I’m a big fan of personality tests. In fact, one of my strengths from the popular Strengthsfinder test is individualization, which they say means that I am “intrigued by the unique qualities of each person.” Of course these tests can’t completely define a person, but it does give insight into what makes a person tick, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Book publishing’
Know What You Do Well (I make great caramel corn!)
Posted in Information for Publishers, Our Publishers, tagged Book publishing on February 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
12,345…and Counting: Win a NOOK Color and Learn How to Use Social Media to Build Your Brand
Posted in Information for Publishers, Marketing, tagged Book distribution, book marketing, Book publishing, Facebook, Nook on January 9, 2012 | 2 Comments »
We love our (Facebook) fans, all 12,345 of them (and counting). And we have more love to spread, so we would like to see our fan base grow. As a little bit of motivation, we will be giving away a NOOK Color ($249 value) to one of our fans when we reach the 20,000 benchmark. [...]
What Is Your Next Step? Navigating the Publishing Waters
Posted in Information for Publishers, tagged Book Distributors, Book printing, Book publishing, Bookmasters, printing, Publishing, SPAN on October 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What is your next step? I think this question is vital in writing, publishing, and well, life in general. It is easy to look around and see what other people are doing and where they are at and think, “I want to be there.” But you didn’t see all the steps it took to get [...]
Your Reach Has No Bounds
Posted in Breaking News, tagged Book publishing, inspiration, Publishing, Steve Jobs on October 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As an author, you want to influence people. Whether you want to give them information, help them solve a problem, or just escape in a good story, you want to have an impact on someone. How many people can do this well for millions of people? I don’t want this to come across like I [...]
Why Now Is the Time to Self-Publish
Posted in Information for Publishers, tagged Book publishing, Books, ebooks, The Book Designer on September 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Is this the golden age of self-publishing? Joel Friedlander of The Book Designer says that it is in a video he posted recently. Here’s a quick rundown of the reasons he gives for this being the most exciting time for self-publishing, plus a few of my own insights. 1. The playing field is being leveled [...]
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