Alexa knows one million
things about book publishing and marketing!
Not exact matches
Biderman was a relentless publicity hound,
publishing a
book about marriage, posing for unfortunate pictures, and saying many
things he probably wishes he hadn't, such as: «We have done a really great job of making sure our data is kept secret.»
One of the
things that surprised me
about book publishing was how interested I was in the business side of it, and as that interest in the business grew, my interest in the magazine grew.
Ten years ago, even five years ago, one might have said that the only remarkable
thing about the
book is that it is
published by a respected university press.
Great stuff Jeremy - your
book «Skeleton Church» changed my perspective on a lot of
things about the church - I am an aspiring author hoping to be
published someday
One other nice
thing about being a
published author, is that it proves that you are an expert in your field, which gets you invited to speak at conferences, which increases your visibility and platform in the fishing world, which then allows you to get more
books published.
One great
thing about being at home revising is having extra time to try out more recipes I do hope that one day you are able to
publish a recipe
book, I have a feeling it would do very, very well
You could
publish a really good
book, just compiling the intelligent
things that have been written
about the Hall of Fame in the last five days.
The nice
thing about having a blog, as well as a popular
book, is that the writers get to basically make amendments or sometimes even retractions to the information that they originally
published in their
books.
The Entire Universe
About Blog We're a group of authors and publishing professionals (formerly known as Let the Words Flow) who blog about all things reading, writing, books, and occasionally b
About Blog We're a group of authors and
publishing professionals (formerly known as Let the Words Flow) who blog
about all things reading, writing, books, and occasionally b
about all
things reading, writing,
books, and occasionally booze.
«A great
thing about indie
publishing is it gives readers the choice and they get to decide what's a good
book.»
If you're thinking
about self -
publishing a
book, there's something you need to know
about prepping your prose before you go public: Proofreading is the last
thing you need.
Check out 10
things you may not have known
about self -
publishing your
book.
John's seventh novel, The
Book of Lost
Things, a story
about fairy stories and the power that
books have to shape our world and our imaginations, was
published in September 2006, followed by the next Parker novel, The Unquiet, in 2007, The Reapers, in 2008 The Lovers, in 2009, and The Whisperers, the ninth Charlie Parker novel, in 2010.
Though there are 2
things I discovered
about publishing: (a) a
book editor is a must and (b) a good cover (but don't spend too much.
On this page, we've put together an overview of some of the
things you need to know
about book rights as a self -
publishing author, along with some great links to where you can find more information.
Whether you're a first - time author who doesn't know the first
thing about producing a salable memoir, or a global CEO who doesn't have the time to construct a full - length big - think
book, our accomplished, experienced team of writers and
book editors can assist you in finding the right words and the right path to
publishing success.
Also, the «private» tribute
book surged as ordinary people began writing and
publishing about family histories, life events, vacations and wildlife, among other
things.
While I applaud your willingness to embrace self -
publishing, what I would say
about publishers and agents is two
things: the first is that they act as guardians of good taste in a way, helping get important (and not - so - important)
books out there, and secondly, they are crucial as editors.
As far as
publishing goes, the main
thing, I think, self - publishers need to understand after all the other jazz
about writing well and using the services of a professional editor, is that being a self - publisher means they've gone into business as publishers — even if just one time for their own
book.
When self -
publishing your own
book, there are many
things to think
about.
However, we know they're elitists from
things they've said in the past
about self -
published books being of lesser quality compared to trad pub
books (how ironic that now trad pub authors are complaining more
about their
books having so many typos and problems when printed).
One of the great
things about the Indie revolution is the only path to traditional
publishing used to be work through an agent and have the
book acquired.
One must remember one
thing about self -
publishing, YOU MUST MARKET YOUR
BOOK!
Thank you for the info Vinny, now I think I see, You'd like a blog
about marketing from lil» ol' me, Promote only when you are in a happy mood, And never promote your
books by being far too rude, Try to make your posts interesting, clever and funny, And try not to part with a large amount of money, Now I feel there is one
thing I should stress, Never go and give your cash to a vanity press, Blog, tweet and update your Facebook status as often as you can, Make contact with other authors and befriend your only fan, Be courteous, considerate and always be kind, And you will slowly find, You'll get people interested and make them all see, Especially when you give your
book away for free, Sit back, relax and be rather nice, And always think
about the price, People will not part with their cash unless the price is low, Particularly for an author they do not even know, Always remember to write purely for fun, Never think that your profit will be a huge great sum, And pray for exposure to the lord above, Because self -
publishing is a labour of love,
As I wrote
about over at Trouble the Write Way, an author platform comprises many
things: your existing
books and audience, your qualifications, your personal connections (especially in the
publishing industry), and your online presence.
