http://smallpressworld.com/blog Information and Insights into the World of Small Press Publishing. Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:20:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At the end of my post “Tips for More Successful Book Signings,” I suggested that authors and publishers “think outside of the bookstore box.” I’m not the only one who thinks that. In an article in the Arts section, The New York Times featured hotels that are having authors come in ... http://smallpressworld.com/blog/?p=951 Now that the Health Care Reform Bill is law, there are some things about it that self- and small publishers can take advantage of. The first step: If you haven’t yet, you should incorporate (S-Corp or LLC). [See my post about the whys and hows of this process here.] This moves ... http://smallpressworld.com/blog/?p=927 I didn’t start out to be a publisher, book packager, book shepherd, editor or distributor. All I wanted was to see my novel in print. Twelve years ago, I finished writing my book, Captain Mary, Buccaneer. It’s an adult pirate adventure, about a woman pirate captain, loosely based on the real ... http://smallpressworld.com/blog/?p=876 Recently, this photo, taken by official White House photographer Pete Souza of the text for President Obama’s 9/9/09 Health Care Reform speech, made the rounds on the Internet. As you can see, the President is a bit old-school in his edits, in that he takes pen to paper and marks ... http://smallpressworld.com/blog/?p=856 Please help Judy Gruen get rid of the offensive title linked to her book, The Women's Daily Irony Supplement on Amazon. Despite many pleas from Judy, our author, and ourselves (her publisher), Amazon refuses to remove a book entitled; "Rampaging Fuckers of Everything on the Crazy Shitting Planet of the Vomit Atmosphere." It's ... http://smallpressworld.com/blog/?p=841 I have been to three Book Expo Americas - otherwise known as BEAs: 1 in Washington D.C. (you can read about it here), 1 in New York (since I moved as soon as I got back, I did not post a blog on this), and 1 in L.A. (which is lengthy, but might ... http://smallpressworld.com/blog/?p=799 Why do some people want to fail? I'm not talking about people who don't know any better. Ignorance is 100% curable (although willful ignorance should be punishable by being locked up in a library for 30 years). Publishing ignorance can be cleared up by reading a few books and my New ... http://smallpressworld.com/blog/?p=782 Often, I talk to would-be and new self-publishers who get riled about the fact that a discount is expected on our books. Many think that's unfair. Having worked in retail a big chunk of my life, I am a bit mystified by this. You can't expect to get anywhere near ... http://smallpressworld.com/blog/?p=763 I’ve encountered a lot of misunderstanding on what a developmental - or content - editor does. I’d like to take this opportunity to talk a little about this, and why you may need one. Many new (and even established) writers are not great self-editors. They may know that something isn’t quite ... http://smallpressworld.com/blog/?p=741 Over the last 10 years, we've done a lot of book signings and events for our authors and clients. Here are a few tips to make things go smoothly. Two to three months before the event, make sure the publisher and yourself are supporting publicity for the event. Some bookstores want ... http://smallpressworld.com/blog/?p=677