by Joel Friedlander | Apr 7, 2014 | Book Production, Reviews
One of the results of providing services to authors and publishers is that you become familiar with all the different kinds of software authors use to prepare their files. I run into this with my book design clients, as well as the authors we serve on...
by Joel Friedlander | May 10, 2013 | Reviews
I’ve been following Dan Blank for some time now. I interviewed him on the blog, and often speak to the students in his platform-building course. Dan frequently speaks to industry groups, and has advised many bloggers and authors over the years on how to use the...
by Joel Friedlander | Jan 16, 2013 | Interviews, Reviews, Self-Publishing
Today I’ve got a real treat for you. Guy Kawasaki, legendary Apple evangelist, best-selling author, serial entrepreneur and social media mega-star has just published his 12th book—and the second he’s self-published. It’s all about how to use...
by Joel Friedlander | Mar 16, 2012 | Reviews, Self-Publishing
Could you sell a small, 84-page hardcover book with no title on the jacket for $12.99? Seth Godin can. Godin, one of the premier marketing minds of our time, a prolific blogger and the author of numerous bestselling books recently closed down the publishing activities...
by Joel Friedlander | May 23, 2011 | E-Books & Readers, Reviews, Self-Publishing
As e-books become more popular, they are inevitably merging with the largest platform for e-book readers, the smartphone. Google’s Android operating system is now powering more phones than Apple’s iOs, but both continue to surge ahead in terms of market...
by Joel Friedlander | Apr 9, 2011 | Reviews
Last year I wrote about the astonishing and great iA Writer for the iPad. This app provides a place to write that’s stripped to the bone, leaving a writer with nothing to do but . . . write. I use Writer every day, creating most of my first drafts in it with the...
