by Joel Friedlander | Dec 14, 2011 | The Joel Friedlander Archives
Jill went down to the local pet store over the weekend to get some supplies. When she came back, she showed me two small books, both with the “Dummies” branding, but small. They are actually little booklets, saddle stitched (stapled) rather than perfect...
by Joel Friedlander | Dec 13, 2011 | The Joel Friedlander Archives
When Google launched Google Plus (Google+) a few months ago in their latest attempt to gain a foothold in the social media world, a lot of people weren’t sure whether to applaud the move or bemoan the fact that we had another place to try to build a community....
by Joel Friedlander | Dec 11, 2011 | Cover Design, E-Books & Readers, Self-Publishing
Welcome to this edition of the e-Book Cover Design Awards. This edition is for submissions during November, 2011. Here’s what we received: 84 covers in the Fiction category 7 covers in the Nonfiction category Just seven? Since we started these awards...
by Joel Friedlander | Dec 9, 2011 | Marketing, Self-Publishing
by Deborah Riley-Magnus (@RileyMagnus) Today’s guest post comes to us from author Deborah Riley-Magnus who is also a writer’s coach with a background in marketing, advertising and PR. Today she discusses how you can create a business plan for your book....
by Joel Friedlander | Dec 8, 2011 | Self-Publishing
You walk into a bookstore. You don’t know which book you want, you need to look and see what’s available. Bookstores, obviously, know how book buyers use the store. They arrange the books by categories. Novels here, cookbooks in the back, reference works...
