On Friday, June 6, 2025, I finally said it: “The book is finished!”
And it’s true – well, almost anyway. My editor at Harvard Business Review Press and I have edited all the chapters and agree on everything with just a few minor questions. It then goes to line editing and pre-production and other publishing processes before truly being done-done and going to the printers.
And then The Transformation Economy: Guiding Customers to Achieve Their Aspirations will be available! The official pub date is February 3, 2026, which is the date (as I understand it) that Harvard guarantees every physical and online book retailer in the world that ordered it will have it. The book will actually come off the printing presses around the beginning of the year. (“New you” in the new year!)
And now to the very big news!
Everyone who maintains at least six months of a paid subscription and is still a paid subscriber through the end of December 2025 will receive a personally signed copy of the hardcover book from me!
Starting in January 2026 we will collect the names and mailing addresses from all qualifying subscribers as we prepare for the arrival of hardcover books. Signed books will then mail before the official publication date in February.
I’m doing this because I really appreciate those of you who have shown their trust and interest in me writing The Transformation Economy, many of you providing very valuable feedback online or through my occasional Zoom meetings. (Next one: June 20!) This is the best way I can think of to say thank you.
So here’s a great reason for free subscribers to convert to a paid subscription now – or at least by the end of June – to ensure you’ll have your six paid months at the end of the year, guaranteeing you’ll receive a personally inscribed first edition copy of The Transformation Economy!
Joe Pine