A friend on mine, Angelo Solera, is in the process of publishing his first book under his own imprint. We have talked quite a bit about the steps he’s following as he is publishing, and I have been really impressed. I think he has a great book, and he seems to be doing [...]
Most printers seem to play their pricing card pretty close to their vest. I’ve never really understood why, other than price fluctuations might make posted pricing frequently obsolete. If you know why, please drop a comment below to explain.
With most printers, you are invited to call, or email for a quote. They [...]
AuthorsBookshop.com member and author of Rebound, Situations in My Life, Chyvonne Thomas was recently interviewed on the website eSpot. You can read the interview here.
A) She is a woman programmer. B) She has “reverse engineered passion.” and C) she tells us what “cognitive seduction” is. That is so geeky cool!
Kathy Sierra is a best-selling author of computer-related books… but she has given a lot of thought to human passion, engagement and “flow” and how to tap [...]
Ok, the book itself isn’t free. You can either purchase the paper book for $25 or download the PDF version for $19… but 37 Signals has made all of the content of their new book, Getting Real free on their website.
I point this out for three reasons. One, Getting Real offers a new [...]
While I am on the topic of Ron Pramschufer, and his SelfPublishing.com site, I would also like to point out what I generally think is one of the most generous gifts to self-publishers that I have yet seen.
Ron has, for some time now, been offering from his site two free ebooks: Publishing Basics, and [...]
In his blog at SelfPublishing.org today, Ron Pramschufer posted a great article on having your books printed. Being a solid do-it-yourselfer, and having a print shop in the family, I have to admit that hunting for a printer has never been a huge priority for me. I have never really had [...]
This past week I was interviewed by Irene Watson and Victor Volkman of AuthorsAccess.com. The topic was Selling Books Successfully Online and they pretty much gave me free reign to prattle on with my thoughts about online marketing, and indie publishing in general.
The official marketing copy from their website:
On Feb. 7th, 2008 Victor R. [...]
I just got word about the launch of Superior Book Reviews, a Michigan-based web service that will offer reviews, author interviews, editing services, writing tips and more.
The site is being launched by Michigan Indie Novelist (and friend to IndieBookMan) Tyler R. Tichelaar.
Tyler really knows his stuff when it come to writing – particularly regional fiction. [...]
Publsihers Weekly and others are reporting about Jeff Yeager. This guy is touring to promote his book… nothing extraordinary. Except, he is doing it on his bike!
Yeager’s book, The Ultimate Cheapskate’s Road Map to True Riches lends itself well to such an unusual marketing strategy. The book is all about living on [...]
