Class Notes
but my community of
paid ads. The book is a
students. He confesses he
and schools. In addition
peer collaborators and
non-profit effort, and the
learned that, although his
to promoting his book and
I prefer the term `peer-
complete online version
generation is tech-savvy,
working at his full-time day
help.' The book is a
is free for readers willing
most of his peers "still like
job, Nielson has his own
comprehensive resource
to "pay" with a short post
to read from real paper
small media design firm
built for my generation
to their online profiles.
books." To ensure that the
called Creative Dorm (view
by my generation." In
Nielson has been donating
book's message is available
at www.CDorm.com). Visit
the soft-launch phase of
100% of the proceeds (all
to everyone, he raised
www.ConnectedGrowth.
distribution, young adults
that remain after printing
funds on RocketHub, a
com to learn more about
sharing on social networks
costs have been paid) from
popular crowd-funding
his book.
helped it reach over 15,000
the sale of the hard copy
network. These funds are
people without using
version to scholarships for
being used to donate copies
any traditional media or
Maine's Thornton Academy
of the book to libraries
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