“Since we are in the idea spreading business and not the book selling business—we have decided not to pursue a traditional publisher. While we have friends in the industry and value their hard work, we feel that our admittedly ‘unorthodox’ methods of distribution and creating of content would have put us at constant odds with a traditional publisher. New ways of doing things has some admitted benefits: We can give the book away for free We can write and speak unmuffled It also creates some serious issues: Distribution depends on you LWA may die due to lack of funds But, despite the obvious risks, we are confident we have to take the consumer exchange out of this process. It is the right thing to do for such an important message. We risked Read more...

“Since we are in the idea spreading business and not the book selling business—we have decided not to pursue a traditional publisher. While we have friends in the industry and value their hard work, we feel that our admittedly ‘unorthodox’ methods of distribution and creating of content would have put us at constant odds with a traditional publisher. New ways of doing things has some admitted benefits: We can give the book away for free We can write and speak unmuffled It also creates some serious issues: Distribution depends on you LWA may die due to lack of funds But, despite the obvious risks, we are confident we have to take the consumer exchange out of this process. It is the right thing to do for such an important message. We risked Read more...

]]> http://www.lovewithoutagenda.com/2010/11/about-the-book-why-give-it-away-for-free/feed/ 1 http://www.lovewithoutagenda.com/2010/11/lawnmower-and-lemonade-2nd-lwa-book-excerpt/ http://www.lovewithoutagenda.com/2010/11/lawnmower-and-lemonade-2nd-lwa-book-excerpt/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 03:32:08 +0000 Jimmy Spencer Jr. http://www.lovewithoutagenda.com/?p=1308 I sat there for a while and drank that lemonade. I finished the whole pitcher. I went back in and filled the pitcher with sweet tea. I drank enough that I wasn’t thirsty anymore. I kept sippin on that tea. Biding my time and stalling. I sat out there drinking and stalling for almost an hour or so. I swear—I probably would have sat there forever and let that grass grow up around my waist.

I sat there for a while and drank that lemonade. I finished the whole pitcher. I went back in and filled the pitcher with sweet tea. I drank enough that I wasn’t thirsty anymore. I kept sippin on that tea. Biding my time and stalling. I sat out there drinking and stalling for almost an hour or so. I swear—I probably would have sat there forever and let that grass grow up around my waist.