David and Genene Coté |
Genene
Coté and her husband, author David Coté,
have more than seventy years of combined business
experience. They bring a unique understanding
of intellectual property and technology to DPPpress.
They were pioneers in the CD publication market.
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The DPP team has a vast amount of experience in writing,
editing, and publishing manuals and newsletters. Between
(and among) us, we have thirty years experience as
software developers. We know the ins and outs of digital
rights management (DRM), copyright and data security.
We are editors and marketers with a wealth of experience
in creating e-commerce and viral marketing strategies.
Genene's Story
I have always loved books!
My earliest memories are of me sitting next to my
Dad as he read me a story. It was our nightly ritual.
We were the Somerset Maugham family – traveling
throughout South East Asia.
I have a little obsessive compulsive thing, and so,
over the last 25 years I have kept a list of the books
I read each year. The running average per year is
108. That should tell you that I pretty much read
anything – good biographies, current events,
literature and fiction. My guilty pleasure is “rip-the-cover-off-so-no-one-knows-what-you’re-reading”
fiction.
It is probably no surprise that I grew up and married
an author. My husband, David, has authored three books,
written for his own website and been an active political
columnist.
When you have a habit (some call it an addiction)
as compelling as mine, you need to find a way to support
it. Libraries, used bookstores and paperback exchanges
are good, but I still need more – I need a constant
supply of new books.
That is the primary reason I became a publisher.
But getting here has been a crooked road! Which means
that I’ve had a lot of jobs: waiting tables,
tending bar, switchboard operator, secretary, bookkeeper
and stockbroker, just to name a few
It finally became obvious that I should be self-employed.
I’ve started a lot of businesses – a trucking
company, an accounting practice, a software development
firm and a business consultancy– again, just
to name a few.
One day, while innocently looking for office space,
I met my match. He was a crazy as I, a serial entrepreneur
and an insatiable reader. I had to marry him! Turns
out he was all excited about this new technology.
Something to do with CD’s (sounded pretty seedy
to me!). He was convinced that CDs would revolutionize
education and create an exciting new platform for
publications.
His enthusiasm was contagious and I ended up working
with him for the next fifteen years. We were lucky
enough to do some great publishing projects, and we've
had a lot of fun.
In the last five years we have focused more than ever
on education and publication.
Last year we embarked on a new venture – DigitalPulp
Publishing because we believe that eBooks and ePublishing
are exactly where CD-ROM was 15 years ago. We want
to be a part of revolutionizing knowledge exchange
and publishing.
We invite you to join us in this new adventure.
Genene Miller Coté
Co-Founder & President gmc@DigitalPulpPublishing.com
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