Self Publishing Newsletter Archive

September 10, 2010 Issue 251: Time To Fly
September 3, 2010 Issue 250: Your Book In Review
August 27, 2010 Issue 249: Online Sales – The E-book Way
August 20, 2010 Issue 248: Searching Inside Your Self Published Book
August 13, 2010 Issue 247: Online Book Sales With Book Previews
August 6, 2010 Issue 246: A Teasing Trailer
July 30, 2010 Issue 245: Sell Your Book On The Web
July 23, 2010 Issue 244: Keyword Research For Online Book Sales
July 16, 2010 Issue 243: Online Book Sales With Article Marketing
July 9, 2010 Issue 242: Using Email To Sell Your Book Online
July 2, 2010 Issue 241: Vanity Anthologies
June 25, 2010 Issue 240: Exploring Distribution For Self-Publishers
June 18, 2010 Issue 239: Local Book Distribution
June 11, 2010 Issue 238: The Reason For Book Distribution
June 4, 2010 Issue 237: To Market, To Market
May 28, 2010 Issue 236: Online Marketing
May 21, 2010 Issue 235: Take Your Marketing Outside
May 14, 2010 Issue 234: Tip Top Book Marketing
May 7, 2010 Issue 233: How To Market Your Rep
April 30, 2010 Issue 232: Going Local With Book Marketing
April 23, 2010 Issue 231: The Amazon Email Buzz
April 16, 2010 Issue 230: Cooperative Book Marketing
April 9, 2010 Issue 229: Book Marketing – The Google Way
April 2, 2010 Issue 228: Write General Articles
March 26, 2010 Issue 227: Self Publishing Advantages
March 19, 2010 Issue 226: Self Publishing Rights
March 12, 2010 Issue 225: Making The Old New
March 5, 2010 Issue 224: Self Publishing Lessons
February 26, 2010 Issue 223: Publishing Family History
February 19, 2010 Issue 222: Saving Time With Self Publishing
February 5, 2010 Issue 221: Profiting From Self Publishing
January 29, 2010 Issue 220: With A Little Help From My Friends
January 22, 2010 Issue 219: Self Publishing Success With A Freelance Book Editor
January 15, 2010 Issue 218: How To Choose A Book Editor
January 8, 2010 Issue 217: DIY Book Binding
January 1, 2010 Issue 216: Keep Count Of Your Copies
December 25, 2009 Issue 215: Time To Split
December 18, 2009 Issue 214: Binding Decisions
December 11, 2009 Issue 213: Book Cover Sales Copy
December 4, 2009 Issue 212: Book Cover Images
November 27, 2009 Issue 211: Book Cover Design Software
November 20, 2009 Issue 210: Getting Help With Cover Design
November 13, 2009 Issue 209: Fulfillment
November 6, 2009 Issue 208: Enter Self Publishing Contests
October 30, 2009 Issue 207: Choose a Memorable Company Name
October 23, 2009 Issue 206: Always Know your Competition
October 16, 2009 Issue 205: What is a Book Coach?
October 9, 2009 Issue 204: The Publishing Dos
October 2, 2009 Issue 203: Stick to one Field or Theme in your Publishing
September 25, 2009 Issue 202: Self Publishing
September 18, 2009 Issue 201: Some of the Bestselling Self Published Book Topics
September 11, 2009 Issue 200: Printing Color Text on a Digital Printing Press
September 4, 2009 Issue 199: PQN
August 28, 2009 Issue 198: Halftone Reproduction
August 21, 2009 Issue 197: Digital Printing Weaknesses
August 14, 2009 Issue 196: Digital Printing is the Wave of the Future
August 7, 2009 Issue 195: Digital Printing Galleys
July 31, 2009 Issue 194: Digital Color Printing
July 24, 2009 Issue 193: Digital Advantages
July 17, 2009 Issue 192: Color PQN
July 10, 2009 Issue 191: Adding Text Color to your Trade Book
July 3, 2009 Issue 190: Look Beyond the Bookstore
June 26, 2009 Issue 189: Write Articles About your Subject Matter
June 19, 2009 Issue 188: Why is your Book Different?
