Today in the United States we are celebrating Memorial Day, a federal holiday to remember people who died while serving in the armed forces. There are parades, visits to military cemeteries, and enough people grilling in their backyards to create smog inversions...
Before I ever got into publishing I somehow decided to become a publisher of old cookbooks. I have no idea where this thought came from, and even less idea why I thought it would be successful. Something about the combination of public domain books and the...
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...
Years ago when I moved to California from New York one of the first things I did was look up the local independent publishing group. These local groups are scattered all over the country. Run by volunteers and powered by optimism, they are great gathering places for...
What is it that separates successful self-publishers from the people who end up with the proverbial “garage full of books” and a feeling of hopelessness? Why does one author publish and promote their way to regular monthly income while others are still...