by Joel Friedlander | Feb 24, 2012 | Self-Publishing
by Marcia Degelman Marcia is one of the authors I’ve met at the monthly meetings of the Bay Area Independent Publishers Group. She impressed me with her persistence and how she kept making her book and her marketing better. I asked her to tell her story, and...
by Joel Friedlander | Nov 17, 2011 | Self-Publishing
These are heady times for indie publishing and self-publishers. Last year I wrote here that We’re about to enter a real golden age of self-publishing. There is no denying the fact that a whole lot of people have something to say and are busy writing their books. They...
by Joel Friedlander | Nov 4, 2011 | Self-Publishing
I was in Scottsdale, Arizona attending a marketing event recently. We were staying at the Doubletree Resort, a pretty nice hotel with a lovely little gift shop. Wandering in after one of our all-day sessions, I was curious to see what kind of books they were selling....
by Joel Friedlander | Sep 28, 2011 | The Joel Friedlander Archives
It’s really important when you start publishing a book to spend some time thinking about the idea of success. This is really crucial, for you and for everyone else involved in your publishing project. This goes directly to your mindset as a self-publisher, how...
by Joel Friedlander | Jun 4, 2011 | Book Design, Self-Publishing
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...