The last time I visited what seems like a somewhat quixotic journey to try to create the ultimate writer’s journal, I was still waiting to see if my dream would become a reality. Here’s what I wrote a few months ago: In fact, today I’m waiting to get yet...
Although most indie authors produce ebooks and print on demand paperbacks, more and more are finding a use for hardbound books. The kinds of books I’m talking about all involve a stiff case of some kind that contains the interior pages of the book. In a...
Are you including print books in your publishing strategy, or do you think you might want to do that someday? Good news. I’ve partnered with BookBaby, the ebook distributor and publishing services vendor, to make my new book available to anyone who wants it for...
One of the principal ways we differentiate different kinds of books is by the way they are bound. Books with covers made of flexible paper are called paperbacks or softcovers. Book bound into stiff board covers are known as casebound or hardcovers. But in fact, there...
For authors coming into the publishing industry, making choices like selecting a print on demand vendor, can be fraught with difficulty and uncertainty. “Which one is best for me? Will they do a good job on my book? Will they deliver on time?” These are...
I met David and Kathy Seid this spring at Author U in Denver, Colorado. They were there to show authors and self-publishers their line of small, pocketable books that fill a unique spot in book retailing. They call these books—and their company—MiniBük....
