Writer’s coach Teresa Funke explains what to do with your completed book manuscript, including both traditional and self-publishing choices and some tips on marketing and promotion.
To get more great advice from Teresa, visit teresafunke.com
Writer’s coach Teresa Funke explains what to do with your completed book manuscript, including both traditional and self-publishing choices and some tips on marketing and promotion.
To get more great advice from Teresa, visit teresafunke.com
Industry veteran Jane Friedman gave us special permission to reprint the following article, which outlines the steps necessary to self-publish your print or ebook, and includes links to numerous resources. If you’re thinking of self-publishing, this article is a must-read. Another must: subscribe to Jane’s blog
interview by Jane McBride
Karin Kaufman, author of mysteries, thrillers and children’s books, used the website 99designs to create the cover of her new children’s title The Adventures of Geraldine Woolkins. Here, she talks about her experience and walks you through the process.
Once I made the decision to self-publish in the fall of 2011, I spent a considerable amount of time looking for the right publisher. If you Google 'self-publishers,' you'll find numerous lists of vendors to help you with the process. The ones I ran across repeatedly were AuthorHouse, Lightning Source,
I have said it before: The future of children’s books is electronic: the iPad, Kindle Fire and similar eReaders coming soon.
The iPad is large format and full color; perfectly suited for children’s picture books. Eliminated are (expensive, four-color) printing, ocean shipping, customs clearance, answering the telephone, writing up orders,
by Celia Webb
The digital press that a printer uses to produce Print-on-Demand books is fundamentally different from an offset printer. Print-on-Demand presses use electrostatic imaging technology and wet or dry toners rather than ink from a printing plate. For this reason some adjustments and accommodations must be made