From the monthly archives:

December 2009

Happy New Year and a Few Notes

December 31, 2009 4 comments

It’s been an eventful year for publishing, and I’m sure we’ll be seeing more of the same in 2010. Since I started blogging this fall nothing has impressed me more than the people I’ve met through blogs, social media, and in the publishing community in the San Francisco Bay Area. In the meantime, for a [...]

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Straight from the Master: Masterson on Book Design & Production

December 30, 2009 10 comments

Many smart self-publishers already own the “bible” of the business, Dan Poynter’s Self-Publishing Manual. But another iconic resource is available to self-publishers who decide to take on the design and production of their own books. Of course, the book I’m referring to is Pete Masterson‘s Book Design and Production: A Guide for Authors and Publishers [...]

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Warning: Book Files Need 4 Crucial Checks to Succeed At Your Printer

December 29, 2009 0 comments

A few years ago we took a family trip to Australia. It was a great adventure but what impressed me at the time was how long it took to get ready for the trip. Passports, itineraries, housing arrangements, plans to take care of our house, dogs and cat while we were gone. Since we both [...]

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How to Create, Register and List Your New Publishing Company

December 28, 2009 24 comments

When an author decides to publish their own book, there are many questions to be answered. It’s the first of these questions about self-publishing I want to address in this article, and that has to do with starting a publishing company. Some authors will decide to simply print copies of their book for their own [...]

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This Week in the Blogs: December 21 – 27, 2009

December 27, 2009 7 comments

It’s been pretty quiet online this holiday week, so I only have a few blog posts for your entertainment. However, these three are well worth your time, and the series from Chip MacGregor is actually 4 blog posts, so there’s plenty there to mystify and astound you as you attempt to get over the inevitable [...]

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