June 12, 2009 Issue 187: Using Regional Magazines
June 5, 2009 Issue 186: Try a Book Fair
May 29, 2009 Issue 185: The World is your Store Front
May 22, 2009 Issue 184: Send Out News Releases
May 15, 2009 Issue 183: Print Extra Copies of Book Covers
May 8, 2009 Issue 182: Ongoing Book Marketing
May 1, 2009 Issue 181: Marketing to Trade Magazines
April 24, 2009 Issue 180: Mail Flyers Promoting Your Book
April 17, 2009 Issue 179: Learn From the Street People
April 10, 2009 Issue 178: Interview on a Radio/TV Show
April 3, 2009 Issue 177: Hold an Autograph Party!
March 27, 2009 Issue 176: Hold a Book Reading
March 20, 2009 Issue 175: Excellent Book Promotion Idea
March 13, 2009 Issue 174: Get The Media Involved
March 6, 2009 Issue 173: Perfect Binding Technique
February 20, 2009 Issue 172: Saddle Stitching Your Self Published Book
February 13, 2009 Issue 171: Smythe Sewing Binding
February 6, 2009 Issue 170: Finding a Professional Book Jacket Designer
January 30, 2009 Issue 169: ABC of Books
January 23, 2009 Issue 168: Standard Trim Sizes
January 16, 2009 Issue 167: Authorhouse Account Set up
January 9, 2009 Issue 166: A Simple Book Binding Technique
January 2, 2009 Issue 165: Book Investments
December 26, 2008 Issue 164: Book Overruns and Book Underruns
December 19, 2008 Issue 163: Coming up with Ideas for Your Self Published Books
December 12, 2008 Issue 162: Creating a Budget
December 5, 2008 Issue 161: Do You Copy?
November 28, 2008 Issue 160: Does Book Size Matter?
November 21, 2008 Issue 159: Get Hold Of A Ghost
November 14, 2008 Issue 158: Hire a Book Coach
November 7, 2008 Issue 157: Getting a Business License
October 31, 2008 Issue 156: Payment for Late Delivery of Your Books
October 24, 2008 Issue 155: ISBN Barcode Tip
October 17, 2008 Issue 154: ISBNs Abroad
October 10, 2008 Issue 153: ISBNs Turn 13
October 3, 2008 Issue 152: Bookland EAN Barcode
September 26, 2008 Issue 151: Number of ISBN's Needed
September 19, 2008 Issue 150: What are ISBN Numbers?
September 12, 2008 Issue 149: Transferring an ISBN Book Number
September 5, 2008 Issue 148: Is Copyright Registration Necessary?
August 29, 2008 Issue 147: More on Book Copyrights
August 22, 2008 Issue 146: Reasons for Registering the Copyright
August 15, 2008 Issue 145: Getting into Ingram
August 8, 2008 Issue 144: Small Book Distributors
August 1, 2008 Issue 143: Watch out for Internet Scams
July 25, 2008 Issue 142: Definition of an E-Book
July 18, 2008 Issue 141: Publish an E-book
July 11, 2008 Issue 140: Print Quantity and Selling
July 4, 2008 Issue 139: Sell at Fund Raisers
June 27, 2008 Issue 138: Selling POD to Borders
June 20, 2008 Issue 137: Selling Through Barnes & Noble
June 13, 2008 Issue 136: Getting your Book into Gift Stores
June 6, 2008 Issue 135: Publishing Basics for Children's Books
May 30, 2008 Issue 134: Publishing Basics for Children's Books
May 23, 2008 Issue 133: Layout Design for Children's Books
May 16, 2008 Issue 132: Hire an Editor
May 9, 2008 Issue 131: 100,000 Power Phrases
May 2, 2008 Issue 130: Educate Yourself
