From the monthly archives:

January 2010

How We Solved The “Rejection” Problem

January 20, 2010 3 comments

There was a time, back when Jill and I were new publishers, when we were innocent. We had a partner who was our investor. I had left my day job. We had a carpenter friend build desks and workspaces in our spare bedroom. We had bought a brand new fax machine, and I was on [...]

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The Trouble With Word Processors

January 19, 2010 40 comments

I’ve been seeing a lot of the books self-publishers are producing on their own. Most of these books are “typeset” with Microsoft Word or another word processing program. The problem is that these programs are the direct descendents of typewriters, not typesetting systems. They were originally meant to mimic the “look and feel” of the [...]

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3 Indie Publishing Discussion Groups: Getting Your Questions Answered

January 18, 2010 7 comments

I’ve always been impressed by the friendly environment of independent publishing. Since most books don’t really compete with each other, small and independent publishers are extraordinarily generous in helping people new to the business. It’s remarkable how much help, advice, and counsel is available if you know where to ask. This is crucial in your [...]

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This Week in the Blogs: January 11 – 18, 2010

January 17, 2010 0 comments

As the new year starts to unroll its mysteries, the blogosphere gets back up to speed, and writers and bloggers look toward what is likely to be a tumultuous time. Here’s what caught my eye this week. Joanna Penn on Publetariat Why Writers Need to Embrace Technology “The author platform is now critical for everyone [...]

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6 Copyright Page Disclaimers to Copy and Paste, and Giving Credit

January 16, 2010 7 comments

Last time I gave examples of long and short copyright pages that you can use in your book. Today I have two types of information you might want to add to your copyright page: disclaimers and credits. Let’s look at disclaimers first. Examples of Disclaimers The copyright page is the place publisher put disclaimers. Here’s [...]

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