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Category Archives: Production

Get Dan Poynter’s New Ebook FREE on Wednesday and Thursday, May 23-24

I blogged a few days ago about Dan Poynter’s new book. Apparently there was a minor issue with Amazon. So . . . You Win! Got this memo today. You can get Dan’s new EBook free for two days . . . today and tomorrow only. Here are the deets: – – – – -…

Dan Poynter’s New Book – Free Today

My friend Dan Poynter is the king of self-publishing. Really. Google him or put his name into Amazon and you’ll see. Well, his latest book is free – Today Only. Click on this link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007VP66Z0 and you will see the book at $0.00 for your Kindle device. This offer is good through Midnight Pacific time…

When is the Book Done, Done, Done?

It is no coincidence that people use the analogy of giving birth to describe the process of writing a book. In my most recent case, it was like birthing an elephant and took almost two years. Lots of slow, gradual process. Then a massive concerted effort of actually birthing the final product once it’s done…

2012 Nonfiction Writers Conference Announced: May 16-18

Mark Your Calendar For 2012 – The Online Conference For Nonfiction Writers Is Back! The Nonfiction Writers Conference is the first and only online writer’s conference for nonfiction authors. The 2012 conference will feature 15 speakers over three days, and all sessions will be conducted via teleseminar so that you can dial in and listen…

Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords, at Sacramento Writers Luncheon

California Writers Club, Sacramento Chapter Speaker: Mark Coker, founder and CEO of revolutionary e-publishing website Smashwords Saturday, January 21st, 2011 11:00 AM-1:00 PM Tokyo Buffet 7217 Greenback Ln Citrus Heights, CA Mark Coker founded Smashwords–an ebook publishing and distribution platform for ebook authors, publishers, agents and readers–in 2008 to change the way books are published,…

Print on Demand . . . At Your Library?

The Sacramento Public Library recently purchased a very cool print on demand machine called Espresso Book Machine, by On Demand Books. The Library’s info page is here: http://www.saclibrary.org/?pageId=1595 Note that the library has branded their service “I Street Press.” Guess which street the library is on. They have also produced a nice 32-page guide for…

Free Audio Download: Technical Details of Book Publishing

I gave a live presentation to the Sacramento Non-Fiction Authors Meetup in September on all the Technical Details of Book Publishing. Well, at least a bunch of technical details. Topics included – Legal Disclaimers – Library of Congress Catalog in Publication process – Copyrights – Misc. Details I recorded the presentation, including questions and answers. That…

Lightning Source Announcing Print on Demand in Australia

One of the main reasons I LOVE Lightning Source for printing my books is that they have printing facilities in Europe, the U.K., and the U.S. There are times when it just makes sense for me to print books in the UK and have them shipped directly to the buyers. Australia has always been a…

ISBN Assigned 978-0-9819978-4-1

Got a memo from the Library of Congress: Dear Publisher: Your EPCN application for a Library of Congress control number for Title: “Publish your first book” ISBN: “9780981997841″ was successfully transmitted to the Library of Congress. Chapter 14 talks about the Library of Congress process for assigning a Control Number to you book so book…

Robot Reading Chapter 4: The Process of Publishing

Mr. Robot addresses the overall process of publishing a book. Chapter Four of “Publish Your First Book – A Quick Start Guide to Professional Publishing In The Digital Age.” An introduction to the process of publishing, with an emphasis on how you want your book to look and feel. This chapter touches a bit on…

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