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The Self-Publishing Roadmap Training Course is Back with New Options for Authors

by Joel Friedlander on December 5, 2012 3 Comments

The Self-Publishing Roadmap Training Course is Back with New Options for Authors. The premier online video training for self-publishers

Filed Under: Self-Publishing, Training Tagged With: e-learning, indie publishing, self publishing, training. Self-Publishing Roadmap

3 Free Photo Tools for Author Bloggers

by Joel Friedlander on September 5, 2012 45 Comments

3 Free Photo Tools for Author Bloggers describes Photopin, Free Online Photoeditor and Google Image Search

Filed Under: Author Blogging 101, Editorial, Self-Publishing, Social Media Tagged With: Author Blogging 101, blogging, Flickr, freeonlinephotoeditor.com, google image search, indie publishing, Photopin, self publishing

My Path to The Edge of Maybe

by Joel Friedlander on June 6, 2012 5 Comments

My Path to The Edge of Maybe by Ericka Lutz tells the story of how the author of 7 nonfiction books decided to go indie with her first novel

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Armand Inezian, book design, Ericka Lutz, indie author, indie publishing, Last Light Studio, publishing a book

The Secret to Schmooze Book Marketing

by Joel Friedlander on February 24, 2012 8 Comments

The Secret to Schmooze Book Marketing by Marcia Degelman describes the author’s publishing and marketing journey

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Self-Publishing Tagged With: BAIPA, book marketing, bookstores, CreateSpace, indie publishing, Lightning Source, Marcia Degelman, publishing a book, self publishing

Looking Forward, Peering Back

by Joel Friedlander on November 17, 2011 6 Comments

Looking Forward, Peering Back About Self-Publishing looks at some of the changes taking place in publishing

Filed Under: Self-Publishing Tagged With: e-training, indie publishing, publishing a book, self publishing

Regional Books I Found on a Trip to Scottsdale, Arizona

by Joel Friedlander on November 4, 2011 4 Comments

Regional Books I Found on a Trip to Scottsdale, Arizona, including regional cookbooks that have been on sale for over thirty years

Filed Under: Self-Publishing Tagged With: Arizona cookbooks, cookbooks, indie publishing, long-tail publishing, regional book

The Parable of the Little Book of Stories

by Joel Friedlander on September 28, 2011 26 Comments

The Story of a Little Book of Stories and what can happen when you set out to do something just because it seems like a good thing to do

Filed Under: Self-Publishing Tagged With: Editing, indie author, indie publishing, publishing a book, self publishing, softcover

Will Children's Book Self-Publishers Survive CPSIA?

by Joel Friedlander on June 28, 2011 14 Comments

Will Children’s Book Self-Publishers Survive CPSIA? The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act may drive indie publishers of children’s books to e-publishing

Filed Under: Book Production, Interviews, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Beagle Bay Books, CPSIA, Dan Poynter, indie publishing, Jacqueline Simonds, publish a children's book, regulation

Saturday Q & A With the Book Designer 03: Book Cover Wrap

by Joel Friedlander on June 4, 2011 13 Comments

This week’s video answers the question of how to calculate the size of your book cover wrap. A lot of people find this confusing, but about 8 minutes from now you will know the answer and get to see a cover come together on screen, you won’t want to miss that. Here I’m trying out […]

Filed Under: Book Design, Self-Publishing, Video Tagged With: Adobe InDesign, book cover design, book cover template, book design, cover wrap, indie publishing, Lightning Source, print on demand, publish a book

Saturday Q & A With the Book Designer 02

by Joel Friedlander on May 21, 2011 14 Comments

Saturday Q & A With the Book Designer 02 print on demand and how it works are explained in a mini-webinar including how the money flow works in print on demand

Filed Under: Book Production, Self-Publishing, Video Tagged With: CreateSpace, indie publishing, Lightning Source, Lulu, print on demand, publish a book, self publishing

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