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As a small publisher, I like to keep up with news about the publishing industry and trends in printing, distribution, marketing, epublishing and more that affect my business. Book Business magazine keeps me informed with information I can use.
The most recent issue includes features on:
The Future of the Industry: Whose Hands Is It In?
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Book Fairs and Festivals – the Top 25 for Authors and Publishers
Are book fairs an effective way to promote books? As a book publicist and book marketing specialist, I am the first to impress on authors the new and powerful marketing avenues open to all authors on the Internet – from book websites to book trailers to social networks like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. While these [...]
What to Expect When Your Book is Published
Understand what to expect in the publishing process. Try not to get stars in your eyes. The following tips might help keep you grounded.
Keep in mind that every author can’t be on Oprah! or The Today Show.
Know that not every publishing house pays huge advances. Don’t name the amount you’d like for an advance, and [...]
Eight Mistakes Self-Publishers Make — and How to Avoid Them!
Mistake #1. You wrote an unnecessary book
Harsh? Perhaps. Honest. Absolutely. Are there already 20 titles on your non-fiction subject? Does the world really need a 21st? If so, how is yours different? Put another way, write a book people will want to read. No books on your subject? That could be good or could mean [...]
Christian Book Distributors
Getting a distributor can help you get your book on the shelves of national chains and independent book stores. There are general book distributors, but a better choice for a Christian-themed book might be one of the Christian book distributors.
Christian book distributors specialize in representing Christian books, they work primarily with Christian book stores and [...]
Book Distributors and Self-Publishing with Dan Poynter
Dan Poynter fell into publishing. He spent eight years researching a labor of love. Realizing that no publisher would be interested in a technical treatise on the parachute, he went directly to a printer. The orders poured in, and the author was suddenly a publisher.
Dan has since produced over 80 books and revisions, some of [...]
Book Proposals That Sell
The subtitle of W. Terry Whalin’s Book Proposals That Sell promises 21 Secrets to Speed Your Success. In fact, those 21 secrets are just a portion of the valuable information in this book.
Whalin has been on both sides of the editor’s desk. He not only has experience as an editor at a publishing house, he [...]
Book Publishing – Don’t Be Surprised
As you move through the publishing process, there are several key areas where being surprised will be unpleasant rather than exciting. For example, if you plan to work with a publisher, here are three key points where you want to know every detail before you move forward.
1. Is There a Cost?
Is there any cost involved [...]
Future Trends of Publishing
To add to the problem, some bookstores are returning books before the 90-day window, waiting a week and then ordering more books. Now they have another 90 days to pay for the books and whatever they don’t sell they can return without losing a dime, according to the broadcast. More evidence that the publishing industry’s consignment model no longer works. Add to that decreasing book sales and you have a formula for disaster.
Seven Things Authors Must Know to be Successful
Publishing is a very competitive business and the choices for getting a manuscript into print are numerous. Everyone who writes has to make a decision on what’s best for them and their manuscript or book, but the decision should be based on their personal goals and not what someone else is trying to sell you. [...]
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