When you get ready to launch your self-published book, one of the best tools you have to help is publicity. Why? It’s one of the greatest ways to get your book in front of a lot of people and, if you’re on a budget, you can do a lot of it yourself. Joan...
There’s just a week before the Self-Publisher’s Online Conference (SPOC) gets started with a bang with a presentation by the “Godfather of Self-Publishing” himself, Dan Poynter, speaking on “Book Publishing in 2011 and Beyond.” I...
Today I’m very pleased to bring you an interview with Joshua Tallent of Ebookarchitects.com. We spoke for about half an hour last week and talked about many of the issues self-publishers face when they try to move their books to ebook formats. Joshua is ideally...
Last month I was honored to be asked to appear on a panel discussion self-publishing at the Commonwealth Club of California. Put together by Kevin O’Malley of the Commonwealth Club with Paula Hendricks, past president of BAIPA, the series was called...
Podcast: What Every Self-Publisher Ought to Know About Editing [8:16] (Right click the link to save the podcast, or click the play button below to listen.) [audio:What%20Every%20Self-Publisher%20Should%20Know%20About%20Editing.mp3] New self-publishers are often...
Podcast: Self-Publisher’s 5-Minute Guide to Book Printing Processes With all the talk about print on demand, digital printing and the future of the publishing industry, it’s easy to forget that we’ve got books to produce in the here and now, and we...
