• Self-Publishing
  • Author Blogging
  • Sitemap
  • Fonts/Typography

The Book Designer

Practical advice to help build better books

  • Home
  • About
  • Articles
  • Contact
  • Shop
Home » [Video] What’s Up At BookBaby.com? Interview with Steven Spatz

[Video] What’s Up At BookBaby.com? Interview with Steven Spatz

by Joel Friedlander on February 23, 2015 3 Comments

Long-time readers will remember the interviews I did with BookBaby.com’s original leader, Brian Felsen. These intereviews were key to really understanding how BookBaby saw the ebook market they entered as distributors back in 2011, and how they planned to make their business helping indie authors as profitable as they had made their indie music distribution business, CDBaby.

But as we all know, in the indie publishing world the only constant these days is nonstop change. Brian has since left the company and has been replaced by Steven Spatz, who brings a background in journalism, direct sales, and the experience of having been BookBaby’s chief marketing officer until late last year.

I took the opportunity to sit down with Steven and talk about some of the big changes going on at BookBaby and how they might work out for indie authors.

Some of the subjects covered in this interview include:

  • What’s behind the change of BookBaby’s basic service from free to a $299 entry fee
  • The reason BookBaby decided to get into print on demand
  • How their “massive digital distribution” might benefit indie authors
  • Who the “ideal” author is for BookBaby’s services (Hint: it’s not the D-I-Y-ers)
  • Discoverability: where BookBaby is going next?

You can find the details on their print on demand offerings here: BookBaby Print on Demand
The video is a fast-paced 25:54. Note that around the 11 or 12 minute mark there’s some audio interference (thanks Skype!) but it dissipates in less than a minute.

What do you think of BookBaby’s new pricing and print on demand options? Have they made you more or less likely to use this company? Let me know in the comments, thanks.

(If the video doesn’t appear below, please refresh your screen.)

Filed Under: E-Books & Readers, Interviews, Video Tagged With: BookBaby, eBooks, interviews, Steven Spatz, video

journal marketing

Comments

  1. Online Essay Maker says

    February 26, 2015 at 9:29 pm

    Its great work this is nice way to attract audience and also unique and interesting article.

    Reply
  2. Carol Fragale Brill says

    February 23, 2015 at 4:49 am

    Joel, as always, appreciate the down to earth interview style that keeps the info you provide in layman’s, easy to follow language.
    best.
    carol

    Reply

Trackbacks

  1. An interview with BookBaby President Steven Spatz says:
    January 20, 2017 at 1:48 pm

    […] the video above, Joel Friedlander of The Book Designer talks with BookBaby President Steven Spatz about some of the big changes and how they’ll work […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Join Me & Subscribe!

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Topics

  • Audiobooks
  • Author Blogging 101
  • Book Construction Blueprint
  • Book Design
  • Book Printing
  • Book Production
  • Book Reviews
  • Contributing Writers
  • Cover Design
  • E-Books & Readers
  • Editorial
  • Guest Posts
  • Interior Design
  • Interviews
  • Journey of a Book
  • Legal Issues
  • Marketing
  • Podcasts
  • Project Focus
  • Reports
  • Reviews
  • Samples
  • Self Publishing Basics
  • Self-Publishing
  • Social Media
  • Training
  • Video
  • Webinars
  • Writing
  • Home
  • About
  • Articles
  • Contact
  • Shop
  • Self-Publishing
  • Author Blogging
  • Sitemap
  • Fonts/Typography
Terms of Service
Privacy Policy
Comment Policy
Guest Author Guidelines
Why?
"Writers change the world one reader at a time. But you can't change the world with a book that's still on your hard drive or in a box under your bed. This blog exists to help you get that book into people's hands."
—Joel Friedlander

Copyright Marin Bookworks © 2021

For permission to reprint articles from this site, please contact [email protected]

Marin Bookworks 369-B Third Street #572 San Rafael, CA 94901