A writer or group of writers who have a real publishing name and imprint and act like a business using
a business imprint name such as Teddy Press or CAT Publishing.
Not exact matches
-- Marla Kott, CEO of
Imprint Plus, which designs, develops, manufactures and distributes
name badges, plates, signage and other
business branding tools serving 35,000 customers from 21 industries in 60 countries
It's something of a West Michigan trademark — in Grand Rapids, the
names of philanthropic
business leaders are
imprinted on the civic landscape through the buildings they commissioned, among them the Fred M. Keller Engineering Laboratories at Grand Valley State University.
Whether we publish indie or traditionally, we may want to start a company at some point in our writing career, either for our pen
name or for a publishing
imprint or author services
business.
Now, your
imprint or company
name is what we call in the US a DBA, a Doing -
Business - As
name.
On Day Two you will learn about: - Incorporating (or «doing
business as»)-
Naming your book
business / publishing
imprint - Separating
business from personal - Tracking income / expenses - Taxes - Accountant
Businesses don't make money, people do.
Seek legal assistance on any issues relating to DBA («Doing
Business As») for
imprint names.
If I use my
name, to make the
imprint legal, I have to set things up as a complete
business, with tax forms, titles,
business accounts which will cost $ 1,500 to open, re-do my book cover again, and other stuff, which costs more time and money.
Independent authors are often encouraged to create a
business or publishing house
name (your publisher
imprint), however, you can obtain an EIN in your own
name.
Suggested services: 1) Pre-publication: Developmental editing, copy editing, proofing; 2)
Imprint name: Your own, ISBN, etc.; 3) Cover and interior design: custom; 4) Promotion: author /
business web site, Facebook, blog, Twitter, other related genre sites; expert articles / guest blogs, web traffic / readership development, preliminary PR for endorsements and reviews; 5) Format: hardback; paperback; e-book; 6) Distribution: wide - Ingram, Amazon, B&N, etc..
Whether or not you plan to register your
imprint as an actual
business has little effect on what you should (or shouldn't)
name it.
After a sale, she gives buyers a homeowner's portfolio with her
name imprinted on the front, packed with important documents, such as copies of their appraisal, inspection, surveys, important documents, and the
business cards of competent area service providers.