Archive for the ‘Self-Publishing & Print On Demand’ Category
Friday, March 5th, 2010
The boom in printing on demand
Just press print; new technology promises to prolong the life of the book
ESPRESSO might seem an odd name for a bookmaking machine. But the wardrobe-sized apparatus at Blackwell, a bookstore in central London, and 30 other locations worldwide can print a paperback in about the ...
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
by Carla King
Mid-level authors already know that the era of large advances, generous royalties, book tours and media spots are over. They have to spend their own time and money to create a website and publicize their books. Publishers just don't have the resources to offer them full support. Why? ...
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Saturday, February 27th, 2010
What does it take to write a book in 60 days?
It takes an idea: There is no point in trying to write your book unless you have a clear, focused idea. If you have an idea, you can then follow the process required to move from your idea to a ...
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Monday, February 1st, 2010
January was my best month ever for book sales, I'm pleased to say.
Okay, compared to Harry Potter, I have a long, long, long (long, long...) way to go when it comes to book sales; however, January was my best month ever for sales of my books on business, promotional ...
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Thursday, December 17th, 2009
Review by Christine Bergsma
Harness the Business Writing Process by Paul Lima is an excellent book for anyone looking to improve his or her writing skills within the business environment.
This is not a book on grammar, as stated within the book, but a book about how to write. It is ...
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Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
I don't usually post media release in my blog, but this is topical. There are many developments in e-books. I can't keep up with them all, but those of you who are following them more intently might find this release of interest.
Adobe’s End-to-End Digital Publishing Solution Enables Partners to Deliver ...
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Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
Print on Demand and traditional publishing are converging, but serious POD authors feel they don’t get the respect they deserve. I find it ironic because I know a number of authors who have been published by traditional publishers, and they feel the same way.
Let’s face it, we all want to ...
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Thursday, May 28th, 2009
From CBC.ca:
The U.S. publishing industry passed a key marker last year, with the publication of more "on-demand" or short-run titles than traditional books, a U.S. company that keeps publishing statistics says.
While the swing may be temporary, caused as major publishers retrenched, it could be "a watershed year in the book ...
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Monday, April 20th, 2009
With the growth in Print on Demand (POD), public speakers, seminar leaders, consultants, trainers, financial planners, real estate agents, lawyers, nutritionists and fitness experts, cooks and chefs, people who have lived interesting, and not so interesting, lives, are all self-publishing non-fiction books like never before. Creative writers are using POD ...
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Monday, February 23rd, 2009
By Paul Lima
Originally published in CBC.ca
Could traditional book publishers be heading the way of traditional music companies, which are heading the way of dinosaurs, thanks to the Internet? They could, but for different reasons.
For one, people are not endangering the traditional publishing industry by downloading books for free over ...
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