Bruce K. Hollingdrake A guest post by Sally Pederson The last chapter of your book is finally complete. Now the big question—where do I publish it? Every author has a baby—the book—that has been nurtured for a considerable amount of time. You have two options for publishing your work; you can try your luck with a Publishing House … Read more
If you carry any Health & Fitness books, here are a couple worth carrying. Starting Strength a ‘Must-Own’ For Any Weightlifter There’s a reason that everyone recommends Mark Rippetoe’s Starting Strength to any beginner looking to better themselves in the weight room — it’s one of the premiere entry-level books on bodybuilding, and has been … Read more
It’s not easy being a writer, but it’s better than all the alternatives. I guess I have always been a writer but it was only one day when realizing how unhappy I was in the regular working world, I made the decision to become a full-time writer. I can still remember the day, almost twenty … Read more
The Bookshop Blog is currently looking for a Bookshop owner or manager that is interested in contributing a weekly column on the working of his/her shop. We’ll leave the exact topics up to the bookseller but it should be related to what’s going on in his shop and/or in the world of book selling. There … Read more
The controversy over the Man Booker rumbles on. Agent Peter Straus argues the rule changes will create surprising submission scenarios and calls on the organiser to open its purse strings to reflect the broader canvas If the reason to sponsor a prize is to get your brand in the news, the Man Group must be absolutely … Read more
– the Mark Twain branch of the Detroit Public Libraries Feel free to comment on this below. stunning image by Brandon Davis via: The Norman Crane
Craig Stark of Bookthink.com has put together a nice post on buying and selling books by Easton Press, here’s a sample. So, let’s say you’ve gotten in too deep on some Easton’s, maybe paid $10 apiece for a box of ho-hum titles from the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series, and closed eBay auctions … Read more
I recently launched two business books in a series on Kindle as an experiment.
I wanted to see if all the Kindle hype was for real.
