) and The Idea Accelerator (Allen & Unwin).

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