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Book Cover Design and the Problem of Symbolism

by Joel Friedlander | Jan 17, 2012 | Cover Design, Self-Publishing

A couple of days ago the latest edition of e-Book Cover Design Awards went live, and I once again had the pleasure—and the frustration—of judging a whole slew of covers. The problems come at the extremes. Commenting on the covers is fun, and selecting out...

Self-Publishing a Craft Beading Book in Full Color at CreateSpace

by Joel Friedlander | Jan 6, 2012 | Self-Publishing

by Karen Williams I met Karen Williams while I was in Seattle recently for the CreateSpace Pitch 2.0 event. When she told me about the book she had published through CreateSpace, I was quite curious to see it. Karen generously sent me a copy, and the book shows the...

Author Outreach from CreateSpace: Pitch 2.0

by Joel Friedlander | Dec 16, 2011 | Marketing, Self-Publishing

Last week I had the good fortune to be invited to participate in Pitch 2.0, the first-ever community outreach event on the part of CreateSpace, Amazon.com’s print on demand division. (Disclosure: I write articles for CreateSpace’s community forums as a...

Basics of Book Marketing for the Beginning Self-Publisher, Part 3

by Joel Friedlander | Sep 21, 2011 | Marketing, Self-Publishing

This article is a continuation of the series that started with Basics of Book Marketing for the Beginning Self-Publisher, Part 1 and Part 2. This series is derived from an article written for CreateSpace’s new resource, Marketing Central. In this third and final...

Basics of Book Marketing for the Beginning Self-Publisher, Part 2

by Joel Friedlander | Sep 20, 2011 | Marketing, Self-Publishing

This article is a continuation of the series that started with Basics of Book Marketing for the Beginning Self-Publisher, Part 1. This series is derived from an article written for CreateSpace’s new resource, Marketing Central. In this second of three parts, we...
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