Instead of working hard to keep their share of a shrinking pie, or working even harder to make sure the industry stays as is, I think the most essential thing legacy book industry players can do is set up independent ventures with great people and little interference and work really hard to put themselves out of business by starting at the bottom, not by reinforcing the top.

A business owner is the boss, but it's a job, a place that is stable and profitable. An entrepreneur is an artist of sorts, throwing his/herself into impossible situations and seeking out problems that require heart and guts to solve. Both are fine, but choose.

The person who fails the most wins.

Many people believe that great designers get great clients. It's the other way around.

By definition, remarkable things get remarked upon

Gratitude and opportunity create more of the same.

People who can spread ideas regardless of what those ideas are, win.