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In an era of ebooks and POD (Print on Demand, also digital printing), it may seem old fashioned to discuss bidding a book for an offset print run. But regular printing still happens more often than not, and I thought I’d show what goes into a print bid and how to evaluate the responses you get back.

We just received the monthly Amazon vendor e-newsletter. It’s usually a series of new rules from on high. This one is no different: We are now instating a $25 per invoice processing fee for invoices submitted as paper where electronic invoicing is available. Our goal is to pay all invoices on time, and invoices which [...]

Stop worrying about “Is Publishing Going to Die?” or “Are Books Dead?” Instead, focus on what your market needs. And recheck every couple of months. Be the expert, rather than the follower in your genre.

I have a love/hate problem with these book sculptures. Yes, they are beauttiful, and yes, they are made from my favorite thing in the whole universe – books! But still, a book had to die to make the art, and that gives me a severe case of the conflictions.

Apparently, Oscar Wilde’s tomb in Paris has been the site of a strange ritual since 2000.

Curious Critters to me represents all that can go right with a self-published book. The author invested time, energy and money into every single aspect of the book. There is nothing that he doesn’t pay attention to. I would call his book and his work a Gold Standard of Excellence.

Starting a publishing company is a non-trivial task. It takes planning, the development of a vision and persistance. It’s frustrating, time-consuming… and about the most fulfilling thing I’ve ever done in my life!

I love Art, Books, Words and Whimsy, so you can imagine how entranced I was by the fascinating little fairy that was striking Edinburgh’s Library and other literary haunts. These stupendously charming little creations popped up unannounced from time to time.

Make your book event an EVENT! Make it a seminar on something people might want to do, a how-to clinic on a little-known craft (or a new twist on an old one), an informational talk. Something – anything – to do with your book. Don’t be afraid to conact authors of similar books and do a group presentation. Bookstores and publishers love it because you can share promotional costs.

I’d like to react to a wonderful little moment I picked up from the O’Reilly Tools of Change (TOC) newsletter, which called the act of publishing – and especially starting a publishing company – delusional.