by bookshepherd_admin | Jul 15, 2013 | Author Success, Publishing Predators, The Book Shepherd
Such a deal … buy your ISBN for only ten bucks … who wants to pay $125? The real questions to ask: Are they legit ISBNs? Or, are they knockoffs? Or, are they a re-sale? And if they are a re-sale, are they being sold by an approved resale outlet? I other words, are...
by bookshepherd_admin | Mar 11, 2012 | Book Industry News
Several times a month, I get calls or emails from aspiring or just-ready-to-give-birth authors. Or so they think. Maybe they are ready for the book birth—but too many times, it’s a false labor, or should be. This past month, after an SOS from a book designer I work...
by bookshepherd_admin | Jan 30, 2012 | Book Industry News
If you are an author, you have a product that can be morphed to other products. Books have covers. How would it look on a mug? a Tee-shirt? What about a canvas bag or a nifty pin? Illustrations can become products that you sell … are there any in your book? Can...
by bookshepherd_admin | Jan 22, 2012 | Book Industry News
Snobbery Shouldn’t Be a Factor in Your Publishing Decision … ahhhh, the old days, when NY came courting up and coming authors; advances were common; authors were groomed and nurtured in the process; media tours were set up; your editor was your advocate; and you were...
by bookshepherd_admin | Jan 1, 2012 | Book Industry News
Book Publishing … Goodbye 2011 and Hello 2012 The decorations are down, dishes put away and guests departed. It’s time to get back to the author’s work with new passion, a vision that has possibly been tweaked over the Holidays and a commitment that this is the...