Big Book of BigPond Survey
Please help me assess the scope and market potential for a book about the BigPond story, from birth in 1998 to its "Death" in 2013, when the bigpond.com domain was redirected to Telstra Media. 

I started work on this book a few years ago but it got sidelined by "life". I've now written a number of self-published books, so I know how to make this work and want to restart engines on this book.

I've been working on it over the summer and have a "mockup", and the primary themes, which are:
  • Innovation: How BigPond innovated and created a firehose of Internet product ideas.
  • The BigPond Vibe & Camaraderie: How BigPond developed such positive, long-term relationships amongst team members, from then until now?
  • Telstra & BigPond:  How did the interplay between Telstra and BigPond help or hinder the plans of both organisations?
Right now, everything is draft and up for rework, including the title, themes, style and most especially the execrable mockup cover I created as a placeholder.

I want to keep the story both real and fun to capture the zeitgeist of the boom times. It's neither a hagiography nor a whistleblower treatise.  We spanned four Telstra CEO's (not counting acting) and IDK how many "head of bigpond" incumbents, so there's a lot of material.

Your answers will help me work out the development strategies for this book.

Thanks in advance. I'd appreciate knowing who you are, but anonymous responses are better than nothing.

Depending on the responses (and actual follow-up actions), I expect the book to be published later in 2025 or in early 2026.
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Your Name (Desirable but Optional)
Your Email (Desirable but Optional)
What was your involvement in BigPond? (Employee, Contractor, Consultant or other, Role, Department, etc)
Do you have material about BigPond that you would like to share?
Would you participate in an interview to capture material for the book? (Face to face or Video)
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Do you want to be an ARC reader for the book? (reviewer of Advanced Review Copies)
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Would you attend a Book Launch Party in Sydney?
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Do you have access to facilities in the Sydney and/or Melbourne CBD that I might borrow to do interviews (individual or small groups)?
Do you want to participate in any other way in the development and rollout of the book?
Would you buy the book when published? What formats do you prefer?
Would you participate in pre-publication fundraising to support production of the book? (Check all that you would participate in)
Other Information (Anything else you'd like to contribute).
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