This is the eleventh post in Joe Biel’s Business of Publishing series. Each article attempts to spread information about best practices within the the publishing industry and clarify common confusions. Microcosm Publishing focuses on empowering readers to create the world that they want to see around them. We are celebrating our 20th anniversary on Feb […]
I Have the Book to Prove It
Guest Author: Rebecca Elswick As we say here in the coalfields of Southwest Virginia – There’s more than one way to skin a possum.” I cannot boast that I ever skinned a possum, but I can boast that I “contested” my way to the publication of my debut novel, Mama’s Shoes. Do you ever think […]
What To Keep In Mind When Publishing eBooks
Guest: Andrea Susan Glass According to Forrester Research, digital book sales tripled to $966 million in 2010 and are set to almost triple again by 2015. Last summer, Amazon said sales of ebooks for its Kindle reader had far eclipsed hardcover book sales. In about 2007, Amazon introduced its Kindle ereader and Barnes and Noble […]
EEEEEE-books!! 5 Top Questions
A short intro to digital media for authors who haven’t got a clue Guest Expert: Lynn Serafinn I’m a fairly techie person. I’m on the computer so much I might has well have a microprocessor implanted into my brain so I didn’t have to sit at my desk all the time. But although I’m pretty […]
Book Review: ‘Get Published Today’ by Penny Sansevieri
For too long, the publishing industry has been a mysterious, clubby, closed business. Authors have had to struggle with a number of unanswered questions. Questions like, “What makes a best-seller?”, “What is a Co-op?” or “What are Reserves against returns?” In her book, ‘Get Published Today’, Penny Sansevieri answers such questions and more. The sub-title […]
Publishing Your Book for Mobile Readers
Guest Expert: Aggie Villanueva There was a time when we only needed to format and publish our book manuscripts in print form and eBook versions for simple e-readers such as the Kindle. That day is gone. If we don’t want to ignore a huge population of readers, we now must think beyond print and electronic […]
TGIF Book Marketing Tips: Self Publishing in Baby Steps
Guest Author: Carolyn Watson Dubisch Becoming a publisher was the last thing from my mind when I graduated from The School of Visual Arts in NYC in 1993 with my BFA in illustration in one hand and my children’s book portfolio in the other. I just draw the pictures and the publisher writes the checks, […]
Mid-Week Book Marketing Tips: So You’ve Written a Book. Now What? Part 2
Guest Expert: Jim Magwood So You’ve Written a Book. Now What? Part 1 Okay, we’re on our way to making this manuscript you’re writing the very best book you possibly can. Make that little phrase your mantra as you go along. Publishers literally have hundreds of manuscripts cross their desks daily. Why are they going […]