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Ron Pramschufer

What are the differences between publishing a trade book and a children’s illustrated picture book?

Wednesday, February 1st, 2006

Besides the obvious, there are many more subtle differences between the two, not the least of which is the increased financial commitment. Modern digital printing technology has made it possible for an author to write a novel and print just a few copies of a pretty professional looking book for well under a thousand dollars.

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Bob Baker

Five Reasons to Self-Publish Your Own Book

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2006

Five Reasons to Self-Publish Your Own Book - Every March, book people across the country celebrate Small Press Month. While the term “small press” can refer to a modest-sized publishing company with multiple titles from various authors, it most often applies to self-published authors.

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Ron Pramschufer

Do you think that self publishing is much of a gamble?

Sunday, September 11th, 2005

Great question! Don’t kid yourself. Self-Publishing is very much like going to the race track. You can do your research, come up with a great strategy… and end up a winner or loser at the end of the day.

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Fern Reiss

Five Things Your Publisher Won’t Tell You

Saturday, June 11th, 2005

There are many, many good reasons to seek a large publisher for your book. But there are also many reasons why writers, who’ve danced in jubilation at landing a big publisher, aren’t laughing anymore even just a few months after their book comes out.

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Ron Pramschufer

What does the Battle of Normandy and a successfully self-published book have in common?

Wednesday, May 11th, 2005

No I haven’t lost it on this one. I think you’ll find the answer interesting.

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Brian Jud

Put Off Your Procrastination

Wednesday, May 11th, 2005

One reader recently wrote, “I have one major problem. I can’t keep a deadline. I don’t just miss deadlines by a few days or weeks, but by months! What am I doing wrong?” Have you ever felt like that? If so, you may have felt so overwhelmed that you didn’t do anything.

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Ron Pramschufer

I appreciate the “Free” copy of Publishing Basics that you offer folks but is there anything else you can do to help the would be publisher learn more about the business?

Thursday, November 11th, 2004

Effective immediately, you can receive a 100% rebate on all books purchased (and read) related to the publishing process when you print your title with BooksJustBooks.com.

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