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These articles touch on the various aspects of publishing. Gain the advice and guidance needed to succeed in publishing a book.
Recently, the Reuters website ran a story highlighting the problem of thousands of “spam books” clogging Amazon’s Kindle store. The same unscrupulous spammers that threaten to fill your email inbox every day with offers to buy cheap medication or amazing opportunities to cash in on someone else’s inheritance are now targeting e-books. They take public [...]
Have you ever wanted to sell your book at an event for an even dollar amount that includes both book price and sales tax but didn’t know how much to charge? Here is a formula that can help you. © felinda – Fotolia.com Even Dollar Amount Formula: E$ = Even Dollar Amount for both book [...]
As if writing a compelling, useful, and relevant book wasn’t difficult enough, writers are faced with the challenge of getting their work in print, then competing in a fierce and ever-changing marketplace. Help is available in many forms—from agents who help authors connect with traditional publishers, to self-publishers who guide authors through the details of [...]
Want to really perturb a typesetter? It’s easy—just use a footmark where an apostrophe should go. Out of place punctuation is a foible so common into today’s publishing that it’s almost become comical. See this PubToon for an illustration.
It’s a common misconception that once the contract with a royalty publisher has been signed and the book written, that’s it. The publisher will edit, typeset, print, and market/publicize the book. Then, the author just sits back, relaxes, and watches the royalties roll in. While royalty publishers have their own publicity and promotion departments, they [...]
E-books are taking the publishing industry by storm. With an explosion of E-book readers, formats, websites, and options it becomes difficult to decide how, as authors, we can take advantage of this market. On the other end of the spectrum, such a wide growth in the E-book market has created a growing trend for authors [...]
Do I need to collect sales tax on books that I sell at conferences, speaking engagements, bookstore signings, and other events? When selling any retail product, the state in which you live expects to receive sales tax on that transaction. This means that when you take copies of your book to sell at any of [...]