April 25, 2008 Issue 129: Learn about Self-Publishing
April 18, 2008 Issue 128: Publishing Basics - Guide for the Small Press and Independent Self Publisher
April 11, 2008 Issue 127: Subscribe to Writing Magazines
April 4, 2008 Issue 126: 1001 Ways to Market Your Book
March 28, 2008 Issue 125: Bowker's Books
March 21, 2008 Issue 124: Downloading a Book via the Internet
March 14, 2008 Issue 123: Sample Chapters at Amazon
March 7, 2008 Issue 122: Submitting to Amazon
February 29, 2008 Issue 121: Web Site Design
February 22, 2008 Issue 120: It's in the Numbers at Amazon
February 15, 2008 Issue 119: Join BooksJustBooks.com Online Bookstore
February 8, 2008 Issue 118: Self Publishing With Amazon
February 1, 2008 Issue 117: Sell Two Ways Through Amazon
January 25, 2008 Issue 116: Thor Distribution Program
January 18, 2008 Issue 115: Using Book Marketing Services
January 11, 2008 Issue 114: Some Book Marketing Services
January 4, 2008 Issue 113: Basic Wholesale Book Distribution
December 28, 2007 Issue 112: Readers Radio
December 21, 2007 Issue 111: Book Cover Bleeds
December 14, 2007 Issue 110: Book Cover Color Design
December 7, 2007 Issue 109: Book Cover Design Tip
November 30, 2007 Issue 108: Book Layout and Design
November 23, 2007 Issue 107: Book Spine Width
November 16, 2007 Issue 106: The Cost of a Book Cover
November 9, 2007 Issue 105: Book Copyright Placement
November 2, 2007 Issue 104: Generate Income to Help with the Self Publishing Cost
October 26, 2007 Issue 103: Avoid Vanity or Subsidy Presses
October 19, 2007 Issue 102: Subsidy Press vs. Vanity Press
October 12, 2007 Issue 101: Avoiding the Vanity Press Trap
October 5, 2007 Issue 100: Definition of a Subsidy Press
September 28, 2007 Issue 99: Definition of Vanity Press
September 21, 2007 Issue 98: The Difference Between a Subsidy Press and a Vanity Press
September 14, 2007 Issue 97: The Big Lie
September 7, 2007 Issue 96: Vanity Presses Set the Price for Your Book
August 31, 2007 Issue 95: Developing a Reputation
August 24, 2007 Issue 94: Establish a Family Tradition
August 17, 2007 Issue 93: Following in the Footsteps of Some Great Authors
August 10, 2007 Issue 92: It's not Easy
August 3, 2007 Issue 91: Keep a Journal as You Write
July 27, 2007 Issue 90: Look at the Experts and Learn from Them
July 13, 2007 Issue 89: Motivations to Self Publish
July 6, 2007 Issue 88: Naming Your Self-Publishing Company
June 29, 2007 Issue 87: Self Publishing Reasons
June 22, 2007 Issue 86: Self Publishing Statistics
June 15, 2007 Issue 85: The Long Game
June 8, 2007 Issue 84: Shopping for a Printer
June 1, 2007 Issue 83: The Real Cost of Self Publishing
May 25, 2007 Issue 82: Get Proof
May 18, 2007 Issue 81: More Reasons to Self Publish
May 11, 2007 Issue 80: More Reasons to Self Publish
May 4, 2007 Issue 79: It's Your Baby
April 27, 2007 Issue 78: More Reasons to Self Publish
April 20, 2007 Issue 77: Reasons to Self Publish
April 13, 2007 Issue 76: Book Acknowledgements
April 6, 2007 Issue 75: Don't Forget to Revise your Book!
