The third "N" in your newsletter title first attracted me and after following that I bought a copy of your last two books. I've been meaning to ask: what does Nietzsche have to do with it all?
A few people have asked me about that! I’m not actually a huge Nietzsche fan - I love his writing style and enjoy his work, but it’s not a particular focus of mine. The Nietzsche in the title is there for the alliteration, and as a nod to my love of philosophy in general, rather than Nietzsche specifically.
Do you have any idea how all the media - especially podcasts - have influenced book sales?
Helen Lewis had a viral essay after her most recent book came out arguing that all the podcasts she had done affected book sales very little, if at all.
Recently psychologist Dr Darby Saxbe also made a similar point, mentioning that her appearance on Morden Wisdom hadn’t moved her book sales at all.
Not completely sure. I have anecdotal evidence - e.g., a lot of people over the years have said “I bought your book after seeing you on this podcast or that.” And presumably for everyone who says that, there are others that bought it but didn’t mention it. But I haven’t seen any sales figures paired with podcast release dates.
The third "N" in your newsletter title first attracted me and after following that I bought a copy of your last two books. I've been meaning to ask: what does Nietzsche have to do with it all?
A few people have asked me about that! I’m not actually a huge Nietzsche fan - I love his writing style and enjoy his work, but it’s not a particular focus of mine. The Nietzsche in the title is there for the alliteration, and as a nod to my love of philosophy in general, rather than Nietzsche specifically.
Do you have any idea how all the media - especially podcasts - have influenced book sales?
Helen Lewis had a viral essay after her most recent book came out arguing that all the podcasts she had done affected book sales very little, if at all.
Recently psychologist Dr Darby Saxbe also made a similar point, mentioning that her appearance on Morden Wisdom hadn’t moved her book sales at all.
Not completely sure. I have anecdotal evidence - e.g., a lot of people over the years have said “I bought your book after seeing you on this podcast or that.” And presumably for everyone who says that, there are others that bought it but didn’t mention it. But I haven’t seen any sales figures paired with podcast release dates.