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More Readings From ‘Tribes’ by Seth Godin — One Honest Indie

Debbi Mack
4 min readApr 2, 2024

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Hi. Yeah, I have yet another one [reading from Tribes] that’s funny. “Why not you? Why not now?” And why won’t my hair cooperate? Well, I haven’t washed it, so …

Why not you? Why not now? The barriers to leadership have fallen. There are tribes everywhere, many in search of leaders, which creates a dilemma for you without a barrier. Why not begin? Simple example: 10 years ago, if you wanted to publish a book, you needed a publisher that would say, yes. No publisher, no book.”

I’ll get back to that in a second.

Today, of course, you can publish a book all by yourself. Just visit lulu.com and you’re done.”

Yeah, you’re done publishing the book, but that doesn’t mean you’re done, done. And this guy knows that. Also, self-publishing existed before there were these things called ebooks, believe it or not, I know someone who self-published back in the days before ebooks. He published his own print books. He even got nominated for an Edgar because he published them under the name of his own imprint and they…

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Debbi Mack
Debbi Mack

Written by Debbi Mack

New York Times bestselling author of eight novels, including the Sam McRae Mystery series. Screenwriter, podcaster, and blogger. My website: www.debbimack.com.

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