by Joel Friedlander | May 21, 2011 | Book Production, Self-Publishing
This week I’m tackling the whole issue of print on demand distribution and how it works. This is one of the most common questions I get asked, and I’ve been wanting to lay this out in a step by step way. Unlike last week’s video, this is more of a...
by Joel Friedlander | May 18, 2011 | Book Reviews, Self-Publishing
Ed: Please see the note at the end of this review for a special offer the authors are making for three days only. Today I’m reviewing a new book on independent book publishing: Show Me About Book Publishing. It’s written by an unusual group of people. The...
by Joel Friedlander | Apr 21, 2011 | Interviews, Marketing
Today I’m very excited to have my very first video interview for you with Australian author and publisher Sally Collings. Readers may remember the article she wrote here in June of last year to talk about developments in indie publishing in Australia, and about...
by Joel Friedlander | Mar 14, 2011 | Self-Publishing
The 2011 edition of the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (BAIPA) all-day workshop, the Get Published! Institute, found a new home in downtown Oakland this year amidst the beautifully preserved Victorians of Preservation Park. A good sized crowd of about 80...
by Joel Friedlander | Feb 16, 2011 | Book Production, Marketing, Self-Publishing
When I first got involved in book publishing I read a lot about the book distribution system in the United States and how it was “broken.” Writers at the time maintained that the distribution system needed to be completely re-thought if the industry was to...