Publishing Do Authors Make Royalties from Libraries? 2 Feb 20261 Feb 2026 I've seen this question a lot. Often it's phrased negatively like, "How do you feel about people checking out your book from a library instead of buying a copy?" I…
Publishing Designing your own book cover: Artwork 7 Nov 202231 Jan 2023 Designing your own book cover is deeply satisfying, but also fraught with peril. Securing rights Securing the rights to your cover photos seems like obvious advice, but even the big…
Books… A peek inside the cashflow of writing books 7 Jul 20155 May 2023 I was poking around on Quora and came across an interesting juxtaposition of questions: Neither of these is an unusual question. Quora is filled with people asking how to make money…
Books… 15 Tips for Building Book Trailers in iMovie 4 Mar 20155 May 2023 Over the last four years, we've seen more and more publishers creating book trailers. For those not familiar with the concept, it's basically the same thing as a movie trailer.…
Promotion Random thoughts at a book signing 14 Jul 20141 Feb 2023 It's Sunday, July 6, 2014. I'm at Old Faithful Inn signing copies of the Yellowstone edition of Who Pooped in the Park? People show up in spurts here. When the…
Books More ABA bookseller collaboration: Lots of participation and a new book banning board 2 Apr 20145 May 2023 About six weeks ago, I wrote about an idea that I gave to the American Booksellers Association for a collaborative forum where indie bookstores could share ideas for book displays.…
Promotion It would seem obvious… 23 Oct 201327 Feb 2025 Though I've posted many book signing tips here, there are a few things that seem so blatantly, searingly obvious that I haven't bothered to write about them. I suppose I…
Books… Can’t writers all just get along? 12 Oct 20131 Feb 2026 Before addressing the main issue of this post, I'd like to provide a bit of background. When somebody hits that magic "follow" button on my blog, I get an email…
Books… Networking at PNBA 2013 12 Oct 20131 Feb 2023 A couple of days ago, I wrote a bit about the PNBA (Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association) conference in Portland, Oregon. What an amazing event! I had an opportunity to meet dozens…
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