More Posts tagged with "Self-publishing"
How Many Editors Does It Take To Produce A Well Written Book?
Many first time authors believe all their manuscript needs is a little editing, proofing and cleanup. To produce a good read, here's what they really need.
Choosing Between Traditional and Alternative Publishing
For many authors, it's a tough decision: Pursue a traditional publisher or choose an alternative solution (Team, Self). Here's what to consider.
Why You Likely Don't Have A Team Working On Your Book
Teams make great products and deliver world class results. If you are going the current corporate or solo publishing route, likely, you don't have one.
Jon Mueller On the Author's New Challenges That Lie Ahead
800CEOREAD's Jon Mueller thinks authors need more insight about what it really takes to succeed in this ever changing industry. That why they created Author Pow Wow.
Guy Kawasaki On Self-Publishing, Marketing Your Book and Cheating
Guy Kawasaki has advice for authors who want to self-publish. He's got some attitude too, and he's not afraid to share it.
Five Events That Rocked Publishing In 2012
2012 has been an eventful year for authors, publishing professionals and readers. Here are five events that made this year memorable (for better or worse).
Every Book Is A Startup: A Conversation With Todd Sattersten
In Todd's view, every book is a startup, not only in its potential, but in its process of coming to market. In this interview, he explains why publishing is the best form of media to bring an idea to life.
Why Do Book Publishers Lock Up Most Of The Credit?
Open up any book on your shelf and examine the copyright-title page for credits. The list is woefully short: Publisher, author and in many cases cover design or photographer. I believe this lack of attribution leads to the (current) misguided notion that authors only need a cover design to release their book successfully. Why does this occur?
The Future of Publishing is Digital
Net Minds is a marketplace for book ideas that produces digital products. We are making a big bet on the rise of digital books (eBook or Print On Demand) in our reading life. For this first post I'd like to tell you about my journey to the digital publishing revolution.
The Problem With By-Your-Self Publishing
Every time I hear someone say, "I've been thinking about self-publishing my book idea," I reply, "Why? Don't you want it to be good? Don't you want the world to read it?" Then I explain to them, what I'm about to reveal to you. It should really be called By-Your-Self Publishing. Because when you do it, you are all alone from concept to execution.