by Joel Friedlander | May 18, 2011 | Book Reviews, Self-Publishing
Ed: Please see the note at the end of this review for a special offer the authors are making for three days only. Today I’m reviewing a new book on independent book publishing: Show Me About Book Publishing. It’s written by an unusual group of people. The...
by Joel Friedlander | Oct 27, 2010 | Book Reviews
Ed: A slightly different version of this review of one of my favorite books on writing appeared earlier this year on World’s Strongest Librarian. If You Want to Write: A Book About Art, Independence and Spirit was originally published in 1938, and revised in a...
by Joel Friedlander | Sep 20, 2010 | Book Design, Book Reviews, Interior Design
I wrote an article about six months ago about three typeface combinations I really liked. It was in the comments to that post that I met Douglas Bonneville, a designer and typographer who is the proprietor of the BonFX Graphic Design studio near Providence, Rhode...
by Joel Friedlander | Jul 28, 2010 | Book Reviews, Self-Publishing
In the early days of modern self-publishing, there were two books most self-publishers lived by: The Self-Publishing Manual by Dan Poynter, and The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing by Marilyn and Tom Ross. While Poynter has continued to update his book, now in its...
by Joel Friedlander | Mar 3, 2010 | Book Printing, Book Reviews, Self-Publishing
In a perfect world all our carpools would run on time, no backpacks would be left on the back seat, construction zones would open as we approached them, and our children would be grateful and respectful at all times. Of course, in a perfect world all our work would...
by Joel Friedlander | Jan 6, 2010 | Book Reviews
A new publication from Good to Go Media looks like it can be quite helpful for new self-publishers who are trying to get a grip on what is a sometimes confusing process. Good to Go Media is Lisa Alpine and Carla King, who offer books, workshops, courses and consulting...