There is a great article on porfolio.com about Scott Steinberg whose recent book “The Modern Parent’s Guide to Kids and Video Games” is generating buzz in the self-publishing world because it is so varied in price. There is a printed copy from Lulu.com for $17.99, the iBooks, Kindle and Nook versions are $3.99 and he is also … Continue reading »
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When Is My Novel Too Long?
You may have heard the story of author J.R.R. Tolkien who wrote The Lord of the Rings as one book before his publisher looked at him from across the desk and said “I’m sorry, John. This book is just too long. Break it up, will you?” I am not saying that a massive tome will not … Continue reading »
Paying Someone to Publish Your E-Book: Pros and Cons
I’m pretty tech savvy, but this is not true of everyone. There are a multitude of services out there that will produce an e-book for a decent price. Be wary of some of them because they are a scam, and always get everything in writing even if it is an e-mail. Remember: Amazon Kindle Direct will … Continue reading »
5 Things You Should Know About Graphicly: For Comic Book Self-Publishing
I have a very dear friend who is probably one of the most amazing artists I have ever known. All he has ever been about is art, but his dream is to publish comic books of his own design. He has some fantastic ideas, ideas that are unique and would reach a wide audience. If … Continue reading »
The Slippery Apple: Self-Publishing Using iBooks Author and iTunes Producer
I have published my e-books to nearly every format, and even though I’m a Mac head, I waited until the new software came out to start working on selling my book on iTunes. Being one of those do-it-yourself kind of guys, I dove right in using the program thinking that like everything else in the … Continue reading »