March 30, 2007 Issue 74: Reasons to Self Publish
March 23, 2007 Issue 73: Quickly to Market
March 16, 2007 Issue 72: The Key To Online Book Sales
March 9, 2007 Issue 71: Publishing Company Book Sales
March 2, 2007 Issue 70: On-Demand Publishing Advantages
February 23, 2007 Issue 69: A Matter Of Choice
February 16, 2007 Issue 68: Amazon Distribution And Listing
February 9, 2007 Issue 67: Choosing Between a Distributor or Publisher
February 2, 2007 Issue 66: A Tale Of Templates
January 26, 2007 Issue 65: Printing For Kids
January 19, 2007 Issue 64: Copyright Questions
January 12, 2007 Issue 63: Learning Experience
January 5, 2007 Issue 62: Children's Self-Publishing Decisions
December 29, 2006 Issue 61: Getting Into Trade
December 22, 2006 Issue 60: Professional Book Editing
December 15, 2006 Issue 59: An Imposing Story
December 8, 2006 Issue 58: Professional Book Cover Design
December 1, 2006 Issue 57: Book Distribution Options
November 24, 2006 Issue 56: How To Avoid Plagiarism
November 17, 2006 Issue 55: Book Marketing Methods
October 27, 2006 Issue 54: Preparing For Book Printing
October 20, 2006 Issue 53: Self Publishing Skills
October 13, 2006 Issue 52: Publishing an E-Book
October 6, 2006 Issue 51: The Author Preface
September 29, 2006 Issue 50: Write a Purpose Statement
September 22, 2006 Issue 49: Writing your Book
September 15, 2006 Issue 48: Don't Forget Art & Craft Sales
September 8, 2006 Issue 47: Beyond the Bookstore
September 1, 2006 Issue 46: Watch the Paper Grain
August 25, 2006 Issue 45: Overcoming Writer's Block
August 18, 2006 Issue 44: Self Publishing Heroes
August 4, 2006 Issue 42: The Copyright Symbol
July 21, 2006 Issue 41: Is a Professional Book Cover Designer Really Necessary?
July 14, 2006 Issue 40: Indexing Your Book
July 7, 2006 Issue 39: Copyright and Book Design
June 30, 2006 Issue 38: Donate your Time to Charity, Too
June 23, 2006 Issue 37: Donate Books to Charity Auctions
June 16, 2006 Issue 36: Don't Spend a Fortune on an Effective Press Release
June 9, 2006 Issue 35: Create a Contest for Your Book
June 2, 2006 Issue 34: Use a Traditional Printer who Uses Digital Technology
May 26, 2006 Issue 33: Film Laminating your Cover
May 19, 2006 Issue 32: Will Reviewers Look at my Self Published Book?
May 12, 2006 Issue 31: Are you up to Working Alone?
May 5, 2006 Issue 30: Create a Business Plan
April 28, 2006 Issue 29: Book Cover Design Proofs
April 21, 2006 Issue 28: Foil Stamping
April 14, 2006 Issue 27: Reading Type Online and in Print
April 7, 2006 Issue 26: Bound Galleys
March 31, 2006 Issue 25: Advice on Marketing Your Book
March 17, 2006 Issue 24: Beyond the Bookstore: 101 Ways to Sell Your Self-Published Book
March 10, 2006 Issue 23: Am I a Publisher?
March 3, 2006 Issue 22: Can I Support Myself by Self-Publishing?
February 24, 2006 Issue 21: Create an Outline
February 17, 2006 Issue 20: Proofing your Book
February 10, 2006 Issue 19: Self Publishing Fiction
February 3, 2006 Issue 18: Why do you Want to Self Publish?
January 27, 2006 Issue 17: Holding Your Book
October 28, 2005 Issue 16: Publishing Basics for the Self Publisher
October 28, 2005 Issue 16: Publishing Basics for the Self Publisher
October 21, 2005 Issue 14: Christmas is right around the corner
October 14, 2005 Issue 13: So you are thinking about Publish America?
October 7, 2005 Issue 12: Publishing Basics Newsletter - October Issue
September 30, 2005 Issue 11: Writers Beware! It`s a Minefield Out There.
July 22, 2005 Issue 10: Publishing Basics Interview with Jan Nathan
July 8, 2005 Issue 9: July Issue -Publishing basics Newsletter
June 18, 2004 Issue 6: Life Tips on Self Publishing
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