A key function of a publishing brand is the bestowal of status by who and what you pay attention to.
You have to pay attention to money, but it shouldn't be about the money.
It's a great discipline to have to report to somebody, even if you're the sole owner
In social networks, you gain and bestow status through those you associate with.
A book is always a dialogue with other readers and other books.
Think of how Wikipedia works, how Amazon harnesses user annotation on its site, the way photo-sharing sites like Flickr are bleeding out into other applications. We're entering an era in which software learns from its users and all of the users are connected.