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What I’m Reading

Away from the world of cue sports I do have an interest in a lot of other areas, namely football, music, film and books.

Last year I struggled to get through as many books as I would have liked and didn’t really make the time to do read but this year I plan on reading at least two books per month.

I like to read fiction like the current novel I have on the go The Tiger Warrior by David Gibbins (Aff. Link) but also read a lot of business, technology and Internet types of books as well.

Last year I did manage to finally get around to reading Gary Vaynerchuk’s first book Crush It! where he offers a very interesting insight into ‘cashing in on your passion’. If you have never heard of Gary Vaynerchuk and you are interested in Internet business then he has to be someone that you make a note of, he oozes passion and teaches some very useful lessons.

The next book on my list is actually he follow up called The Thank You Economy, I will try and write a review after I have finished it.

Anything else I should be checking out?

Well Worth a Read

Not particularly related to pool or snooker but I read a number of business and marketing related books.

They interest me, especially web marketing and the new ‘social media’ phenomenon.

The one I have just read is a great book by Seth Godin, I stumbled across Seth’s blog about three months ago and avidly read his daily blog posts that now come through directly to my inbox. You can find his blog here: Seth Godin.

The writing style of the book I read is very much the style of his blog but with some case studies and slightly longer sections. The book in question is Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable

The idea of the Purple Cow is a simple one, get your business noticed by providing a product or service that is remarkable. In this day and age it is important to stand out from the crowd. There are a lot of practical examples in the book and it is a must read for any business owner, whether your company operates on the web or the high street and whether it is large or small.

Whilst I am on the subject, try this one as well: The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use News Releases, Blogs, Podcasting, Viral Marketing and Online Media to Reach Buyers Directly

The next one on my list is also by Seth Godin, Tribes.

Click on the links and you can find the books directly at Amazon.

Have you read a great book recently? Please let me know, I would say it is my number one pastime outside of my work.

aStore or Not aStore?

It is aStore and it’s our aStore courtesy of the good folks over at Amazon.co.uk

You can buy a whole heap of things over at Amazon as I am sure you are aware, but with this function we are able to compile a list of products that we thought may be of interest to you as a pool and/or snooker enthusiasts.

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