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Nov 29, 2016

Barcodes, QR Codes, and Some Common Mistakes

I don’t know how it started, but people think they need to buy barcodes for their books. Even some industry professionals. I’ve heard multiple times: “You must buy your barcodes from this website” — on panels, in publishing conferences. …

Qr Code

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Barcodes, QR Codes, and Some Common Mistakes
Barcodes, QR Codes, and Some Common Mistakes
Qr Code

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Sep 30, 2016

How to select publishing services to work with — or not

Deciding to self-publish your book is not easy. Deciding who to work with is even harder. * The aim of this blog post is definitely not a Work with us, we are the best! kinda thing. We are not, and we know that. Maybe there is no “best”, anyway. Beware vanity publishers! POD is the best!, POD doesn’t make sense!, Don’t do this!, Why don’t you…

Self Publishing

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How to select publishing services to work with — or not
How to select publishing services to work with — or not
Self Publishing

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Apr 5, 2016

Why am I getting rejections from traditional publishers?

Traditional publishers get thousands of manuscripts every year, and they publish let’s say 20 to 100 titles per year on average. So usually what you’ll get from a traditional publisher is a rejection. That’s not necessarily because your manuscript sucks. That’s just how it works with traditional publishers. There are many factors that cause rejections, like: Maybe your…

Books

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Why am I getting rejections from traditional publishers?
Why am I getting rejections from traditional publishers?
Books

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Mar 8, 2016

Print on Demand — “There’s No Spoon”

Remember the “there’s no spoon” scene in The Matrix? Yes, Print on Demand (POD) is somehow like that: “There’s no book.” Well, okay, there’s a book in the cloud. But it’s not printed yet. Wait a minute. No book? So how do people buy my book? You upload a print-ready…

Publishing

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Print on Demand — “There’s No Spoon”
Print on Demand — “There’s No Spoon”
Publishing

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