Steve | July 29, 2011
Years ago, people used to pay a few thousand dollars for five hundred copies of their book. The publisher would usually do a lousy job at production, then send you your five hundred copies. Nothing was done to help advertise or make the book accessible to the public. So in most cases, the books molded [...]
Steve | April 16, 2010
You’re not a best selling writer—in fact, maybe you’re a beginner with your first book manuscript and you want it published so bad you can taste it. Okay, here’s the real deal on publishing. If you have the talent and sheer determination, you might wish to try first getting published by traditional, commercial publishers. They’re [...]
Steve | April 16, 2010
You thought that all the effort and hours you put into writing your book was half the battle. You may have a terrific book on your hands, but you were wrong. Writing the book was only the beginning. What most writers don’t take into account is that if the right people don’t hear about your [...]
Steve | April 16, 2010
So you want to promote your new book. Would you believe I can help you take one giant leap in that direction with one simple word? That word is Amazon.com. Yep, it’s the internet behemoth that dwarfs most other such companies. And I’m going to offer you ten quick, fairly easy ways to promote your [...]
Steve | April 16, 2010
First, what is our definition of self-publishing? Technically, some consider self-publishing printing a book from scratch. In other words, the writer has to create/manage every detail: editing, cover design, interior layout/typesetting, assembly, printing, and distribution. It can be an overwhelming ton of work if you do it all yourself. But there are a number of [...]
