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Book fairs and why they matter
I’ve been back from Frankfurt for a couple of weeks or so but only now has there been time to breathe … and think. It’s been a busy time, and the follow-up has only just started. Hopefully all the...
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Why selling isn’t cheap
The other day I finally sent off a budget calculation to help one of our authors apply for funding. There were several things in the funding agency’s Excel spreadsheet that confused and irritated me....
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Requirements and costs of self-publication
Not easy, nor cheap Due to technological developments in the last 25 years, it is far easier today for private authors to prepare, typeset, produce (in printed and/or electronic form) and promote their...
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DIY or working with partners
The refuge of the poor and miserly is to do it yourself. There are limits, however; none of us would contemplate a DIY approach to brain surgery. Self-publishing is a lot simpler – and has less lethal...
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What do publishers want?
Like everyone else (and especially like their authors), publishers want to be successful. Just how they get there is another matter, one that baffles some authors and leaves others enraged. Perhaps the...
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2010 starts tomorrow
Tomorrow is October 1st, time for a new year on the copyright page. What????? It would be reasonable to assume that the copyright date on a book matches the calendar year in which a book is published,...
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Why is my book late, and why does it take so long to publish?
A grumpy publisher might reply: It’s probably late because you delivered the darn thing several years late with several vital bits still missing, and now you expect your publisher to bring the book...
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Announcing your book
Oops! Before launching into several posts dealing with design and typesetting (starting with the importance of design), it would be smart first to deal with another burning issue: the kick-starting of...
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Advances
The arrival of advance copies of a book is a special moment. Emotionally, the book is out; it is real. This is the moment to feel it was all worthwhile (and to brag just a little). There is more to...
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