Lessons from the Meta tell-all book “Careless People” and the promotional and legal drama surrounding it

Lessons from the Meta tell-all book “Careless People” and the promotional and legal drama surrounding it

ByJosh Bernoff

Ex-Facebook executive Sarah Wynn-Williams’ book Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism is, as I write this, the third-best-selling book on Amazon. It’s been out one week, and is the author’s first book. Not only that, Meta has tried and failed to block it, citing Wynn-Williams’ severance agreement. In case you’ve…

Book as startup; Meta’s Streisand Effect; AI antimarketing: Newsletter 12 March 2025
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Book as startup; Meta’s Streisand Effect; AI antimarketing: Newsletter 12 March 2025

ByJosh Bernoff

Newsletter 85: Questions to ask when you treat your book as a startup venture. Plus paperbacks in decline, authors reveal their secrets, three people to follow, and three books to read. A book is a startup venture I help authors with nonfiction books. I’ve also been studying the principles and culture of startups of late….