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Steve Novak replied to Brad Poulson's discussion 'Searching for Info on how to Start a Publishing Company' in the group Publishing 101 - The Basics
Sharon, The truth is I sorted through zero manuscripts. This author is someone I know. I also have a couple other people I know who are in the process of writing books and I've told them I want to see what they have. One gentleman is an expert in h…
1 hour ago
Gary Roberts added a discussion
Amazon v Ebay v Barnes & Nobles v Powell's
Amazon MarketplaceBarnes & Nobles OnlineEbay StoresPowell's Books OnlineWhat experiences have people had with any or all of these four sales venues for fiction or non-fiction titles? I'm in the midst of evaluating all four for my own purposes and wo…
3 hours ago
Sharon King replied to Brad Poulson's discussion 'Searching for Info on how to Start a Publishing Company' in the group Publishing 101 - The Basics
Steve, just curious. How many manuscripts did you sort through before you picked your first author? What range of quality did you observe? Any "lemons"? Any you hated to reject but had to? Having received a rejection letter or two of my own, I suspe…
8 hours ago
Sidney Crudup II is developing curriculum for my latest projecct.
9 hours ago
Larry L. Elwood replied to Brad Poulson's discussion 'Searching for Info on how to Start a Publishing Company' in the group Publishing 101 - The Basics
Thanks Steve, That's really helpful. Congratulations on your growing company! That's very exciting. It's an incredible amount of work just getting something like this off the ground. I think i really like this site and forum!! Kind Regards, Larry
10 hours ago
Brian Jud replied to Brian Jud's discussion 'Increase your revenue and profits through sales in special markets' in the group Special Sales
You're very welcome, Brian
10 hours ago
Steve Novak replied to Brad Poulson's discussion 'Searching for Info on how to Start a Publishing Company' in the group Publishing 101 - The Basics
Larry, I'm about to sign my first author (besides myself), so I guess I am on my way. Without getting into all the technical details... UPC = Universal Product Code ISBN = International Standard Book Number Barcode = the digital, machine readab…
10 hours ago
Steve Novak replied to Brian Jud's discussion 'Increase your revenue and profits through sales in special markets' in the group Special Sales
Brian, I'll have to work on the pre-presentation sales, but I really like that booklet idea. I'm going to use that. Thanks! Steve
10 hours ago
Brian Jud replied to Brian Jud's discussion 'Increase your revenue and profits through sales in special markets' in the group Special Sales
Great points, Steve. Back-of-the-room sales can be profitable -- often at list price with no returns. When arranging presentations, try to get the group to order books in advance -- then you can ship them in advance. I set up a program for one of my…
10 hours ago
Larry L. Elwood replied to Brad Poulson's discussion 'Searching for Info on how to Start a Publishing Company' in the group Publishing 101 - The Basics
Steve, Sounds like you're on your way! I'm new to this site and forum. I have been developing product and constructing an independent publishing company for almost 3 years. I have 2 different children's series books just about ready to go to print…
11 hours ago
Sharon King replied to Brad Poulson's discussion 'Searching for Info on how to Start a Publishing Company' in the group Publishing 101 - The Basics
Very good to know. Thanks, Steve.
12 hours ago
Zachary J. Brewer added a discussion
Should non-teachers be writing teaching books for classroom use?
In my opinion, too many teaching books, materials, and resources are written or created by writers employed by publishing companies, and not by teachers with actual experience.  I released a press release discussing the issue (and, I admit, promotin…
13 hours ago
Steve Novak replied to Brad Poulson's discussion 'Searching for Info on how to Start a Publishing Company' in the group Publishing 101 - The Basics
Sharon, Best of luck to you. I recently started a publishing company myself (there's a lot of us), Golden Ox Publishing. I have two points; 1) Starting a publishing business is the same as starting any business. The first thing you have to realize…
13 hours ago
Gary Roberts replied to Gary Roberts's discussion 'New online storefront - feedback please'
Gotcha... no it's not another term. As for thin-skinned on feedback, I have rhino skin. Been online since the early days of Compuserve, Bulletin Boards and the original Netscape Navigator. People have their opinions and I have mine. Plus, when it co…
13 hours ago
Steve Novak replied to Brian Jud's discussion 'Increase your revenue and profits through sales in special markets' in the group Special Sales
I sell books when I give presentations and when I meet people at networking events. My book is The Small Manufacturer's Toolkit. It's about various management systems used and how to choose between them. It's not the book itself, it's the informatio…
13 hours ago
Bob B. Balio replied to Brian Jud's discussion 'Increase your revenue and profits through sales in special markets' in the group Special Sales
Brian, My book is a "How To" book on plumbing home repairs for homeowners. Bob
14 hours ago
 
 
 

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