Metadata for Self-Publishers, Part 1: The concept of metadata, how metadata uses keywords and information about the book to make it discoverable to searchers
Metadata for Self-Publishers, Part 1
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Joel Friedlander
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Don’t Let me Find You Bleeding in the Gutter—Understanding Book Terminology
Book Design Language can be confusing for the new self-publisher, so here is a list of often-used terms in book design
This Week in the Blogs, June 12 – 18, 2011
Blogs for Self-Publishers for June 12 – 18, 2011 including Randy Sue Meyers, Bob Mayer, Mark Coker, Victoria Strauss and Michael N. Marcus
Saturday Q & A With the Book Designer 05: Book Files
Saturday Q & A With the Book Designer 05: Book Files. Do you own your book files, or can you get them from your subsidy publisher?
e-Book Distribution with BookBaby's Brian Felsen (video)
Ed: There's a discount code for purchases at BookBaby at the end of this article. Wouldn't want you to miss it. The world of books has been in flux for some time, and now the move to e-books is pushing the changes in reading, publishing, writing and distribution at an...
When Big Book Publishers Win
When Big Publishers Win, because some books are not good candidates for self-publishing.
TheBookDesigner Blog Stats and Coming Attractions
TheBookDesigner Blog Stats and Coming Attractions including articles on e-book distribution, e-reader reviews, new options for digital printing and more
Fact and Fiction on the Copyright Page
Fact and Fiction on the Copyright Page, where big conglomerate publishers have been known to deceive intentionally to try to deter others from their books
This Week in the Blogs, June 5 – 11, 2011
Blogs for Self-Publishers for June 5 – 11, 2011 including Kamy Wicof, Steven Lewis, Piotr Kowalczyk, Jen Blood and Jane Friedman
Saturday Q & A With the Book Designer 04: Copyright Questions
Saturday Q & A With the Book Designer 04: Copyright Questions about using images from clip art sources, commercial use, copyright page credits
Using QR Codes to Expand the Reading Experience
Using QR Codes to Expand the Reading Experience with recommendations on use in both writing and in self-published books
Amateur-Hour Books: Do You Know the Warning Signs?
Amateur-Hour Books: Do You Know the Warning Signs? there are predictable errors made by do it yourself self-publishers, and you can learn to avoid them