by Joel Friedlander | Sep 19, 2010 | Self-Publishing, Social Media
As we glide toward fall, plans turn to ramping up publishing and promotion plans. The holidays aren’t far away, and projects we wanted to finish in 2010 are looking at final deadlines as the months dwindle away. It’s the second half of September, and a few...
by Joel Friedlander | Sep 18, 2010 | The Joel Friedlander Archives
You know how it is when you move? You carefully pack the expensive window treatments from the old house only to discover there’s no way they will fit in the new one. Also, they don’t look right. But the internet! You can find anything on the internet and...
by Joel Friedlander | Sep 17, 2010 | Audiobooks
I’m pleased today to have a guest post from Peter Markovic, the publisher of Audioforbooks.com Audiobooks represent a good way for publishers to extend the reach of their content and produce another version of their book for people who prefer listening to...
by Joel Friedlander | Sep 16, 2010 | Self-Publishing
Do you know the one thing that defeats most self-publishers who try to break into national bookstore sales? It’s not bad editing, it’s not crummy cover design, and it’s not clumsy typesetting. No, the one thing that’s always defeated...
by Joel Friedlander | Sep 14, 2010 | Book Design, Interior Design, Self-Publishing
I bet, like me, you’ve been using Microsoft Word for years. One of the most common complaints you hear from professional book designers, cover designers, typographers, and some self-publishers is that you can’t create a “real” book in a word...
