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Some Interesting eBook Data

Here are a three surveys on eBook buying and reading that you might find interesting. I know I did. Continue reading

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But What About Revenues?

After reviewing my January 30 blog post (“One Micro-Publisher’s Book Sales Updated”), somebody asked: But what about your revenues as more and more of your book sales come from eBooks? Continue reading

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Discouragement and Motivation

Over the last week, there has been a lot of discussion on the excellent Self-Publishing forum about self-publishers who, after laboring in the publishing vineyards for a couple of years, have yet to produce a vat of profitable literary wine. They’re discouraged and now wonder how they can get the necessary motivation to continue. Continue reading

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Be Kind to Your Book Designer

In this post, I am including the complete design, layout and typesetting process under the single heading of Book Designer. Why? Because, today, the entire process is usually carried out by one person (at least in the realm of small … Continue reading

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How Not to Submit a Query

Do any would-be published writers out there take the time actually to read at least one of the many excellent books on how to craft and send a query letter to a publisher/editor? If my email is any indication, the … Continue reading

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