DO YOU KNOW THE TARGET MARKET FOR YOUR BOOK???????
In almost every contact to me, for either agent representation or consultant for self-publishing/marketing development of a non-fiction book, the question shown on the title line is part of the...
View ArticleCOST TO SELF PUBLISH AND MARKET YOUR BOOK?
This is one of the most favorite questions put to me. Good reasons - money needed and risk/opportunity to make good money. Many of the self-publishing/marketing providers you could go to offer...
View ArticleAUTHORS..BE PREPARED THE SMART WAY
Sometimes my enthusiasm for authors considering self-publishing is interpreted to mean I am anti the idea of getting a manuscript acquired by a regular commercial publisher. Nothing could be further...
View ArticleSelf-Publishing Payoffs
I know that some of you may think I am prejudiced towards using the self-publishing route as opposed to licensing the manuscript to a traditonal book publisher. A number of my blogs speak to this...
View ArticleWhat is wrong with wearing two hats as a Literary Agent and Book Publishing...
It has been drawn to my attention there is unfair and inaccurate postings on Google by certain organizations that do not recommend me on their website to authors seeking representation or consulting...
View ArticleYou Need to be Aware
I received a number of comments about my last blog and the matter of my wearing two hats in the work I do as a Literary Agent and Book Publishing Consultant. Thanks to those who like how I conduct my...
View ArticleNew Business Relationships Need To Be Developed
The announcement about the shuttering of the last Border Stores (399), the remerchanding of all Indigo, Chapters, Coles stores in Canada by downsizing signficantly space for the display of books in...
View ArticleWhat has a machine got to do with Self-Publishing???
Recently Publisher's Weekly reported on the evolvingsuccess of what is called the EBM (Espresso Book Machine from On Demand Books) ....a technology that allows a new solution for the sales of print...
View ArticleTHE THREE P'S YOU CAN'T DO WITHOUT
Whether you are interested in self-publlishing/marketing or are want to go the route of making a licensing deal , by retaining a Literay Agent, with a regular book publisher, the reality is a lot of...
View ArticleWarnings if your head is thinking about Self-Publishing
Consider-I. It is not as easy as it sounds. It is not like pushing a button. The book publishing industry and its array of trained specialists from editorial to marketing have been doing it for...
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