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Recommended Reading: Tim Ferriss’s BitTorrent Experiment

12 April 2013

An interesting development in the BitTorrent/piracy debate.

Late last year 4 Hour Work Week author Tim Ferriss, with his latest book 4 Hour Chef, set out to see if he could circumvent the 6 big publishers and instead go it alone by partnering with Amazon and BitTorrent.

In this piece for ReadWrite.com journalist John Paul Titlow talks to Tim about the results of his experiment, which resulted in a BitTorrent to Amazon click-through rate of 880,000, and looks at the ‘Piracy Question’.

Read it here.

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Manager Spotlight: Dexter Batson

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The manager spotlight offers a small insight into the heads of incredible managers.⁠ This week in the spotlight is Dexter Batson!

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AMAs 2025: Stephen Taverner, NATURE, Artist of the Year + Manager of the Year Shortlists

27/10/2025

The Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) and Music Managers Forum (MMF) are proud to reveal more awardees and shortlists for the 2025 Artist & Manager Awards.

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MMF Managers Summit and AGM 2025 – Value, Investment and Validation

25/09/2025

Attracting a sell-out audience of 120 MMF members to London’s Amazing Grace, our 2025 Manager Summit put a spotlight on two inter-related areas: the value of music management and the fast-evolving ecosystem of alternative finance.

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Pulp & Jeannette Lee, Craig Logan and Soul II Soul to be honoured at 2025 AMAs

25/09/2025

The Featured Artists Coalition (FAC) and Music Managers Forum (MMF) are delighted to announce that Pulp and Rough Trade Management’s Jeannette Lee, hugely respected manager and music executive Craig Logan, and the legendary Soul II Soul will all be honoured at the 2025 Artist & Manager Awards.

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