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Two Nice Jewish Boys

Episode 106 - Writing an Amazon #1 Bestseller

Two Nice Jewish Boys

Eytan and Naor

Society & Culture

1.7804 Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2018

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Americans love reading. And often, more than 140 characters. While here in Israel the number of book readers is at a constant decline - the US book industry is flourishing - not without the help of course of Amazon and others who ushered the book into the digital age. The e-book revolution brought a true disruption to the field of novel writing. Now, when you no longer need a publisher to get your book out there, many aspiring authors try their luck by digitally publishing their own work, and some even succeed and make money. In recent years, Israel has become a major player in exporting content in fields like TV shows, reality formats and even documentary films, but you don’t often hear about the modern Israeli novelist. That is, before Mike Omer. Mike was your regular Israeli. A bright young man, pursuing a promising career in High-Tech. But one day he decided to quit his day job and make an old dream come true - he decided he’d be a novelist. Not long after that, and his most recent book, A Killers Mind, has climbed to number 1 on Amazon’s best seller list. How did he do it? We’re very happy to have the man himself, Mike Omer, here with us, to tell his story.

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0:00.0

Hey guys, we just want you to know that we're always on the lookout for really cool guests.

0:05.2

Anybody who has a wild story who's willing to tell it and who happens to be in Israel.

0:10.6

So if you guys have any ideas, feel free to shoot them our way.

0:13.9

You can comment or post on our Facebook page or send us a private message on Facebook.

0:18.4

We'd be happy to hear. Thanks.

0:20.4

I'm Aiton Weinstein.

0:21.8

And I'm Na'or Meninger. And you're listening to Two Nice Jewish Boys.

0:31.8

Americans love reading, and often more than just 140 characters. While here in Israel, the number of book readers is at a

0:39.6

constant decline, the U.S. book industry is flourishing, not without the help, of course, of Amazon

0:45.4

and others who ushered the book into the digital age. The e-book revolution brought a true

0:51.8

disruption to the field of novel writing. Now when you no longer need a publisher to get your book out,

0:58.0

there are many aspiring authors who try their luck by digitally publishing their own work,

1:03.0

and some even succeed and make money.

1:06.0

In recent years, Israel has become a major player in exporting content in fields like TV shows,

1:12.5

reality formats, and even documentary films.

1:15.4

But you don't often hear about the modern Israeli novelist.

1:19.3

That is, before Mike Omeil.

1:21.6

Mike was your regular Israeli, a bright young man pursuing a promising career in high tech.

1:27.0

But one day he decided to quit his job and make an old dream come true.

1:31.1

He decided he'd be a novelist.

1:33.0

Not long after that, in his most recent book, A Killer's Mind, reached number one on Amazon's

1:39.1

bestseller list and stayed there for 10 days.

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