I speculated the same
thing about Del Rey «helping» Kodansha in my article on this a while back, but my personal conclusion is that Kodansha has actually been
publishing books in North America for quite some time, including some manga... I doubt they really need help, at least on the level of submitting
things to Amazon.
The great
thing about independent
publishing is that there's an opportunity for anyone to
publish a
book.
«I didn't have any sort of following or even a Facebook page or anything when I first
published, so I just typed in something like «
book publicity», found some
things about blog tours.
Chuck Wendig on Terribleminds 25
Things to Know
About Self -
Publishing (Or, «How to Sell a Bazillionty Books in 17 Minutes») «So much of self - publishing is doing what's
Publishing (Or, «How to Sell a Bazillionty
Books in 17 Minutes») «So much of self -
publishing is doing what's
publishing is doing what's been done.
Part 1: A
Book Deal with a Side of Cheesecake Part 2: 6 Moments to Celebrate on Your
Publishing Journey Part 3: The Most Important Quality for Platform - Building & a Jack Kerouac Art Print Part 4: 5
Things You Shouldn't Worry
About When Building Your Platform
One of the nice
things about self -
publishing your
book is that querying is not even a part of the picture.
Katrina, considering the number of
books being
published each year, there are two
things every writer should be concerned
about if they want a large audience: 1) putting in the time to build your author platform, and 2) producing a
book that really stands out from the crowd in terms of quality.
The interesting
thing about this business
book, though, is that not only does it not force its way onto the scene with catch - phrases, but that its creation was actually born from a whole new attempt to shake
things up in one key business:
publishing.
Book publishing expert and savvy supporter for authors in all things in the marketing and promo area, today she shares insights about «book bigotry» — oh yes, it's out th
Book publishing expert and savvy supporter for authors in all
things in the marketing and promo area, today she shares insights
about «
book bigotry» — oh yes, it's out th
book bigotry» — oh yes, it's out there!
You'll not only learn exactly what you need to know
about book design, but also
about things specific to
book publishing, such as title and copyright pages, ISBN and bar code, page count for printing, marketing considerations, plus how to choose the best type of printing for your
book.
And talking
about your
books, you wrote your first
book and self -
published it in 2007, back when digital
publishing almost wasn't a
thing.
They do, however focus on the common pitfalls of self -
published books and will often warn readers
about proofreading and such
things.
One of the best
things about self -
publishing your
books is that you have a lot of control over the price.
I have heard many amazing
things about Kindle and I already have two
books ready to
publish, but I decided to postpone them because in my opinion the main trick is in promotion.
Recently we've had the good fortune to speak with bestselling author and
publishing guru David Chilton
about publishing best practices, and he's emphasized some key points we've been telling our clients: conserve your energy and put your resources into
things that really matter, rather than spinning your wheels in areas that won't have a strong impact on
book marketing and sales.
Robin Cutler [00:01:12] And the «I,» as I said, stands for International, so there's just
things you need to know
about ISBNs, and one of the
things we want to cover today is the importance of ISBNs related to your own
published book as an indie author.
One of the best
things about having your
book published (besides money) is getting emails from... [Read more...]
The other
thing to know
about ISBNs, so say you self -
publish or you're an indie author, you create your
book, you put it out in the marketplace, and then you get a
publishing deal with a traditional publisher.
I'm a big believer in making money on
books and not getting ripped off, so first I'd like to explain a couple of
things about how
book publishing works.
We hear the good
things about authors who self -
publish that have gone on to sell thousands of
books.
Author Cindy Procter - King talks
about how to get
books written with all the other
things a self -
published author has to do — as well as some great tips for using an author mailing list to sell more
books.
These are all
things that should be
published sooner rather than later, and you can talk
about why you've written your
book and what it's
about in terms of timing — public interest is fickle, after all.
If you put aside Inkitt's overheated claims
about artificial intelligence, you'll find a publisher that just wants to do the write
thing: «Inkitt's goal is to remove the middle person so that a blockbuster
book is never rejected by a
publishing house again.»
Not to mention the thole
thing is a self - important, holier - than - thou, dead - horse - beating rant
about how self -
published books can't possibly be any good.