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Surviving Difficult Times and Blog News: Interview with Joel Friedlander

by Joel Friedlander on March 4, 2019 4 Comments

I had a chance to catch up with the blog’s founder, Joel Friedlander and took the opportunity to find out what he’s been up to, and what we have to look forward to in the coming months. TBD: Great to see you, Joel, how has 2019 been for you so far? Joel: Thanks for asking. […]

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: Joel Friedlander, The Book Designer blog

Thursday: Meet Dave Chilton, Master Publisher and Book Marketer

by Joel Friedlander on July 11, 2017 5 Comments

This week I have a real treat for you. On Thursday I will be interviewing, live, Dave Chilton, venture capitalist, television personality, and multimillionaire who built his fortune by… self-publishing! Yes, you read that right. Chilton spent several years on the Canadian television show “Dragon’s Den,” (the forerunner of “Shark Tank”) but he began his […]

Filed Under: Interviews, Marketing, Webinars Tagged With: book marketing, Dave Chilton, webinar

Interview: Andrea Ring on Becoming a Bestselling Author (and Her Experience with Promoter Rebecca Hamilton)

by Sharon Goldinger on May 8, 2017 14 Comments

By Sharon Goldinger Who doesn’t want to be a bestselling author? And if you can hit the New York Times or USA Today bestseller list, wouldn’t that be a dream come true? Most of us would say absolutely. But if you’re not a household name, what do you have to do to achieve that enviable […]

Filed Under: Interviews, Marketing Tagged With: Andrea Ring, bestseller, New York Times, Rebecca Hamilton, Sharon Goldinger, USA Today

Be the Gateway: The Dan Blank Interview

by Joel Friedlander on March 13, 2017 6 Comments

Interview with Dan Blank, the proprietor of We Grow Media. Dan helps and consults with authors to get their creative work done in a rational way.

Filed Under: Interviews, Marketing, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Be the Gateway, book marketing, Dan Blank, Self-Publishing

Creative Visualization for Writers: Nina Amir Interview

by Joel Friedlander on October 17, 2016 5 Comments

Today I’m interviewing my friend and colleague, Nina Amir, of NinaAmir.com. Nina is a bestselling hybrid author, an award winning blogger and Certified High Performance Coach. Her latest book, Creative Visualization for Writers has just been released, and it’s on an evocative subject: how writers can profit from the tools of creative visualization. I was […]

Filed Under: Interviews, Writing Tagged With: creative visualization, Nina Amir, Shakti Gawain

Publicity for Authors: My Interview with Dana Kaye

by Joel Friedlander on October 3, 2016 6 Comments

A very interesting interview with Dana Kaye, owner of Kaye Publicity, that will be useful to a lot of authors. Dana has been helping other authors sell their books for a long time.

Filed Under: Interviews, Marketing, Self-Publishing Tagged With: book marketing, book publicity, Dana Kaye, kaye publicity, PR, public relations

5 Questions on Self-Publishing Success, the Peecho.com Interview

by Joel Friedlander on December 14, 2015 9 Comments

A few months ago Gloria Quintanilla from Peecho.com contacted me, and asked for an interview. Peecho is an interesting solution to the problem of communicating and selling globally online, but producing printed products that have to find their way to the buyer in the real world. They call it a “global cloud print network” and […]

Filed Under: Interviews, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Gloria Quintanilla, Peecho.com

The 0s&1s Interview: Self-Publishing and the Art of Commerce

by Joel Friedlander on November 9, 2015 3 Comments

Book publishing continues to experience disruption in its business models, in the formats and channels available to deliver its product, and in the overall landscape and roles of players in the industry. As successful independent publishers mature, some will make the transition into being small presses, part of a charitable or mission-driven organization, or the […]

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: 1s&0s, Andrew Lipstein, interview

What Makes an Authorpreneur? I Tell My Story

by Joel Friedlander on July 27, 2015 13 Comments

What Makes an Authorpreneur? I Tell My Story of combining my interest in publishing with wanting to make a difference.

Filed Under: Interviews, Self-Publishing, Writing

Ebooks Now and In the Future: Interview with Tracy Atkins

by Joel Friedlander on March 2, 2015 8 Comments

Ebooks Now and In the Future: Interview with Tracy Atkins conducted by Nancy Herther from Information Today

Filed Under: E-Books & Readers, Guest Posts, Interviews Tagged With: eBooks, Information Today, Nancy Herther, Online Searcher, Tracy Atkins

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