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The following publishing advice is based on my own experiences and those of my clients. I hope you find it…
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Tom Morkes published The Perfect Book sales Page on his blog. I'm usually the first person to reject formulaic approaches…
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In my work with writers, I come across many common technical problems with manuscripts. These usually spring from the best…
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This third installment of Judging a Book by its Cover looks at great book cover designs that won the 2012…
Part 1 of Book Cover Design: Judging a Book by its Cover critiqued "professional" covers taken from Amazon's Editor's choice…
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Many readers still love to feel the subtle emboss of letters stamped on paper with metal type. I was rummaging…
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Book design is a lost art. Though book design discussions usually focus on covers, consider how much more time a…
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Thesis writing is one of the purest forms of self-publishing. In my work as a professor, I regularly encountered students…
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