Is It Predatory To Charge Authors to Publish Their Books? A RantLet’s come right to it. Is it predatory to charge authors to publish their books?Jun 24A response icon1Jun 24A response icon1
4 Red Flags to Look Out For When Hiring a Publishing Service CompanyLast week someone asked me if I would weigh in on some red flags that first-time authors should look for when choosing a publishing service…Jun 2Jun 2
An Unabashedly Romantic Treatise on the Value of Used BooksThe majority of articles I’ve published have been process-oriented technical pieces. I’m always happy to talk about the “how” of book…May 11A response icon15May 11A response icon15
Can You Copyright Your AI-Written Book? The US Government Says… That DependsOn Friday, the US Copyright Office released Part 2 of their report on generative AI and copyrightability. I recommend taking some time to…Apr 7Apr 7
Professional Publishers Are Ignoring 2/3rds Of Their Target MarketsThis is not a clickbait title to try and get you to read further, it’s not a gimmick to get us talking about a deeper issue in the…Mar 31Mar 31
Are You There God? It’s Me, Book Marketing…The book publishing industry has a marketing problem. This is not new, but it is newly relevant as we see a rise in professional publishing…Mar 27A response icon2Mar 27A response icon2
Why You Should Structure Your Business Like a Pirate ShipWhen I mention “pirates,” any number of images may spring to mind: treasure maps, one-eyed parrots, swashbuckling sword fights, the Jolly…Mar 25Mar 25
Careless Publishing? A Cautionary Tale of Including Defamatory Information in Your BookTwo weeks ago, Meta filed an emergency motion with the International Centre for Dispute Resolution due to former executive Sarah…Mar 25A response icon27Mar 25A response icon27
6 Things Professional Publishers Should Be Tracking (That You Probably Aren’t)There are two sides to the professional publishing operations coin: building and tracking. While building processes and creating solutions…Mar 25Mar 25
A Challenge to The Professional Publishing IndustryYou have chosen an historically revolutionary profession. Are you up to it?Feb 3Feb 3
