Book Design
How to Publish a Book With Color Interior
When I work with writers, I often hear that they want to produce a book with a color interior (such as a children’s book, a cookbook or a photography book). In these cases, I often
Traditional Publishing
BookExpo 2015 in Photos
BookExpo 2015 was part booksellers conference, part bookfest, part circus. Here’s a look at some of the highlights in pictures. Gigantic banners feature books with high expectations, including Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee,
Book Design
BookExpo 2015 Connects Writers with Publishing Services
Book Expo America, the big New York show for publishers, featured several new resources for self-published writers. Here’s a roundup: • BookWorks founder Betty Sargent and BookDesigner founder Joel Friedlander have teamed up to publish
The Writing Life
How to Talk About Your Novel in Public
Because I spent 16 years running the Stanford Publishing Courses, I’ve seen far more than my share of book talks–the good, the bad and the ugly. It’s tricky, creating a talk that pulls people in.
Four reasons to publish your ebook exclusively with Amazon
When it comes to publishing ebooks, I’ve often helped writers make their books available on all the e-readers in the marketplace-Kindle, iPad, Nook, Kobo and a dozen or so smaller ones. Usually, we’ve accomplished
How to get permission from copyright owners
Ah, permissions. This is one of the knottiest areas of publishing for writers who are trying to do things right. When do you need to ask permission to use a quote, or a graph, or
Hachette vs. Amazon: Do Writers Benefit?
Jeff Bezos spoke at the Stanford Publishing Course for several years running in the ’90s. At the time, the only thing Amazon was selling was books, and we loved books. But he tipped his hand
Goodreads offers authors a new way to connect with readers
One of the most intriguing announcements at Book Expo 2014 was about Goodreads’ new “Ask the Author” feature. If you’re signed up as an author on Goodreads, you can now host your own Q&A sessions,
Book Expo 2014 photo album
A selfie taken with Martin Short, one of the celebrity authors featured at BEA 2014. Book Expo America (BEA) is one of the largest and most prestigious book conferences in the world. Over a
CreateSpace vs. Ingram Spark: How They Stack Up
Ever since Ingram Spark launched late last summer, we’ve been keenly interested in it for many reasons, among them: 1) Spark offers the first print-on-demand service for hardcover books with jackets; and 2) Spark provides