Still Here
When Capitalism for All launched on March 31st, I knew the first few weeks would be loud. Launch weeks always are. There’s the tour, the television, the lists, the friends who show up because they love you.
What I didn’t know was whether it would last.
Six months later, the book is still a national bestseller on Amazon. And more than 105 readers have now left reviews, overwhelmingly positive.
That second number matters to me more than the first. Launch-week attention fades. What doesn’t fade is one person handing the book to another and saying, you need to read this. Every review is evidence that is happening. People are finding this book in September for the same reason they found it in March: the problem it addresses hasn’t gone away.
Too many Americans still feel locked out of the system that’s supposed to work for them. Too many young people believe capitalism is the enemy, because it has never been fully opened to them. My argument hasn’t changed. Capitalism is not the problem. It is the greatest wealth-creation engine ever built, and it has never been fully democratized. We don’t need to tear it down. We need to finish it, and invite everybody in.
A book that keeps selling after the spotlight moves on is telling you something. It’s telling you the conversation isn’t over. It’s just getting started.
So to every reader who bought it, finished it, gave it away, or took the time to review it: thank you. You’ve turned a book into a movement.
And if you haven’t picked it up yet, now’s a good time. Get your copy here at Amazon, or here at BG Ventures. When you get your copy through my philanthropy, Operation HOPE, proceeds benefit it’s work directly.
Let’s go.
— John Hope Bryant
John Hope Bryant — founder of Bryant Group Ventures, Operation HOPE, Inc, publisher of the Bryant Journal and author of his 7th book Capitalism for All: Inclusive Economics and the Future Proofing of America, now a bestseller. Bryant was recently recognized as a member of the Forbes 250 Greatest Living Self Made Americans, on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of America itself. Get the book →
