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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