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15 Questions, and Why Everything is a Niche: At a Local Indie Publishing Group Meeting

by Joel Friedlander on December 12, 2009 4 Comments

At today’s meeting of the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (BAIPA), President Pete Masterson as usual presided over the first hour’s Q&A session. I always find these interesting. Each month there’s a lot of people who are new to BAIPA and the questions people bring to the meeting reveal something of the state of independent […]

Filed Under: Marketing, Self-Publishing, Social Media Tagged With: BAIPA, Bay Tree Publishing, CreateSpace, David Cole, Lightning Source, Pete Masterson

6 Ways to Jump-Start Your Self-Publishing Career

by Joel Friedlander on December 8, 2009 14 Comments

For some authors, making the leap into self-publishing is an easy and natural extension of their past activities. For others the move can seem strange and overwhelming. Since we know it’s hard to do right by your book if you’re feeling overwhelmed, it makes sense to try to set yourself up to succeed. If you’ve […]

Filed Under: Marketing, Self-Publishing, Social Media Tagged With: April L. Hamilton, BAIPA, Business, Christy Pinheiro, Dan Poynter, IBPA, JA Konrath, John Kremer, Self-Publishing

Is It Time to Kill “Jerry”?

by Joel Friedlander on December 7, 2009 11 Comments

In 2000, screenwriter John Blumenthal self-published his comic novel, What’s Wrong With Dorfman? after his manuscript had been rejected 75 times. (You know, I have to admire a writer who believes in their book that much. I’m not sure how anxious I would be to resubmit my book after 30, 40, or 50 rejections.) In […]

Filed Under: Marketing, Self-Publishing, Social Media Tagged With: Felix Morrow, John Blumental, Mystic Arts Book Society, Twitter

This Week in the Blogs: November 30 – December 6, 2009

by Joel Friedlander on December 6, 2009 1 Comment

The talk this week has continued the discussion of “traditional” publishers entering the world of subsidy (some would say “vanity”) publishing. With Thomas Nelson and Harlequin Books each establishing new subsidiaries to make the publishing process available to anyone who chooses to pay for their services, it seems to me the ground is shifting under […]

Filed Under: Self-Publishing, Social Media Tagged With: April Hamilton, David Thorne, Henry Baum, JA Konrath, Mark Barrett, Mick, Mick Rooney, Victoria Strauss

This Week in the Blogs: Week of November 22 – 28, 2009

by Joel Friedlander on November 29, 2009 2 Comments

Spending time in the blogosphere is rewarding in itself. With change happening in publishing and self-publishing almost constantly, at the end of the week you like to look back, take stock of what’s happened, and take a deep breath before confronting Monday morning. Herewith some of the subjects and blog posts that stood out for […]

Filed Under: Self-Publishing, Social Media Tagged With: Colleen Wainwright, Guy LeCharles Gonzalez, Harlequin, Jane Friedman, Joe Konrath, Kindle, Mick Rooney, Stacey Cochran, Stephen Windwalker

10 Events That Changed the Publishing Industry in 2009

by Joel Friedlander on November 14, 2009 2 Comments

At today’s meeting of the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association, Peter Beren laid out a striking picture of the events that have defined publishing this year. Peter is a publishing consultant and agent. He was the publisher of Sierra Club Books and VIA Books, and VP of Publishing at Palace Press International. Peter is also […]

Filed Under: Self-Publishing, Social Media Tagged With: BAIPA, Google, iPhone, Kindle, Nook, Peter Beren, Self-Publishing, Vook

The New Self-Publisher

by Joel Friedlander on October 12, 2009 Leave a Comment

Many people who self-publish, or who launch an independent publishing company to issue their own books have avoided the entire “get an agent/sell to a large publishing house” path in favor of a process that gives them more control of their book, gets them to market faster, and guarantees that, if they should produce any […]

Filed Under: Marketing, Self-Publishing, Social Media Tagged With: author platform, Bokardo, Joshua Porter, Mark Bertils, New Riders, Self-Publishing

Self-Publishing Review New Guest Post

by Joel Friedlander on September 21, 2009 Leave a Comment

Henry Baum’s remarkably useful Self-Publishing Review covers the field of self-publishing thoroughly. News, reviews of self-published books, reviews of publisher-services companies, interviews and more make it a great destination for anyone interested in the field. I find myself there once a day, just to check on what’s new. Self-Publishing Review has started a “Guest Post” […]

Filed Under: Marketing, Self-Publishing, Social Media Tagged With: Henry Baum, ISBN, Self Publishing Review

How To Use Twitter in 5 Minutes for Small and Independent Publishers

by Joel Friedlander on August 13, 2009 Leave a Comment

At the BAIPA meeting many people wanted to talk about social media and their use for self publishers who would like to use these powerful networking tools. Most people seemed hesitant to try Twitter. I certainly understand the reluctance but Twitter is actually a fairly simple site that can be used in a variety of […]

Filed Under: Marketing, Social Media Tagged With: Twitter

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