As of September 21st, we can now offer our KDP self-published books in hardcover, not just softcover! This is the first major tangible improvement to KDP since they acquired CreateSpace’s best-in-class print-on-demand capabilities, expanding “Kindle Publishing” from ebooks alone to both ebooks and paperbacks… and now, finally, hardcover! Of course, this is still POD, so […]
AudioBookCup is a piracy ring
I don’t spend much time on social media (I might be the only person in America who really should spend more time on it), but I’m glad I was checking notifications this morning. Tom Lennon posted this in a private Facebook group for audiobook narrators about five hours ago. I’ve put Tom’s words in italics […]
The Elusive Logline
At a recent PRESS session, an author was trying to hammer their book description down into a proper logline. This can be more challenging than it might seem, especially because a book description and a logline differ in a subtle but fundamental way. A book description is just that: it describes, to a greater or […]
Helpful Questions for Beta-Readers
I had a great time at Life, The Universe, and Everything last weekend, my first time speaking at this conference! (My first time attending it in any capacity, actually!) I am very impressed. Definitely coming back next year, as an attendee if they don’t want me to teach anything or speak on a panel. My […]
“Where do I find the formatting conventions for a manuscript, or a source file for publishing?”
This question came up recently—again!—so I thought I’d answer it here for posterity. TFor manuscript formatting (suitable when you’re preparing the document to be submitted to contests, to agents, to acquisitions agents and publishers) use standard manuscript format. William Shunn is a bit of a codger: no one uses Courier anymore (Classic Format). Use Times […]
Subsidy Publishing: Pros, Cons, and Harsh Realities
Normally I might subtitle this “the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly,” but in this case, I want to help you distinguish between the Professionals and the Con artists, as well as understand one fundamental truth about all subsidy publishers. Understand this harsh reality, unflinchingly incorporate it into your strategic thinking, and you’ll be able […]
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