http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2009/10/new-opportunities-for-self-publishers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-opportunities-for-self-publishers Practical Advice to Help Self-Publishers Build Better Books Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2009/10/new-opportunities-for-self-publishers/#comment-110 admin Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:16:38 +0000 http://www.thebookdesigner.com/?p=1368#comment-110 @Stephen, I remember those days well, but we can see that the changes going on now in book publishing are truly seismic, and when the dust settles I think the weight will have shifted to the content creators who can best meet the needs of a specific group of readers. I've had both great experiences with self-publishers and horrific ones. In about 2000 I actually closed my business to self-publishers since most of the work I was doing was from small- to medium-sized publishers. Now it's quite the opposite! @Stephen, I remember those days well, but we can see that the changes going on now in book publishing are truly seismic, and when the dust settles I think the weight will have shifted to the content creators who can best meet the needs of a specific group of readers. I’ve had both great experiences with self-publishers and horrific ones. In about 2000 I actually closed my business to self-publishers since most of the work I was doing was from small- to medium-sized publishers. Now it’s quite the opposite!

]]> http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2009/10/new-opportunities-for-self-publishers/#comment-109 Sephen Tiano Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:00:13 +0000 http://www.thebookdesigner.com/?p=1368#comment-109 We've come a long, long way from the days when publishing oneself meant "vanity publishing" period. I'm even surprised to find myself working with self-publishers, having grown up when that dread expression was in vogue. But some of my best book design experiences have been with self-published books. We’ve come a long, long way from the days when publishing oneself meant “vanity publishing” period. I’m even surprised to find myself working with self-publishers, having grown up when that dread expression was in vogue. But some of my best book design experiences have been with self-published books.

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