Michael Nolan

At SxSW in 2007 I met Michael Nolan, Senior Acquisitions editor for New Riders, and I pitched him my idea for the book. He recognized that the topic of findability was not being thoroughly explored, and gave me the chance to write the book. All of the techniques and strategies in Building Findable Websites are centered around three key goals:

Through a fluke of timing, I ended up going out with a group that included Peachpit Publisher Nancy Ruenzel, Peachpit Senior Acquisitions Editor Michael Nolan, Hannah, a Peachpit Senior Editor, Steve Krug (one of my all-time heroes), and myself.
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Being who I am, I couldn't resist pitching a new book idea to Michael and Nancy (more on that later, maybe).
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Michael Nolan

Michael Nolan is the forward-thinking editor responsible for many recent thought-provoking books, like Gar Reynold's Presentation Zen.

Interviews with authors like Gar Reynolds, author of Presentation Zen, and his editor, Michael Nolan from New Rider's, attests to the power of a blog to launch a best-selling author's career.

Through a fluke of timing, I ended up going out with a group that included Peachpit Publisher Nancy Ruenzel, Peachpit Senior Acquisitions Editor Michael Nolan, Hannah, a Peachpit Senior Editor, Steve Krug (one of my all-time heroes), and myself.
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Being who I am, I couldn't resist pitching a new book idea to Michael and Nancy (more on that later, maybe).
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Through a fluke of timing, I ended up going out with a group that included Peachpit Publisher Nancy Ruenzel, Peachpit Senior Acquisitions Editor Michael Nolan, Hannah, a Peachpit Senior Editor, Steve Krug (one of my all-time heroes), and myself.
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Being who I am, I couldn't resist pitching a new book idea to Michael and Nancy (more on that later, maybe).

I asked Michael Nolan, acquisitions editor for New Riders Presss Voices that Matter series about his acquisition of Garr Reynolds best-selling b . . . (to read the remainder of this article, please log in below.)

A quick glance at his card identified him as Michael Nolan, Sr. Acquisitions Editor at Peachpit Press/New Riders.

A quick glance at his card identified him as Michael Nolan, Sr. Acquisitions Editor at Peachpit Press/New Riders.
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Through a fluke of timing, I ended up going out with a group that included Peachpit Publisher Nancy Ruenzel, Peachpit Senior Acquisitions Editor Michael Nolan, Hannah, a Peachpit Senior Editor, Steve Krug (one of my all-time heroes), and myself.
...
Being who I am, I couldn't resist pitching a new book idea to Michael and Nancy (more on that later, maybe).