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Gary D. Robson

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Books…

A peek inside the cashflow of writing books

7 Jul 201530 Jan 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

An open letter to Hachette r.e. Amazon

9 Aug 20146 Jan 2022
As an Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) author, I received an email today from their KDP team. It laid out their side of the Amazon-Hachette dispute and encouraged authors to…
Science & Technology

Treadmills, books, e-books, magazines, and apps

19 Oct 201130 Jan 2023
We have a treadmill at home. A fine treadmill, but with a major design flaw (from my perspective): the book holder. I'm a pretty big guy, and at 6 feet,…
Science & Technology…

Mixed feelings on ISP’s new anti-piracy agreement

10 Jul 20111 Feb 2023
As a writer and bookseller, I depend on copyrights and their enforcement to make a living. I believe that people should be able to profit from their creative labors, and…
Self Publishing…

Kindle store vs. Apple iBookstore – An author’s perspective

30 May 20111 Feb 2023
In 2003, I created a booklet based on a pamphlet written by Fay Kuhlman. Entitled The Darkest Hour: A Comprehensive Account of the Smith Mine Disaster of 1943, it sold…
Books

Book contracts, textbooks, and going out-of-print

29 May 201131 Jan 2023
When I wrote The Closed Captioning Handbook, I had no agent, so I negotiated the contract myself. It looked pretty straightforward, and it looked like I was covered in the…
Self Publishing

How to Design a Book Cover That Annoys Booksellers

26 May 20111 Feb 2023
I originally wrote this article for Writer’s Weekly in 2003. It can be seen in its original form on their website. As both an author and the owner of a (very) independent bookstore,…

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