Archive for the ‘Self-Publishing & Print On Demand’ Category
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
Written by successful freelance writer, author, and writing instructor Paul Lima, How To Write A Non-fiction Book In 60 Days takes you, step-by-step, from your book idea to a detailed chapter-by-chapter outline, to a solid first draft - in 60 days. In addition, 60 Days includes two bonus chapters: ...
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Friday, June 17th, 2011
If you are interested in self-publishing or POD (print on demand), you might find the following three videos on "The Yin and Yang of (self)Publishing" (shot during The Ontario Writers’ Conference 2011) of interest...
Here's the Yin, (with a very nice publisher's rep, Adrienne Kerr from Penguin. She kind ...
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Sunday, May 8th, 2011
Just minutes ago, I sold my 1500th print on demand (POD) book through Lulu.com, an online POD sales and fulfillment company. I'm just shy of 3,000 books sold overall through all sources -- direct sales (workshops and PayPal) and LSI sources (such as Amazon) and Kindle, but Lulu's been a ...
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Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
Workshop: Getting Your Book to Market Using Print on Demand
Paul Lima, veteran freelancer and author presents this timely workshop on Print on Demand publishing, a popular, affordable short-run publishing process that can be used to sell print and electronic copies of your book(s) from your website and/or from leading online ...
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Monday, November 8th, 2010
PWAC Toronto presents The Business of Books: New Directions in Publishing, Nov. 16, 7 pm, Toronto. Worth checking out.
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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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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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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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