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Advice for Dealing With Book Contracts and Rights Management
Lawrence Knorr
Without a law degree, navigating the world of content rights, copyright management, printing rights, and more can be overwhelming or even impossible. Authors, though, need to be aware of the contracts they’re signing and what all these documents entail...
over 7 years ago
Legal
Contracts
Publish Your Book: Avenues to Pursue - article
John Kremer
Who do you want to reach, and how do you want to reach them? That’s the first question you need to ask. If you want to reach a mass audience through bookstores, you have to go with a major publisher. It’s the best way. They have the distribution. They...
over 9 years ago
Self-Publishing
Advantages/Disadvantages
Print Book Distribution Tips for Beginner Indie Authors
Amy Collins
The publishing industry is complicated. Whether an author is traditionally published or self-published, trying to sell a book is difficult in a system that requires so much prior knowledge. It’s important for authors to gather extensive knowledge of...
over 7 years ago
Distribution & Sales
Print-on-Demand
How do I oversee a work that has essays from contributing authors?
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Question: How do I oversee a work that has essays from contributing authors? Answer: Personal essay, poetry, and story collections can be great avenues for publishing short form writing. Whether you’re pulling together a collection of just your...
over 5 years ago
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A Deep Dive into the Value of Research for both Nonfiction and Fiction
Jeanne Lyet Gassman
The Methods, Applications, and Larger Benefits In this webinar with award-winning writer Jeanne Lyet Gassman, we will look at doing research for your writing and how it can benefit you in multiple ways. We will discuss how to conduct your research...
over 1 year ago
I have an Idea!
Researching Your Idea
What are beta readers, and how can I find a few to read my manuscript and provide feedback?
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Question: What are beta readers, and how can I find a few to read my manuscript and provide feedback? Answer: Before publishing a manuscript, there are several stages of editing and revisions an author must go through to produce the best book possible...
over 2 years ago
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Elements of Impactful Cover Design for Both Print and eBooks
Lawrence Knorr
Lawrence Knorr, author and founder of Sunbury Press, explains the components of an effective book cover. Knorr has always had a love for photography, which he considers to be his formational background in design. He shares the most important elements...
over 7 years ago
Design
Cover
Retail Therapy: 3 Things You Need to Know - video
Shelley Rogers Landes
As a new author, there are many unknowns, and how to get a book into bookstores for traditional retail sales is one of the big ones. In this video, book marketing and sales expert Shelley Rogers Landes provides some perspective on the value of bookstores...
over 9 years ago
Distribution & Sales
Booksellers
Subsidiary Considerations: Book Club Rights - video
Judy Klein
Agent and rights expert Judy Klein shares her expertise on trends in book clubs and how book club rights work. She says that there was a time when having your book selected by the Book of the Month Club or the Literary Guild made a huge difference...
over 9 years ago
Legal
Subsidiary Rights
Subsidiary Considerations: Book Club Rights - podcast
Judy Klein
Agent and rights expert Judy Klein shares her expertise on trends in book clubs and how book club rights work. She says that there was a time when having your book selected by the Book of the Month Club or the Literary Guild made a huge difference...
over 9 years ago
Legal
Subsidiary Rights
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